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Monroeville receives $1 million to replace aging asbestos-cement water lines
2+ mon, 4+ day ago (257+ words) The Monroeville Municipal Authority will have the chance to replace nearly 10, 000 feet of aging water line thanks to more than $2 million in federal funding announced this week. U. S. Rep. Summer Lee, D-Swissvale, presented a check on March 31 for just under $1. 1 million…...
Westmoreland allocates funds for landslide mitigation work on Great Allegheny Passage
1+ day, 12+ hour ago (429+ words) A 1. 2-mile stretch of the Great Allegheny Passage is expected to close for about a month in July to prepare for what officials said eventually will be an $8 million project to repair a crumbling hillside and ensure the popular trail…...
Buffalo Township authority gets go-ahead for sewage plant expansion
2+ week, 4+ day ago (306+ words) Buffalo Township supervisors approved the site plan for the expansion of the township's sewage treatment plant. Engineers for the Municipal Authority of Buffalo Township presented the plans to the supervisors at their May meeting. Matthew Sprung and Doug Siler of…...
Tarentum lands $200, 000 federal grant for water plant upgrades
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (166+ words) An effort by Tarentum to upgrade its failing water system has gotten a boost. The borough was awarded $200, 000 in federal grants for upgrades to the water treatment plant and pump house, much of which is nearly 100 years old and considered…...
North Huntingdon sewage authority $11. 4 M budget OK'd
1+ mon, 2+ week ago (208+ words) The 12, 750 residential and commercial customers of the North Huntingdon Township Municipal Authority will not see a rate increase in the upcoming fiscal year beginning May 1, the authority said. The authority, which serves parts of North Huntingdon, adopted an $11. 4 million fiscal…...
Lower Burrell to upgrade stormwater system on Rodgers Drive
2+ mon, 1+ week ago (356+ words) Lower Burrell will be upgrading its Rodgers Drive stormwater system to address flooding, improve pedestrian safety and better comply with federal water runoff guidelines. The upgrades will include installing 225 feet of stormwater pipe and two new inlets. It also will…...
Murrysville council focuses on specifics of stormwater-fee credit program
2+ mon, 2+ week ago (440+ words) Murrysville officials continued to hammer out the shape of a credit program for the town's recently imposed stormwater fees, with much of the focus on larger, commercial properties. "I think my biggest concern remains that, under the current proposal, it's…...
Study finds humans were making fire 400, 000 years ago, far earlier than once thought
5+ mon, 2+ week ago (508+ words) LONDON " Scientists in Britain say ancient humans may have learned to make fire far earlier than previously believed, after uncovering evidence that deliberate fire-setting took place in what is now eastern England around 400, 000 years ago. The findings, described in the…...
North Allegheny graduate travels to Hawaii as part of effort to better predict severity, timing of volcanic eruptions
6+ mon, 2+ day ago (738+ words) A North Allegheny graduate is participating in an effort at the University of Rhode Island aimed at predicting volcanic eruptions sooner and more accurately. Eleanor Martin, who graduated from North Allegheny in 2021, is working on a doctorate degree in marine…...
Kilauea displays lava fountains for the 37th time since its eruption began last year
6+ mon, 1+ week ago (204+ words) HONOLULU " The on-and-off eruption that's been dazzling residents and visitors on Hawaii's Big Island for nearly a year resumed Tuesday as Kilauea volcano sent fountains of lava soaring 400 feet into the air. The molten rock was confined within Kilauea's summit…...