The Allegheny Front /tags/the-allegheny-front The Allegheny Front en-US Copyright Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:41:22 GMT Questions about the testing and cleanup of streams after the train derailment /2023-03-29/questions-about-the-testing-and-cleanup-of-streams-after-the-train-derailment The creeks that run through East Palestine, Ohio, are still contaminated with chemicals from the February 3 train derailment. Some residents and researchers are questioning the testing and cleanup of the waterways. Wed, 29 Mar 2023 12:41:22 GMT /2023-03-29/questions-about-the-testing-and-cleanup-of-streams-after-the-train-derailment Julie Grant Voltage Valley Starts Workforce Training Efforts, Despite Troubles At Electric Truck Plant /2021-07-01/voltage-valley-starts-workforce-training-efforts-despite-troubles-at-electric-truck-plant The former steel region in eastern Ohio across the Pennsylvania border is moving forward with a new industry: electric vehicles. Leaders are pushing the region as Voltage Valley, largely anchored by an electric vehicle battery plant, and troubled electric truck upstart Lordstown Motors. Despite this uncertainty, efforts are moving forward with workforce training to supply both companies with the thousands of qualified employees they will need. Thu, 01 Jul 2021 10:43:26 GMT /2021-07-01/voltage-valley-starts-workforce-training-efforts-despite-troubles-at-electric-truck-plant Julie Grant 'Unbuilding': What Could Happen If Dams Are Removed In The Ohio River Watershed /news/2020-02-06/unbuilding-what-could-happen-if-dams-are-removed-in-the-ohio-river-watershed The Ohio River watershed is dotted with thousands of small dams. Many are remnants of bygone days of grain mills and the steel industry, which used dams… Thu, 06 Feb 2020 13:11:39 GMT /news/2020-02-06/unbuilding-what-could-happen-if-dams-are-removed-in-the-ohio-river-watershed Julie Grant Past Accidents Have Led To Stronger Protections For Ohio River Drinking Water /news/2016-12-23/past-accidents-have-led-to-stronger-protections-for-ohio-river-drinking-water For residents of the region, news reports about toxic chemical spills shutting down drinking water supplies are the stuff of recent memory. In 2014, for… Fri, 23 Dec 2016 13:17:18 GMT /news/2016-12-23/past-accidents-have-led-to-stronger-protections-for-ohio-river-drinking-water Anne Li It’s Not Just Lake Erie, The Ohio River Has a Major Algae Problem Too /news/2016-12-22/its-not-just-lake-erie-the-ohio-river-has-a-major-algae-problem-too Ethan Wells has lived along the Ohio River for almost all of his 32 years. One day last August near his home in Sistersville, an hour south of Wheeling,… Thu, 22 Dec 2016 13:09:39 GMT /news/2016-12-22/its-not-just-lake-erie-the-ohio-river-has-a-major-algae-problem-too Kara Lofton