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Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald defends record on fracking amid calls for drilling ban

After over 100 citizens packed into an Allegheny County Council public hearing last week to support a ban on fracking in public parks, county Executive Rich Fitzgerald said he will not support the legislation.

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Pennsylvania is vying for a clean energy hub, but some worry it still relies on fossil fuels

Pennsylvania officials want to bring more energy and manufacturing jobs to the state by building a Clean Hydrogen Hub in the region.
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Pennsylvania is vying for a clean energy hub, but some worry it still relies on fossil fuels

Pennsylvania officials want to bring more energy and manufacturing jobs to the state by building a Clean Hydrogen Hub in the region.
Allegheny County: Environmental activists rally in Point Breeze to ‘keep the pressure’ on county executive Fitzgerald
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Allegheny County: Environmental activists rally in Point Breeze to ‘keep the pressure’ on county executive Fitzgerald

Protesters gathered outside Allegheny County Executive Rich Fitzgerald's Point Breeze home late Sunday afternoon to emphasize their demand that he stop supporting shale gas drilling and the petrochemical industries.

A decade of cleaner air ended in controversy and questions about Allegheny County’s future
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A decade of cleaner air ended in controversy and questions about Allegheny County’s future

Allegheny County reckons with new challenges and questions about priorities after a decade of improving air quality ended in one of the worst pollution episodes in recent memory.

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