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
Editorial - West Deer stands up to gas interests
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Editorial by Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Corroded Equipment Led to Catastrophic Fire at U.S. Steel Plant, Court Documents Reveal
The Allegheny Front
By Reid Frazier
Hope and Fear as New Plastics Plant Rises in Appalachia
NBC News
By Hannah Rappleye
UPCOMING EVENTS
SWPA Grassroots Residents' Town Hall: ACHD Fails to Leverage Community Science to Fight Deadly Air Pollution
Jan 26, 2022Register for our 5th Virtual Resident-led Town Hall on Allegheny County Health Department’s failure to leverage community-based science to fight deadly air pollution, scheduled for Wednesday,…
Black Storytelling & Policymaking in Appalachia: BLAC Paper Release
Jan 27, 2022Join the Black Appalachian Coalition (BLAC) for the release of their BLAC Paper entitled, “Black Storytelling and Policymaking in Appalachia.” Our press conference will be…
Building Bridges: Continuing the Conversation about Climate Change
Jan 31, 2022Following up on our successful December 2021 event and positive feedback about changing the conversation around climate in Appalachia, back by popular demand is: Building…
Shale Gas and Public Health: Translating Science into Policy
Feb 22, 2022The Environmental Health Project (EHP) is proud to present Shale Gas and Public Health: Translating Science into Policy, a public health summit. The summit will take…
BREATHE BLOG
Why Should You Care About Our Air?
By Jacob Sumner
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“The results, they found, were startling. For every 10 microgram increase of yearly average ozone exposure, the risk for cognitive impairment grew by more than 10%.”
Definitely worth a read. Thanks for sharing, @BreatheProject: https://t.co/jivRnYjQ28
Victory for #airquality ! Thank you @SierraClub https://t.co/zdDhLTA166
The arrogance is unsettling. https://t.co/frEnmbMgK9
The natural gas industry is structurally incapable of delivering broadly shared local prosperity. Generating real economic growth that can be enjoyed by local families will require a hard pivot from gas and petrochemical development. @O_R_V_I
https://t.co/UgEy6zSRLb
Despite first-in-class economic output, Ohio’s fracking counties suffered job loss, population declines, and subpar personal income growth in 2020.
Here’s what that disconnect means for future growth in eastern Ohio:
https://t.co/KSORVtlyU2
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VICTORY for #airquality and people's health! Thank you @SierraClub ow.ly/peH150HzjuY
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The county’s last coal-fired power plant site will be demolished after it shuts down this spring.A Legacy of Environmental Advocacy in SWPA - Breathe Weekly for Jan. 17, 2022 - mailchi.mp/2d693280f35d/a-legacy-of-environmental-advocacy-in-swpa-breathe-weekly-for-jan-17-2022
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When this happens, it's usually because the owner only shared it with a small group of people, changed who can see it or it's been deleted.A Legacy of Environmental Advocacy featuring our many Breathe Project partners! Thank you The Heinz Endowments and Don Hopey www.heinz.org/UserFiles/Library/2021_h_Magazine_Issue_2-complete.pdf
We can't rely on our local leaders to protect us. Thank you Melissa Troutman and Joshua B. Pribanic !
INVISIBLE HAND - Rights Of Nature Documentary (Official Trailer 2020)
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From Executive Producer Mark Ruffalo, INVISIBLE HAND is a Rights of Nature documentary that shares the “Paradigm Shifting” story about the current global bat...Thank you to Anais Petersen for raising concerns around the Falcon Ethane Pipeline in Beaver County. ow.ly/6mgF50HxuqV
People Over Pipelines: Canvassing Communities on the Falcon Ethane Pipeline - Earthworks
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During November I joined members of the Beaver County Marcellus Awareness Community (BCMAC) in Allegheny and Beaver counties in Southwestern Pennsylvania to canvass residents living near the Falcon Et...REPORT YOUR AIR
Smell something in your neighborhood?
Download the SmellPGH app on your phone
to report your air and track how pollutants travel.
Residents of Allegheny County can report air problems
to the Allegheny County Health Department.
FIND YOUR AIR NOW
HOW'S YOUR AIR?
GOOD MODERATE UNHEALTHY VERY UNHEALTHY HAZARDOUSVISUALIZE YOUR AIR
Finally we have a tool to see on a day by day snapshot where pollution goes.
Plume Pgh Created by CMU CREATE Lab let’s everyone see that air pollution
has effects beyond the immediate surroundings of emitters. Pollution in
one part of our air-shed has the potential to spread throughout the entire
region as weather and wind direction change.
Breathe Cam Highlights
CLEAN AIR — HEALTHY PEOPLE
STRENGTH IN NUMBERS
Fighting air pollution is a team effort! We need your help
to take on the big polluters and protect public health.