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In this newsletter: The Clean Air Fund receives penalties paid by polluters. The county wants to access more of that money to cover operations of its Air Quality Program, potentially limiting the amount that goes to community initiatives.

Though some believe legalization of fentanyl test strips came too late to make a difference in the opioid epidemic, the legislation does have the future in mind: All future drug testing strips will be automatically legal.

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Allegheny County Health Department seeks Clean Air Fund dollars amid fiscal turbulence

The Board of Health is slated to consider the county's request to use more money from the Clean Air Fund tomorrow.

The latest push adds to the debate over who should have access to the fund and for what purposes. The process also raises questions of how to appropriately support a county air program with dwindling revenue that is struggling to stay in the black.

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Fentanyl test strips are finally legal, but the deadly drug is already widespread

Pittsburgh Arts & Lectures welcomes three-term U.S. Poet Laureate Joy Harjo to the Carnegie Music Hall in Oakland on March 27. The 2022/23 Ten Evenings series concludes with poet Hanif Abdurraqib on April 17 and novelist Hanya Yanagihara on May 8. Purchase your in-person or virtual tickets and subscriptions at pittsburghlectures.org.

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Pittsburgh’s push for rental registration was nixed in appeals court. The Gainey administration vows to take its bid to impose fees and inspections on landlords to the state Supreme Court.
First person: Get the degree, dress for the interview, show up early, write legislation, run for office — none of that seems to be enough when you’re a pretty, dark-skinned Black woman.

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Pittsburgh’s quest to get a ‘fair share’ from big nonprofits has lasted for decades. Here’s the 4-minute version.

Introducing the Rivers of Steel National Heritage Area

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UN calls for rapid, ambitious action to tackle climate crisis

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