News Opinion
The Time is Now : Climate Change Action
We hear much about climate change nowadays. Every day there seems to be some reference to its effects. Every week, somewhere nature is telling us she is troubled. Pretty scary stuff. The task to stop or at least slow climate change seems so enormous that I wonder what...
THE CLEAN RIVERS CAMPAIGN
Getting the Biggest Bang Out of Our ALCOSAN Rate Increases In Allegheny County, when it rains - even just a little bit – so much water flows off parking garages, roads and streets that it becomes more than the Allegheny County Sanitation Authority (ALCOSAN) can handle...
We Must Protect Our Water
The tragic failure to protect communities in Flint, Michigan has people throughout the country wondering if they can trust their water supply. The fight is not over! The news, however, has spread and many communities now across the United States is joining us to fight...
Allegheny UNITED
For the second time in the Allegheny Explorers 120-plus-year history, on April 12 representatives of the Allegheny Explorers allowed themselves to be in the front line leading the community to civil obedience. A truly memorable day for all the members and especially...
Protect Our Parks
Protect Our Parks (“POP”) is a coalition of grassroots groups, established environmental organizations (including the Allegheny Exploration), and concerned individuals. It was launched in August, 2013, when Allegheny County (Pennsylvania) began soliciting proposals...