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Murrysville residents tackling acid-mine drainage problem from multiple angles
8+ hour, 27+ min ago (654+ words) Murrysville prides itself on its natural beauty. The town is full of wooded areas with streams carrying stormwater down to Turtle Creek. Groups and individuals in the municipality, however, are actively addressing the water quality and conducting research into the…...
Heat, wind and drought conditions spark wildfires in the West
22+ hour, 42+ min ago (394+ words) Extreme heat and dry, windy conditions fueled several wildfires in the West on Sunday, including an uncontained blaze in Utah that forced the evacuation of a small town southwest of Salt Lake City. The Iron Fire in Utah's Juab County…...
Federal regulators back Trump's plan to speed power to energy-hungry AI data centers
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (873+ words) WASHINGTON " Federal regulators on Thursday agreed to let large energy users connect more quickly to the nation's inefficient and electric transmission system to accommodate surging demand from power-hungry artificial intelligence data centers. Energy Secretary Chris Wright had urged the Federal…...
As more sightings of black bears pop up, leaving them alone is key to coexistence, experts say
4+ day, 25+ min ago (1157+ words) The word is out. A bear is on the loose in North Park. And Braden Meiter, the lead supervisory park ranger for Allegheny County Parks, could not be more excited. "(This is) the first time in my memory, of 11 years…...
A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy
4+ day, 6+ hour ago (916+ words) Officials in Kansas City, Missouri, are preparing to equip some public buses with facial recognition cameras capable of detecting whether a passenger appears on a list of banned riders or missing persons. Supporters and opponents alike view the effort as…...
NWS in Pittsburgh lowering projections of severe weather Thursday
4+ day, 13+ hour ago (241+ words) Meteorologists at the National Weather Service in Pittsburgh are lowering their projections of possible tornadoes and damaging winds on Thursday. A storm they were monitoring in Illinois and northern Indiana has moved farther south and into Missouri, meteorologist Jason Frazier…...
Dangerous flooding from Tropical Storm Arthur, 1st of the Atlantic season, threatens Gulf Coast
4+ day, 21+ hour ago (512+ words) MIAMI " A disorganized cluster of storms that had been plaguing the Gulf Coast for days came together to form Tropical Storm Arthur on Wednesday " the first tropical cyclone of the season in the Atlantic basin. The storm hung over coastal…...
When severe weather batters Western Pa. , emergency alerts prove vital
5+ day, 6+ hour ago (1023+ words) When the sky grows dark over Western Pennsylvania, residents can hear familiar sounds: rumbling thunder, cracking tree limbs and sudden, screeching emergency alerts. The region is no stranger to volatile weather, but severe storm alerts have been a hallmark of…...
Trump administration uses hydrogen peroxide and tiny bubbles against algae in Reflecting Pool
5+ day, 18+ hour ago (301+ words) WASHINGTON " President Donald Trump's remodeled Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool with its "American flag blue" bottom has turned chartreuse from an algal bloom that park service workers struggled to address Tuesday just days after its more than $14 million renovation. Teams of…...
Black bear seen swimming in North Park Lake
5+ day, 22+ hour ago (383+ words) A black bear was seen swimming Tuesday in North Park Lake in Mc Candless, according to Allegheny County officials. The county advised park visitors to not approach or try to interact with the bear, and, as the park requires, to…...