Kara Holsopple | The Allegheny Front
Host/ProducerKara Holsopple is the host of The Allegheny Front and reports on regional environmental issues. She began working in radio as a volunteer for Rustbelt Radio, a project of the Pittsburgh Independent Media Center. A lifelong resident of western Pennsylvania, Holsopple received her undergraduate degree from Sarah Lawrence College and earned a Master of Professional Writing from Chatham University. She can be reached at kara@alleghenyfront.org.
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A year later, a Pennsylvania resident impacted by the Norfolk Southern derailment pushes for answersWhen the Norfolk Southern train carrying hazardous materials derailed last February in East Palestine, all eyes were on the Ohio town. But residents just across the Pennsylvania border were impacted, too.
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Pennsylvania Senate Bill 986 would require schools to replace older water fountains with high-filtration ones that remove lead by 2026.
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What do residents of the Gulf Coast and Appalachia have in common? A lot, according to the members of an art collective, especially when it comes to the buildout of the petrochemical industry and its impact on public health.
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The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple spoke about the policy with Fernando Treviño, the Department of Environmental Protection's Special Deputy Secretary for Environmental Justice.
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The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple recently spoke with climate scientist Michael Mann about his new book, “Our Fragile Moment: How Lessons from Earth’s Past Can Help Us Survive the Climate Crisis.”
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A new study uses Carnegie Museum of Natural History specimens to find out how the leaves of poison ivy in Pennsylvania have changed with increased atmospheric carbon dioxide.
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A touring production about the complex issues around fossil fuel extraction is coming to western Pennslyvania. The story, presented by Kentucky-based Clear Creek Creative, delves into the themes of domination and resilience in Appalachia.
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More than 40 years ago, Tim Palmer set out to write a biography of the Youghiogheny River. Now he’s updated it.
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The Allegheny Front’s Kara Holsopple spoke with author Kylie Flanagan about her book, "Climate Resilience: How We Keep Each Other Safe, Care for Our Communities, and Fight Back Against Climate Change."
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Swainson’s warblers have only been documented about 60 times in Pennsylvania since they were first recorded at Bear Run in 1975. Western Pennsylvania is at the most northern edge of its range.