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The Shell Plastic Plant in Beaver, Pa. started up in 2022 bringing more air and water pollution to the Ohio River Valley.

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B-Y Park Pavillion 2 785 7th St, Trafford, PA, United States

Join Protect PT on Saturday April 26th from 3:00 PM to 6:30 PM at B-Y Park (Pavillion 2) to celebrate our 10 year anniversary! At the celebration you can expect... […]

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Air Quality Walk with GASP and Allegheny Land Trust

Barking Slopes Conservation Area 37 Barking Road, New Kensington, PA, United States

Join staff from ALT and GASP (Group Against Smog & Pollution) for an air quality hike at Barking Slopes. We'll discuss how land use, industrial use and proximity to the […]

Breathe Cam Highlights

Metalico Scrap Metal Fire, Neville Island – April 14, 2021

Residents reported noise, fire, and an explosion coming from this scrap metal operation.

Edgar Thomson Brown Plume – June 17, 2020

Braddock residents reported seeing a reddish plume coming from the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant in their community.

Clairton Coke Works Fire – Dec 24, 2019

U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2019, flames and an explosion was captured at the Clairton plant.

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Meet John Detwiler

Protect Our Parks

My wife and I joined the first generation of fractivists in 2010, when we presented Fracking 101 programs in libraries and fire halls. Since then, I’ve had the chance to give volunteer technical support to many of the grassroots groups that have sprung up over those years. Almost 10 years ago, Protect Our Parks was formed to stand against the leasing of Allegheny County’s public parks for fracking. In 2022, Council passed a legislative ban, overriding a the veto of a pro-fracking Executive.

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Uptown – Hill District

Washington County

Washington

Sewickley

Sewickley and Sewickley Valley

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Indiana Township

East End – Squirrel Hill – Pittsburgh

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Join Mark Dixon next Thursday as he talks about his upcoming documentary Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh Air. Since the catastrophic Christmas Eve fire at the Clariton Coke works in 2018 Mark has been following this journey of continuous air pollution issues affecting the Mon Valley for generations.

From the advocacy of Frontline residents and organizations to the deteriorating health of those living near the U.S. Steel plants Mark has been capturing the community’s fight for clean air. During this discussion you will learn some of the events that have transpired since the start of his documentary and what’s next to come.

This event will be in person on April 30 @ 6:30 PM in the WQED conference room. For more details you can visit the link in the bio
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“Single-Use Planet” - Host a Watch Party!
Saturday, April 26 at 7 pm
GLOBAL AIRDATE!

3 Ways to Watch:

1) Find the PBS “World” channel through your local TV service & tune in on 4/26 at 7pm: www.wqed.org/where-to-watch/

2) On your internet browser, you can stream the Live feed of WQED’s WORLD channel HERE - tune in on 4/26 by 7pm to catch the global broadcast

3) Stream Single Use Planet for free on-demand here anytime for the next year.
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“Single-Use Planet” - Host a Watch Party!
Saturday, April 26 at 7 pm
GLOBAL AIRDATE!

3 Ways to Watch:

1) Find the PBS “World” channel through your local TV service & tune in on 4/26 at 7pm: https://www.wqed.org/where-to-watch/

2) On your internet browser, you can stream the Live feed of WQED’s WORLD channel HERE - tune in on 4/26 by 7pm to catch the global broadcast

3) Stream Single Use Planet for free on-demand here anytime for the next year.