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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Some European nations rely on Russia for natural gas, but after its invasion of Ukraine, Pennsylvania oil and gas producers are looking to ramp up efforts to export their products to Europe; Giant Eagle is planning to bring “Mobile Markets” to neighborhoods lacking grocery stores, but a researcher and urban farmer say it will take more intentional, community-based efforts to fix what they call “food apartheid”; and a look at how the state’s new redistricting could impact upcoming elections.
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On today's program: Nina Esposito-Visgitis, the president of the Pittsburgh Federation of Teachers, explains what she’s hearing from members now that…
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In a large bright gym at the Mountain Fellowship Center in Markleysburg, Fayette County, Laura Thresher sorts cans of mostly non-perishable items and…
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It’s Neighborhood Table night in Sharpsburg, and about 60 people are packed into a former Main Street shop to eat fried chicken, salad and Italian bread.…
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In a new venture, nonprofits Grow Pittsburgh and the Allegheny Land Trust are teaming up to preserve the city's urban farms. The Three Rivers Agricultural…
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New research from the Rand Corporation shows that who you are – including your race, education and income – is a big predictor of how healthy you eat. But…
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Gina Merante grabbed a banana bunch from a red wall lined with gradually ripening fruit. She shuffled past boxes of apples and red peppers and pointed…
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Oakland residents looking to buy groceries might not have to drive or ride a bus to the nearest supermarket anymore.Millvale-based Farm Truck Foods will…
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Joining cities such as Amsterdam, Shanghai and Barcelona, Pittsburgh has signed onto the “Milan Urban Food Policy Pact.” It’s a worldwide effort to…
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It’s been nearly two years since a Shop ‘n Save grocery store opened on Centre Avenue in the Hill District. For decades, the neighborhood was considered a…