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** Study ties Southwestern Pa. towns’ water woes to 2022 EQT frack-out and narrow state law ([link removed])
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A new scientific report says a fracking mishap byPittsburgh gas company EQT led to contaminated water in the Greene County town of New Freeport ([link removed]) . The study drew on Public Source’s reporting on the 2022 “frack-outs,” saying such drilling incidents far below the ground can contaminate drinking water. EQT did not respond to a request for comment.
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** The sinister side of ‘brainrot’ and other AI takeaways from Pittsburgh’s Eradicate Hate summit ([link removed])
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* Hazelwood could see new zoning for its riverfront after a waste plant proposal drew opposition ([link removed]) .
* Gender-affirming care for people under 19 is increasingly hard to find in the Pittsburgh area ([link removed]) after UPMC dropped the practice.
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** Amid CDC turmoil, Pennsylvania joins Northeastern states in regional public health coalition ([link removed])
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