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This solar field in Lurgan Township, Franklin County provides power to Penn State. Panels are seen here on Nov. 24, 2020.
April 22, 2021 | 7:37 AM

Fossil fuel divestment is first, small step in Pittsburgh’s sustainable investing strategy

As the city’s divestment initiative reaches completion, the pension board is exploring where it can instead move capital as part of a sustainability agenda.
By An-Li Herring/WESA
In this Nov. 9, 2020, file photo President-elect Joe Biden speaks at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del. Biden says he wants to “restore the soul of America.”
November 23, 2020 | 1:11 PM

Why the oil industry doesn’t fear Biden

The oil industry sees the president-elect as open to compromise — and likely constrained by a Republican Senate.

By Camila Domonoske, NPR
Pitt alum Ellen Dorsey, left, tells a crowd of students Tuesday that she supports their demands for the University of Pittsburgh to divest from fossil fuels.
January 29, 2020 | 3:27 PM

Pitt alumni join students to pressure administration to divest from fossil fuels

By Sarah Schneider/WESA