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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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The EPA rule addresses cross-state air pollution from power plants and other facilities, but the Supreme Court blocked it from taking effect as a full challenge makes its way through federal courts.
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David Rogers’ Big Bugs + Pollinators is part of a large-scale sculpture exhibit that highlights the importance of pollinators and insects.
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Former Pa. DEP secretary wants spreading conventional oil, gas wastewater on roads to remain illegalSpreading wastewater from conventional oil and gas drilling on dirt and gravel roads to keep dust down is a longtime practice in Pennsylvania, one that some say has to stop.
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Waste from the oil and gas industry plays a central role in science journalist Justin Nobel‘s new book "Petroleum-238: Big Oil’s Dangerous Secret and the Grassroots Fight to Stop It."
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SNAP benefits, crop insurance, and conservation programs are funded through the Farm Bill, but the 2024 reauthorization is delayed in Congress.
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The Campus Laboratory School at Carlow University recently hosted an experimental interdisciplinary approach to teach students about birds.
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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.