2019 Microgrants Awarded to 3 Projects

In 2019, the Pittsburgh Media Partnership, through its Bridge Pittsburgh initiative, awarded $1,500 micro-grants to organizations in Western Pennyslvania that proposed collaborative journalistic projects.

Those partnerships included Environmental Health News and PublicSource; Cal Times, WCAL-FM, CUTV (California University of Pennsylvania student media) and the Mon Valley Independent; and student media The Pitt News (University of Pittsburgh) and The Globe (Point Park University).

ENVIRONMENTAL HEALTH NEWS AND PUBLICSOURCE

Topic: Why is it taking so long to regulate toxic PFAS chemicals in Pennsylvania’s drinking water?

• https://www.ehn.org/delay-in-regulating-pennsylvania-pfas-2633596363.html

• https://www.ehn.org/how-toxic-pfas-chemicals-could-be-making-their-way-into-food-from-pennsylvania-farms-2639142267.html

• https://www.ehn.org/pfas-contamination-is-likely-at-pittsburgh-airport-airports-may-face-legal-challenges-by-doing-nothing-2639773679.html

• https://www.ehn.org/former-firefighters-describe-how-they-used-foam-with-pfas-chemicals-at-pittsburghs-airport-for-decades-2639773950.html

CAL TIMES, WCAL-FM, CUTV (CALIFORNIA UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA STUDENT MEDIA) & MON VALLEY INDEPENDENT

• https://www.caltimes.org/5282/showcase/california-police-officer-to-patrol-school-district/?fbclid=IwAR3_h2YpB_ux3rzzsVMbyeBGm8q2Vk60cBVj97E-eY3Vk-5yyBHaatT0IQA

• https://monvalleyindependent.com/2019/08/california-police-officer-to-patrol-school-district/

THE PITT NEWS (UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH) & THE GLOBE (POINT PARK UNIVERSITY)

Topic: Project explaining the crisis of mental health on college campuses.

• http://mentalhealth.pittnews.com/