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
Residents Concerned About Air Quality in Shadow of U.S. Steel Plant
NBC News
Demanding change, Clairton residents and activists rally for cleaner air
By Don Hopey
Investigation: Cracker plant will bring jobs, pollution
WTAE-TV Channel 4
By Paul Van Osdol
UPCOMING EVENTS
Protecting Allegheny County From Fracking
Jun 24, 2019Allegheny County is facing not only a legacy of pollution, but new threats looming on the horizon. New fracking wells and pipelines are being proposed…
Community Listening Session on Air Quality: City Councilperson Erika Straussburger
Jun 26, 2019Share your personal experiences and join this important discussion on air quality in the Pittsburgh region. Don’t forget to sign up to speak! Sign Up…
Monet and the Modern City - Breathe Better Day
Jul 13, 2019Without the fog, London would not be a beautiful city. It is fog that gives it its magnificent amplitude…its regular and massive blocks become grandiose…
Climate Crisis Town Hall with PA Rep. Mike Doyle
Aug 14, 2019Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Doyle will hold a Town Hall on the Climate Crisis at Soldiers and Sailors Hall. More details to come.
BREATHE BLOG
FracTracker Alliance – The Falcon Pipeline Monitoring Project
By Erica Jackson, FracTracker Alliance
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#USSTEEL #Clairton Coke Works air quality violations receives national attention @NBCNews @inversion_doc @GASPPgh https://t.co/FyEUcIr2g9
JULIANA V. THE UNITED STATES: A lawsuit filed by 15 kids alleges the US government knowingly failed to protect them from climate change. https://t.co/XqTvmj84kE
[email protected] reports on the @U_S_Steel Clairton Coke Works air quality tonight! https://t.co/wmtzKF2aUh
Thank you to NBC News for their report on the U.S. Steel Clairton Plant tonight! @inversion_doc @GASPPgh @PennEnvironment @CleanAirCouncil https://t.co/SohiJfUN87
Growing up in Philly, we all drove past the refineries to get to the airport. It was always a scary sight. Even more so now. Why does industry plant explosive operations so close to people? https://t.co/XcrxhTNvOc
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"The shale gas revolution has frankly been an unmitigated disaster for any buy-and-hold investor in the shale gas industry with very few limited exceptions," says a gas industry CEO. #PeopleOverPetro
Former Shale Gas CEO Says Fracking Revolution Has Been 'A Disaster' For Drillers, Investors
desmogblog.com
Steve Schlotterbeck, who led drilling company EQT as it expanded to become the nation’s largest producer of natural gas in 2017, arrived at a petrochemical industry conference in Pittsburgh Friday m...Thank you to NBC News for reporting on struggle with air quality the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works tonight! Inversion Documentary GASP PennEnvironment Clean Air Council
Residents concerned about air quality in shadow of Pennsylvania steel plant
nbcnews.com
The nation’s largest coke plant – a fuel used to make steel – in Clairton, Pennsylvania recently had pollution controls knocked out by a fire for the second time in six months. Residents tell NB...Philly Thrive calls for closure of the refinery that makes it hard for residents to #breathe
Refinery fire still burning: Philly ‘narrowly dodged a catastrophe’
inquirer.com
A series of explosions at the PES refinery lit up the sky early Friday, prompting a federal investigation and environmental concerns in nearby neighborhoods.Pittsburgh City Councilperson Erika Strassburger is hosting a community listening session on air quality this Wednesday, June 26th at 6:00 pm at Repair the World Pittsburgh at 6022 Broad Street. Please come and shrae your personal experiences. Sign up to speak! docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLSe3GIblwL8lrB1MAYFXqM7QSh1c2bG3ifJ-_S-wSgDfNt2bMg/viewform
Air Quality Community Listening Session: Speaker Sign Up
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Please include your contact information below if you would like to speak at Councilperson Erika Strassburger's Air Quality Community Listening Session on June 26th.Residents and environments demand the pollution stop! U.S. Steel must spend $$ and replace the aging batteries at the plant and agree to an independent inspection.
Clairton residents, activists rally for cleaner air
post-gazette.com
Long-standing pollution problems at U.S.Steel’s Clairton coke works highlighted after two fires knock out pollution controls.REPORT YOUR AIR
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