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The Beaver County Local Emergency Planning Committee was established in 1989 to support and oversee the county’s Hazardous Materials Response Program. Currently, the BC LEPC has 31 members and is […]
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Residents reported noise, fire, and an explosion coming from this scrap metal operation.
Braddock residents reported seeing a reddish plume coming from the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant in their community.
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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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.
Breaking News: Today (August 11, 2025) at approximately 10:30am residents in Clairton heard an explosion that made their homes shake. It has been reported that multiple people were injured in this explosion and the large plume seen in this video was captured by many residents. Since the alert emergency response vehicles have been seen on site and high pollution levels at the site.
As updates and news comes out we will share more information, by we encourage all residents living near this plant to stay safe! Whether you wear a mask outside or stay indoors with your air filter on, it`s important to protect yourself during this plume event.
Feel free to check out tools and resources you can use during these events on our website linked in our bio
In this week`s Breathe Weekly you’ll learn about:
- How SWPA resident will suffer from pollution rollbacks,
- Massive data centers moving to SWPA,
- and petitions you can support to push fro cleaner solutions.
You`ll also learn about Protect PT`s statewide data center strategy, BCMAC`s Mapping the harms around us and other upcoming events. You can also learn how you can watch or host a Single Use Planet screening.
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