Breathe Project
Breathe Project is a clearinghouse for information on air quality in Pittsburgh, southwestern Pennsylvania and beyond. We use the best available science and technology to better understand the quality of the air we breathe and provide opportunities for citizens to engage and take action.
BREAKING NEWS
‘Razorblades and feathers in my throat’: A fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh made a major polluter even worse
StateImpact
By Reid Frazier
Steel Trap: People are Getting Sick from a U.S. Steel Factory that is "Grossly Violating" Health Standards
Buzzfeed News
By Dan Vergano
CMU launches air pollution monitoring app nationally
The Tartan
By Trento Von Lindenberg
UPCOMING EVENTS
Driving Turnout for Events and Power Meetings with Officials
Apr 23, 2019Tools for getting more people out for meetings and events that need more folks in the room. Attendees will share and discuss what has worked…
Annual Mon Yough Area Chamber Legislative Lunch
Apr 26, 2019Economic Development Opportunities and Resources in the Mon Valley You are cordially invited to the 2019 Annual Mon Yough Area Chamber Legislative Lunch Friday, April 26th,…
May Day - Green Soiree
May 01, 2019How plastics impact our health and environment The theme this year is the health and environmental impacts of plastic pollution, as well as solutions that…
Re-Imagine Beaver County Solar Celebration & Happy Hour
May 23, 2019Join your friends and neighbors to celebrate the Re-!magine Beaver County report and exciting new solar projects and Eco-Districts in Beaver. We will hold a…
BREATHE BLOG
Where Are You Going to Go?
Dr. Ned Ketyer is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics Council on Environmental Health, a medical collaborator with SWPA Environmental Health Project, and a board member of Physicians for Social Responsibility — Pennsylvania.
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According to a new study, more than 80% of all waste from Pennsylvania's #oilandgas drilling operations stays inside the state. @EnvirHealthNews https://t.co/9SHOPjjE91
We have to do better. This is a health, justice, and economic issue. And please don’t tell me this is the price we pay for jobs. It’s possible to have both good jobs and clean air. https://t.co/SniYgTd2ya
The well-written Pulitzer-winning book “Amity and Prosperity” is about fracking, not pipelines, but it has a lot of parallels to the Mariner East story, and there are important lessons to be learned. Highly recommended.
#VoicesofMarinerEast #stopETP $ET https://t.co/hpEBDPwD1G
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Thanks to Chris Lovingood of WTAE-TV Pittsburgh who reported from the roof of the Energy Innovation Center.
Pittsburgh gets 'F' for air quality from the American Lung Association - Breathe Project
breatheproject.org
The Breathe Project is a supporting organization of the Community Foundation for the Alleghenies with generous funding support from the Heinz Endowments.Thanks to Paul Martino Kdka for taking the time to stop by our offices yesterday and file an excellent report. #2019SOTA
American Lung Association Gives Pittsburgh Failing Grade For Poor Air Quality
pittsburgh.cbslocal.com
A new report on air quality says the Pittsburgh area is among the worst in the country.The bulk of the burden will fall on the regulatory agencies whose charge it is to protect public health and clean up the air, and to the largest emitters of fine particulates in our region, says Rachel Filippini of GASP
Grade F? Allegheny County's numbers in national State of the Air report are maddening.
nextpittsburgh.com
Across rankings in the American Lung Association's new report, the only sections of the United States with worse overall air quality were located on the West Coast. Details here.more bad air quality news - Kristina Marusic
Pittsburgh’s air quality continues to decline, new report finds
ehn.org
Once again, Pittsburgh scored all F's on the American Lung Association's annual air quality report card—and pollution is getting worse instead of better.Hardly a dry eye in the room yesterday. "I'd rather have my health than wealth" one Washington resident told the panel.
Emotional speakers beg for stronger controls on methane emissions
post-gazette.com
Environmentalists urge stronger state legislation to control fugitive emissions of methane.The #ALA @SOTA report is out for 2019 and once again the Pittsburgh Metro Area has FAILED on ozone and particulate pollution. Let this be the year that our leaders step up and make our air healthier to #breathe.
Pittsburgh Metro Area's Air Quality Is Getting Worse, American Lung Association Says
wesa.fm
Air quality in the Pittsburgh metro area is getting worse, according to a new report from the American Lung Association. The report looks at data from 2015REPORT YOUR AIR
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Residents of Allegheny County can report air problems
to the Allegheny County Health Department.
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