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Last week Allegheny County averaged fewer than 100 new cases of COVID-19 per day. Numbers haven’t been this low since July 2021. But with the prevalence of at-home testing and the overall drop in people getting tested, is this truly a milestone? Wastewater analysis offers some answers.
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The specimens were collected earlier this month and confirmed to be omicron yesterday and today. Health officials have predicted the variant will mean a COVID-19 surge is on the way.
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When you flush the toilet in Allegheny County, chances are that the waste ends up at a facility just up the Ohio River from the McKees Rocks Bridge.To…
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By Mayor Bill Peduto’s estimate, some 20 companies have expressed interest in the water side of the Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority. But that tumble…
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Open To Suggestions: From Church Mergers To Addiction, Persisting Issues Call For Uncommon SolutionsThe Catholic Diocese of Pittsburgh said a year ago that its many parishes and church buildings could no longer be justified given current finances and…
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As little as a tenth of an inch of rainfall can be enough to overload sewers in some Pittsburgh neighborhoods, leading to the potential for untreated…