Activist Puts Albany Neighborhood On The Bus Map
The New York state capital, Albany, is a gathering place for the state's most powerful people. But in the city's poor and predominately black South End neighborhood, many residents once felt powerless....
View ArticleForensic Crime Lab Scandals May Be Due To Oversight
Three years ago, a report from the National Academy of Sciences exposed serious problems in the nation's forensic science community. It found not only a lack of peer-reviewed science in the field, but...
View ArticleHistory Buffs Commemorate 150 Years Since Gettysburg Battle
This week marks the 150th anniversary of the battle of Gettysburg. While it's widely known as the critical turning point of the Civil War, the small Pennsylvania town has seen many other battles since...
View ArticlePa. Landowners Feel Cheated By Royalty Payments From Fracking
Transcript MELISSA BLOCK, HOST: Now to another part of the country that's seeing a lot of new drilling, thanks to fracking, that's Pennsylvania. Some landowners there are upset about royalties. They...
View ArticleHow Fracking's Ups And Downs Affect Pennsylvania's Economy
Transcript RENEE MONTAGNE, HOST: Fracking has unleashed a huge amount of natural gas in Pennsylvania's Marcellus Shale, but like every industry it responds to supply and demand. Overproduction led to a...
View ArticleNatural Gas Boom Cuts Into Pennsylvania's State Forests
On the side of a mountain road in Pennsylvania's Tiadaghton State Forest, I'm trying to avoid a steady stream of heavy truck traffic. Acres of freshly cut tree stumps stretch out in front of me.Kevin...
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