Rich Lord
@richelord
Longtime Pittsburgh journo. Managing editor at Pittsburgh's Public Source. Author of American Nightmare: Predatory Lending and the Foreclosure of the American Dream. Part of a 2018 Pulitzer-winning team. Gardener, cyclist, husband, dad.
Ever reach the end of Trash Day to find your trash ... still there? In Pittsburgh, complaints related to garbage collection have tripled since 2019. See if your neighborhood is a missed-trash hotspot www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-m...
100 miles from Pgh, at ICE’s Moshannon Valley lockup, more than 1,000 immigrants wait. Hundreds of them have filed habeas corpus cases in Pgh’s federal court, many fueled by GoFundMe pleas. @chwolfson.bsky.social connected the dots www.publicsource.org/gofundme-and...
And here's how Shell keeps getting temporary permits, under which the state Department of Environmental Protection has allowed the company to rack up 23 violations without a new fine
Here's what the data assembled and reported by @katweaver42.bsky.social shows on Shell Polymers Monaca's persistent exceedance of permitted NOx limits
Leading the Clairton dive is @quinnglabicki.bsky.social, who has been capturing the city's spirit and its skepticism through pen and lens for five years.
And Geoffrey was looking to pick up a second job while painting his way into the local gallery scene www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-j...
A love of inflatables guided John toward a funky, entrepreneurial future of six-foot turkeys and 20-foot rabbits www.publicsource.org/balancing-di...
Monty knew his v-tach from his v-fib and was ready to take his place aboard an ambulance, which he viewed as a conveyance to even bigger things www.publicsource.org/autism-disab...
During our time with Talan, he was accepted into a state-run welding program and dreaming of taking his talents to an oil rig one day www.publicsource.org/student-disa...
Next we met Judah - approaching high school with social media savvy and a love of Lamborghinis - and Emma, a junior with a tie-dye-bright future in hospitality www.publicsource.org/high-school-...
Part 1 starred Artemis, sharing her diagnostic process - and her amazing ability to draw technicolor cats, upside-down www.publicsource.org/developmenta...
One great thing about 2025: I had the opportunity to meet many people with disabilities who were at various points in their career journeys. We @publicsource.org combined their experiences, my son's path, expert insights, tips and resources in Job One www.publicsource.org/category/job...
How have taxes on property in Pittsburgh changed since Allegheny County last reassessed? See chart below and ongoing reporting by @chwolfson.bsky.social here www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...
The ICE arrest count in the Pittsburgh region www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-i...
And even if you just break it down to income vs home value, we're still not the most affordable
“Appreciating things that we take for granted has helped me get through life.” Meet Geoffrey Gordon, who works through multiple disabilities as he strives to make his career in art. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-j...
Once a homeownership haven, Pittsburgh now has a renter majority. @chwolfson.bsky.social shows the trends at the neighborhood level in 3 maps www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-h...
See who makes what in Allegheny County government (except the redacted names) www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...
This jarrah tree grew for 700 years, but was felled so Pittsburgh-based Alcoa could get at the bauxite beneath it. The company replants ... but it takes hundreds of years for Australia's jarrahs to get big enough to support cockatoos apps.publicsource.org/alcoa-mines-...
Reporter Lajja Mistry of @publicsource.org has done the math and charted the changes www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-p...
This look at the landscape of deaf worship comes via a collaboration between @publicsource.org and the Next Generation Newsroom at the PointPark Center for Media Innovation which published here www.nextgenerationnewsroom.org/news/deaf-pe...
Thanks also to photographers Amaya Lobato Rivas and @stephstrasburg.bsky.social for bringing the community into sharp focus.
We @publicsource worked with Pittsburgh Latino Magazine and veteran Nicaraguan journalist Freddy Potoy Rosales to report this story. It was initially reported and written in Spanish www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...
This @publicsource.org exploration, with Technical.ly, begins with a look at how the NLRB influences - but does not completely control - the ability of unions to organize.
Pittsburgh zoning and its effects on affordable housing brought at least 100 people to yesterday's (and early today's) City Planning Commission meeting. Here's what happened www.publicsource.org/inclusionary... and a chart of the alternatives now heading for Pittsburgh City Council
VOTE TODAY (or tomorrow, if you're busy today) in the @publicsource.org 2024 news ballot www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...
The @publicsource.org team shows up at events like Taco Fest with an eye toward identifying community voices to share with our readers. You can find the full spectrum here: www.publicsource.org/category/fir...