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U.S. Steel and other industrial players may face increased costs from a fee schedule amendment put forward by the Allegheny County Health Board. The new schedule — which awaits a vote from county council — would bring steep fee hikes to a range of permits ([link removed]) for industrial facilities.
When deer devoured their peach and cherry tree saplings, Daniel and Tamaryn Brown turned to the reliably pest-resistant native paw paws to populate their backyard. This spring, those young trees have become hosts to a butterfly species not documented in Pittsburgh for nearly 90 years. ([link removed])
A settlement reached this week between council and the executive ([link removed]) brought a close to a year-long dispute over operations of the county juvenile detention center. This, though, is just the latest chapter in a 180-year history ([link removed]) that journalist Amy Whipple chronicled earlier this week.
Now, catch up on the local news you may have missed this week ⬇️
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** Allegheny County moves to hike air program fees ([link removed])
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** Spot Check: Abortion ban ad, and counterpunch on gender-affirming care, loose with facts ([link removed])
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** When zebras fly: How my backyard flora project helped bring a long-gone species back to Pittsburgh ([link removed])
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Related: Butterfly effect: Where pawpaws go, zebra swallowtails follow ([link removed])
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