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Sara Innamorato wins Allegheny County executive race

Sara Innamorato will be Allegheny County’s next executive, the first woman in the post and a departure from the centrist Democratic leaders that have held the office for two decades.

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Outside a coal and steel conference, residents rally against pollution

About 30 people attended a rally in Pittsburgh to protest outside of a conference about metallurgical coal co-sponsored by Norfolk Southern.
Solutions
U.S. Steel meets U.S. solar in Leetsdale manufacturing facility
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U.S. Steel meets U.S. solar in Leetsdale manufacturing facility

It goes like this: Identify a region where solar development is expected to grow. Find a steelmaker in that region. Look for a manufacturing partner nearby. Connect the dots and repeat.

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A laboratory at scale: a hydrogen and carbon storage project in Clinton County is tapping into all the trends
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A laboratory at scale: a hydrogen and carbon storage project in Clinton County is tapping into all the trends

Without a single permit filed or the financing secured, the central Pennsylvania project — called KeyState to Zero — sums up a zeitgeist in the energy industry.

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Study links more asthma cases to 2018 Clairton Coke Works fire
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Study links more asthma cases to 2018 Clairton Coke Works fire

Hospital, clinic and doctor's office visits by asthma sufferers almost doubled following fire at U.S. Steel facility.

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After pullback from Mon Valley upgrade, U.S. Steel caught up in finger-pointing over region's future
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After pullback from Mon Valley upgrade, U.S. Steel caught up in finger-pointing over region's future

On Friday, U.S. Steel President and CEO David Burritt addressed labor unions, charitable foundations and academic leaders to set the stage for what the press release called a "monumental" task: put the Pittsburgh region on a path to a clean energy future.

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U.S. Steel cancellation leaves Western PA with questions over steel's future
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U.S. Steel cancellation leaves Western PA with questions over steel's future

When U.S. Steel announced it was canceling $1 billion in upgrades in the Mon Valley, it also pledged to become carbon neutral by 2050. So what does this mean for the region?
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Britain balancing oil decline and clean energy goals

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EU climate chief warns against changing green rules to aid industry

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Diesel to electric: Cost-effective solution for cleaner trucking

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Hydrogen hubs test new federal environmental justice rules

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Donald Trump wins US presidency. What that could mean for the environment.

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

Trump-backed plan seeks to overturn Biden's climate policies

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Study shows $1 billion in lost tax revenue in Houston area from industry tax breaks

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