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Could Rigging Your Toilet Up to the Internet Keep the Rivers Cleaner?
It seems it won’t be long before almost everything in our homes is connected to the internet. It’s already happening with our TVs and thermostats. And internet-of-things engineer Robert Blackwell is...
View ArticleThe Psychology of Littering
Littering continues to be a big environmental problem in cities. And one Pittsburgher from the city’s North Side neighborhood is taking the problem personally. Meda Rago regularly picks up trash to...
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No—Your Recycling is not Just Going to the Landfill. Well, Most of it Isn’t.
Pittsburgh’s Jana Thompson takes her recycling pretty seriously. She’s even been known to pry the unrecyclable spouts off otherwise recyclable dishwashing detergent bottles. And check out her recycling...
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Here’s the Right (and Wrong) Way to Dispose of Unused Medications
Like most people, Pittsburgh’s Erin Yourd has medicines in the house that she uses and medicines she doesn’t. She keeps the latter in a bowl on her countertop she calls the “big bowl.” It’s positioned...
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Why Does Pennsylvania Have Only a Handful of Natural Lakes?
This story is part of our Citizen Q series, where we tackle your everyday environmental questions. Look at a satellite map of Pennsylvania and you’ll see a lot of green. Part of the reason: There’s a...
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