US Steel Pays Up, Flooding & a Volcano on the South Side?!

It’s the Friday news roundup! US Steel has reached a historic settlement in a lawsuit brought by Allegheny County and environmental groups. We found out what happened with the proposed volcano at a South Side restaurant. We discuss federal dollars coming to Pittsburgh and how flooding impacted our unhoused neighbors. And it’s Gertrude Stein’s 150th birthday. 
We always cite our sources:

Celebrate our groundhog overlord with some Phil Phacts.

Yes, a South Side restaurant redesign proposal included a volcano. (but volcano or not, it serves one of our favorite mac and cheeses in Pittsburgh.)

Learn about the settlement reached with US Steel. A study from 2021 looked at how nearby residents were impacted by the 2018 fire. WESA and the AP got into the specifics.

You can read US Steel and PennEnvironment’s statements. 

The Trib covered the flooding of the Mon Wharf and the closure of the encampment. You can help some of the unhoused folks impacted.

Scared of landslides? Us too! We talked about it on the pod.


Explore the complicated life and legacy of Pittsburgh native Gertrude Stein. 

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