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In this newsletter: Pennsylvania legislation to limit fracking near homes and schools was shelved this summer right before a scheduled committee vote. A small town in shale country shows the stakes.

Also, two bills, modeled after legislation protecting abortion from out-of-state prosecution, will prevent Pittsburgh city employees from assisting in investigations and proceedings regarding gender-affirming care.

Our top story

‘It’s just too close’: People living near fracking suffer as Pa. and local governments fail to buffer homes

Legislative efforts to keep drilling at bay have stalled in Harrisburg. And in the absence of a more restrictive state setback law, small municipalities like Marianna in Washington County and their residents have been left to fend for themselves.

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Visualizing the invisible

Traversing Washington County, watchdogs document fracking emissions in shale country.

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes Zadie Smith, award-winning writer of “White Teeth” and “On Beauty,” to the Carnegie Library Lecture Hall in Oakland on Sept. 18. Enjoy the 2023/24 Ten Evenings season from the comfort of your home. Livestream individual lectures or purchase your subscription at pittsburghlectures.org.

NOT TO MISS

Pittsburgh council protects gender-affirming care from out-of-state prosecution

Transformative arts in education: Rivers of Steel engages students and communities through impactful murals

WANT MORE? WE'RE ON IT..

Anti-violence teams that respond to every shooting, hurry to hospitals, work with at-risk youth and otherwise try to curb violence are building rosters and redoubling efforts. Can an unprecedented Allegheny County commitment reduce the bloodshed?
Chatham University faces a sharp budget hole that prompted more than 20 staff cuts this summer, along with reductions in benefits and some salary dips.

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How Columbia ignored women, undermined prosecutors and protected a predator for more than 20 years

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The Red Zone

Explore our investigative series on the span of time in the fall when more than half of sexual assaults among college students occur.

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