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
Everyone should prioritize the environment
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
LTE By Barbara Litt (Squirrel Hill)
Was the scary report too conservative?
E&E News
By Scott Walkman
Residents: Fracking Disposal Well Would Make Plum a Dumping Ground for Industry
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Don Hopey
UPCOMING EVENTS
Defend Our Water – Day of Action in Pittsburgh
Oct 24, 2018Native Water Ceremony – 10 a.m. Location: The Fountain at Point State Park — At the confluence of the Allegheny, Monongahela and Ohio Rivers Led…
Sandra Steingraber Presentation and Film Screening!
Oct 25, 2018Join Dr. Sandra Steingraber for a presentation and film screening of the award-winning film Unfractured. Also join the film’s director Chanda Chevannes for a Q…
Manganese Exposure and Children's IQ
Oct 25, 2018Manganese is an essential additive in the steel making process, with as much as 90% of manganese consumption worldwide being used by the steel industry…
Pennsylvania Interfaith Power & Light
Oct 27, 2018Facing the Climate Crisis: Called to Save our Sacred Home has deep roots in the region. The conference takes place on the 70th anniversary of…
BREATHE BLOG
Stop the Rollback of Clean Car Standards
Matt Mehalik is the executive director of the Breathe Project and Breathe Collaborative.
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Violations increase, fines grow--poor performance at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works https://t.co/PX5U71pieF
The #Petro industry must be stopped or the tri-state region will become a massive hub of greenhouse gas polluting plants and pipelines. Join us for #defendourwater on Wednesday at Point State Park! https://t.co/86txT0QK8P
Everglades: climate change threatens years of work to reverse man-made damage https://t.co/6yq5xAEXXg
As we focus on creating a Pittsburgh For All, we need to make sure that we take care of all. Especially the ones displaced years before and not only after the tech bubbles pop. https://t.co/lr2xKRL5Ha #THINC30
Breathe Project
Action Alert: Join native nations at the Pittsburgh Point at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, Oct. 24 for a ceremony honoring our water and the planet.'
Ojibwe water protector Sharon Day who walked the full length of the Ohio River in 2014 will be leading the blessing. Women may participate in the water ceremony and should wear a long skirt and bring a very small amount of water from upstream of your home.
This is what happened in May 2018. About 450,000 plastic pellets were found on a single beach in Scotland, not very far away from Ineos’ Petrochemical Plant's biggest facility in the UK. Endangered Scottish puffins have also been found with plastic pellets in their stomachs.
#Fracking4Plastics – a link that drives plastic and climate pollution
energytransition.org
The plastics industry has reaped massive hidden benefits from the environmentally destructive fracking boom. Andy Gheorghiu of Food and Water Europe makes a connection business interests and US pol…Drone images of the McKees Rocks Industrial Enterprises (MRIE) Frac Sand staging area on Neville Island. A highly toxic operation 4 miles northwest of Pittsburgh. Unfortunately, frac sand travels. www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZGsLV_8vfjo
Thanks Ireland for leading the way.
U.S. Senator Bernie Sanders
Congratulations to Ireland for passing a bill to divest about $350 million from fossil fuels like coal, oil, and gas. If we are going to solve the greatest threat to our planet – climate change – we must aggressively transition away from fossil fuels toward sustainable energy like wind and solar. This is a good step in the right direction. via The Years Project
Let’s improve the region’s air!Manganese pollution effects residents right here in Pittsburgh. Check out our upcoming Making the Connection event to learn more.
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Residents of Allegheny County can report air problems
to the Allegheny County Health Department.
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