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Researchers in Pittsburgh discover large source of lithium in Pennsylvania
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — Researchers at the University of Pittsburgh found a goldmine of lithium in Pennsylvania.The discovery suggests that up to 40 percent of the lithium used in the United States could come from the wastewater from Marcellus Shale gas wells in the Keystone State."This is lithium concentrations that already exist at the surface in some capacity in Pennsylvania, and we found that there was sufficient lithium in the waters to supply somewhere between 30 and 40 percent of the current U.S. national demand," said Justin Mackey, research scientist the National Energy Technology Laboratory and PhD student at Pitt.Mackey has...
Kenny Chesney concert, Pride, and the Arts Festival will make for a busy weekend in Pittsburgh
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- With three major events all taking place in different parts of town, it's going to be a very busy weekend throughout the city of Pittsburgh. With Kenny Chesney in town for a summer concert stop at Acrisure Stadium, Pittsburgh Pride kicking off its annual festival, and the Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival getting underway, tens of thousands of people will be packing into numerous parts of the city.Pittsburgh Public Safety officials will be holding a media briefing at 10:00 a.m. to talk about their preparations for the busy weekend in the city. Dollar Bank Three Rivers Arts Festival...
Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center to close its doors; 140 residents affected
Some 140 residents will need to find alternate lodgings this August after a nursing home in Pittsburgh’s Shadyside neighborhood shuts down for good. Pittsburgh Skilled Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, located at 550 South Negley Ave., will close Aug. 12, according to an announcement sent out to residents and their families by administrator Christine Williams on Wednesday.
Pittsburgh apologizes for the inconvenience
It looked great on social media, but eight months in Pittsburgh has me looking westward for better public transit, tenant treatment and health services. The post Pittsburgh apologizes for the inconvenience appeared first on PublicSource. PublicSource is a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. Visit www.publicsource.org to read more.
The Manhattans win Pittsburgh over again
THE MANHATTANS FEATURING GERALD ALSTON, FAR RIGHT. (PHOTOS BY BRETT D. ALLEN) The Manhattans featuring Gerald Alston were, “like you have never seen them before,” with a fantastic concert at the O’Reilly Theater on May 4, part of New Horizon Theater’s annual fundraiser. The New Pittsburgh Courier has learned that hundreds came out to celebrate the occasion, as The Manhattans gave the crowd the original songs everybody knew and loved, along with some songs written by other well-known artists with accompaniment by the East Coast Connection Band.
Local firefighters make delivery of supplies to tornado affected Hopkins County
Scott Township Fire & EMS made a delivery of a trailer full of supplies to Charleston First Baptist Church to tornado affected Hopkins County thanks to donations from Tri-State residents and department members.
Pittsburgh considers sharpshooters in parks to reduce deer population
An expansion of Pittsburgh’s deer hunting program will bring limited archery into additional parks, and the city might bring in U.S. Department of Agriculture sharpshooters in some areas. The city last year launched a limited archery pilot program in Frick and Riverview parks. Thirty archers culled 108 deer and...
West Nile virus found in mosquitoes in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood
PITTSBURGH (KDKA) -- Mosquitoes collected in Pittsburgh's Garfield neighborhood tested positive for West Nile virus, the Allegheny County Health Department said on Friday. The mosquitoes were collected by the health department's Housing and Community Environment Program last Tuesday. Last year, the county only recorded one human case of West Nile virus, but the patient, a woman in her 80s from the city's Elliot neighborhood, died after she was hospitalized.The health department said it will continue to set mosquito traps as part of its ongoing surveillance efforts, which include trapping mosquitoes to monitor the spread of the virus. In the spring, the county...
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