Preliminary data from the 2020 census shows an uneven range of growth and shrinkage across Allegheny County’s northwestern communities. While suburban areas like Robinson and Kennedy townships witnessed soaring population…
Metalico served with EPA violation
Several months after a large fire broke out at the Metalico shredding facility on Neville Island, the company has been issued a violation notice by the EPA for operating without…
Neville Chemical appeals health department fines
After racking up more than $60,000 in fines from an extensive chemical leak on Sept. 2, Neville Chemical has hired a law firm to mount an appeal against the county…
Health department issues fine, demands corrective plan following Neville Chemical leak
The Allegheny County Health Department filed an enforcement order Oct. 5 fining Neville Chemical $62,075 and requesting a corrective action plan, following a Sept. 2 leak that spewed hazardous emissions…
What’s that smell?
Wafts of industrial odors emanating from Neville Island got so bad in the early hours of Sept. 2 that many area residents placed 911 calls to report what they perceived…
I-79 NEVILLE ISLAND BRIDGE
WATCH FOR DETOURS – Construction crews are about a third of the way through a $43 million I-79 Neville Island Bridge renovation project that got underway last August and is expected…

Locals say a fire on Neville Island shows the pollution didn’t stop after Shenango Coke Works closed
Metalico, a metal recycling facility on Neville Island. Air quality advocates near Neville Island believe more air monitors are needed to address its pollution problems. In the meantime, they are…


