Will our response help or make things worse? Western Pennsylvania’s Eastern Hemlock trees are under attack by a small insect called the Hemlock Wooly Adelgid. Infected trees in our area have a high mortality rate, although it usually takes several years for a tree to die after getting infected with the pest. While you may ….  Read More

With a lot of talk about hyper loops and self-driving cars — which are great ideas, just not an immediate reality — sometimes it does more harm than good to having more of a more real conversation of ideas about public transportation. Something that yes, may require a public subsidy, but is at least one ….  Read More

CMU completed a study analyzing bot activity on twitter and other social media platforms. The study was done a year ago and foreshadowed many events that took place helping to erode trust in an already fragile society Around this time last year, Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) ran a study to see how social media — ….  Read More

Only person from western PA in the race right now is Aliquippa native Jason Richey, a partner at K&L Gates image caption: This is a map that shows partisan lean by precinct using data from the 2020 election. Map made via davesredistricting.org The PA gubernatorial election is two years away still, but candidates are already ….  Read More

After implementing a cashless toll system, the PA turnpike commission is facing a potential class-action lawsuit for overcharging motorists. The system not only costs more to operate, it also doesn’t work! Well, it’s happened. The first lawsuit against the PA Turnpike commission (PTC) since they instituted the all electronic tolling that debuted in the middle ….  Read More