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To kick off 2025, Pittsburgh writer Greg Laski gives you an inside look at an effort in Sewickley, a neighborhood often associated with being "rich" and "white," to preserve the history of Black residents through a book and an impending film ([link removed]) .
Also, environmental reporter Quinn Glabicki scans the horizon of EQT Corp., the region’s fracking giant which faces regulators and a class-action lawsuit ([link removed]) — but also expanding opportunities.
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** Black Sewickley residents preserve their surprising history through story and film ([link removed])
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Sewickley frequently gets defined as “rich” and “white” — but a group of past and present residents are on a mission to recast that perception by mapping the vibrant Black history of the Pittsburgh suburb.
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** Scrutiny of EQT fracking likely to shift in 2025 ([link removed])
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** PublicSource’s Year in Visual Journalism 2024 ([link removed])
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* Pittsburgh’s 2024 efforts to address homelessness and affordable housing ended with competing zoning proposals piling up on the City Planning Commission’s 2025 agenda ([link removed]) .
* Will it be easier for Pittsburgh families to access federal financial aid this year? This is the question on some students' and universities' minds as they navigate the process for this year's Free Application for Federal Student Aid after last year’s messy rollout ([link removed]) .
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** Built for white people: The hidden racist history of some Pittsburgh neighborhoods ([link removed])
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Interactive map: A history and virtual tour of some racially restricted neighborhoods in the Pittsburgh-area. ([link removed])
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