🎟️🦘Is Kennywood in legal trouble?

Children’s Museum Unionizes, Pitt Reaches Agreement

Sixty-five workers at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh voted last week to join the United Steelworkers union in hopes of improving workplace health, safety, and communication. They’re joining more than 500 workers at the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh who signed onto USW in 2021. [90.5 WESA]

• 📣 More union news: The United Steelworkers Union representing 3,400 University of Pittsburgh faculty has reached a tentative agreement with school administration on their first labor contract, effective through June 30, 2026. [TribLIVE]
• 🥁 May Day! May Day! The Labor Council for Latin American Advancement is holding a May Day parade in Downtown on May 1 for International Workers Day. Don’t miss a performance by Pittsburgh’s May Day Marching Band at this event and Polish Hill’s May Day parade on May 4. [NEXTpittsburgh]

PRT Introduces a Climate Action Plan

Pittsburgh Regional Transit put out its first climate action plan, a roadmap toward a zero-emissions fleet by 2045. The agency says their three most impactful steps will be growing ridership, reducing diesel emissions, and building energy usage. PRT plans to hire a sustainability director to lead the plan. [PRT]

• 🚌 Do you ride Pittsburgh’s public transportation? You should know the latest from PRT. [🎧City Cast Pittsburgh]

Resident Sues Kennywood Over Steel Curtain Closure

Bummed about the Steel Curtain not opening this season? So is Joshua Miller from New Kensington. He filed a class-action lawsuit against Kennywood, claiming that the amusement park cushioned its season pass sales without sharing that the flagship attraction would be closed. Miller is seeking $100 per violation for himself and other season pass holders who purchased before the closure was announced. [TribLIVE]

• 🎢 Did you know? Pittsburgh was once the roller coaster capital of the world. [🎧 City Cast Pittsburgh]

Pipeline Spills, Whistleblowing & Why Shell is Facing Criminal Charges

State investigators say Shell knowingly spilled thousands of gallons of drilling mud in three Pennsylvania counties over two years, leading to hazardous chemicals getting into wetlands and ground water. Shell calls the spills “controlled” or “managed,” but state investigators say those aren’t real words — not legally, and not according to their permits or the Clean Streams Law. The Allegheny Front’s Reid Frazier explains why whistleblowers came forward, what the Attorney General’s office found, and how new criminal charges could play out in court.