The Allegheny Front

Episode for September 26, 2025: How dirty is the Mon?


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This week on The Allegheny Front, our series about the Monongahela River continues, as we look back at its industrial heyday from a pair of blast furnaces still standing along its banks. All of that heavy industry along the Mon has taken a toll. What's happening in the Mon's waters today? We take a tour of an unlikely attraction: a wastewater treatment plant. Plans for a new data center in Springdale in Allegheny County, were delayed by the borough's planning commission. Governor Josh Shapiro weighs pulling Pennsylvania from the regional grid. Sign up for our newsletter! Get our newsletter every Tuesday morning so you'll never miss an environmental story.
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