Sustainability News
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At Chemical Plant Under Construction, Trump Builds List of Grievances
“‘The Shell plant you are visiting today will erase 30 years’ worth of air quality improvements if it begins operating,’ a number of environmentalist and activist groups wrote in a…
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A Giant Factory Rises to Make a Product Filling Up the World: Plastic
Royal Dutch Shell’s plant will produce more than a million tons of plastic, in the form of tiny pellets. Many in the Pittsburgh area see it as an economic engine,…
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Help Wanted: Data and Research Analyst for Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach
The Pittsburgh Collaboratory for Water Research, Education, and Outreach in the Department of Geology and Environmental Science at the University of Pittsburgh is seeking a Data and Research Analyst to conduct independent…
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Calling Sustainable Vendors: Building/Construction Materials and Products Pitch Fair
Pittsburgh International Airport is committed to increasing environmental sustainability through the Terminal Modernization Program. A building materials Vendor Product Pitch Fair is being held on August 27 from 10 a.m….
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Climate crisis reducing land’s ability to sustain humanity, says IPCC
“One of the most stark conclusions in the IPCC report is that soil, upon which humanity is entirely dependent, is being lost more than 100 times faster than it is…
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Congressman Mike Doyle to hold town hall on climate change on Aug. 14
“Clean Water Action, an environmental advocacy group supporting the event, provided the following tentative speakers list: “Forest Hills Borough Councilwoman Patty DeMarco, an environmentalist and author, will introduce the event,…
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This Land Is the Only Land There Is
“These were the ‘really complex political issues’ at the center of the IPCC talks. ‘Land can’t, at the same time, feed people, and grow trees to be burned for bioenergy,…
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Westminster grad helps borough get sustainability recognition
“Anuszek’s findings, which he presented at the May borough council meeting, indicated that the borough was eligible for Bronze Status by documenting some sustainability practices that they were already doing…
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Industrial Evolution: From Steel City to Sustainability Pioneer
“The city’s enthusiasm to rebrand by telling an inclusive, green story was evident when 10 leaders, representing public and private stakeholders, quickly agreed to participate in an interview with Marketing…
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Got a community-led project? Apply for the URA’s $100,000 neighborhood assistance program.
“Starting this week, hundreds of nonprofit and community groups across Pittsburgh will have the chance to apply for up to $100,000 to support neighborhood-wide improvement projects. . . . “Specifically,…