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The Environmental Journalism Program is made possible through a grant from The Heinz Endowments and seeks provide the community with reliable reporting on environmental issues, and to stimulate quality work from existing journalists by serving as a resource and driver for change.

The Environmental Report is Point Park University's watchdog for environmental issues in the Pittsburgh region and beyond by providing a unique platform for university students.

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Barking Slopes – Multimedia Workshop

October 31, 2017

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Created by Point Park University Students Megan Bixler and Briana Walton, with guidance from Times Leader Photojournalist Sean McKeag

The Barking Slopes conservation area used to be an area locals would avoid, with a steep hillside along a river that attracted crime, dumping and homeless encampments. Now, the Allegheny Land Trust is enacting a management plan to revitalize the area.

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