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Background: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) will hold a virtual public hearing to provide the public the opportunity to present comments on EPA’s proposed rulemaking related to public participation […]
About the Event New proposed Zoning changes are taking place in Penn Township. This change could impact property values, the peaceful enjoyment of your neighborhood, and create conflict with new […]
Saturday, July 25th, noon to 2pm, at the Bartlett Shelter, Bartlett St, Schenley Park, Pittsburgh, PA 15217 (map) If you've volunteered before, please come say Hi! If you think you might […]
Residents reported noise, fire, and an explosion coming from this scrap metal operation.
U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2019, flames and an explosion was captured at the Clairton plant.
Multiple workers were injured and two employees were killed.
North Braddock Residents For Our Future
In late 2013, I began spending the majority of my free time fighting against proposed frack wells in North Braddock. After more than seven years, U.S. Steel announced they were cancelling their lease to allow fracking at Edgar Thomson. This was a victory! Community members stood up to legacy corporate interests and the oil and gas industry. Unfortunately, our neighborhood is rife with injustices, inequities poor air quality that needs to be addressed and dismantled. Now the community is facing a Hot Strip Mill right next to the plant, that will further exacerbate pollution and health harms on our community.
"Finally, a science-based way to reveal the human loss that the powers that be prefer to ignore." - Howard Rieger, Squirrel Hill resident.
Behind every data point is a life, a family, a community.
In Squirrel Hill, air pollution contributes to an estimated 27 deaths each year.
See what the data reveals about your neighborhood at the link in our bio.
While March is almost over, we have all of these events to look forward to in April! Take a look and head to the link in our bio for more information.
Data centers are being proposed and developed at an alarming rate — faster than communities can raise concerns, faster than researchers can gather data, and faster than government can solicit input from stakeholders.
New on the EHP blog: one community member’s experience combatting data center developments and key resources to facilitate similar efforts in other regions.
www.environmentalhealthproject.org/post/strategies-from-the-front-lines-how-communities-fight-dat...
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🟧 CODE ORANGE - SWPA Air Quality Alert
PA DEP issued a Code Orange Alert for Mon. 7/20 - "Unhealthy for Sensitive Groups" - as wildfire smoke continues.
Kids, older adults, and those with heart/lung conditions: limit outdoor activity.
Real-time AQI: http://airnow.gov
Monday, July 20, 2026 🟠
DEP Declares Code ORANGE Air Quality Alert for Wildfire Smoke for Western Pennsylvania, including Lawrence, Butler, Armstrong, Indiana, Cambria, Beaver, Allegheny, Westmoreland, Washington, Greene, Fayette, and Somerset counties.
On Monday, a
“What I am concerned about is harm on a lot of different levels — air pollution harm, public health harm, social-psychological harm,” - Edith Abeyta, North Braddock resident.
Read the full story from Pittsburgh's Public Source here: https://tinyurl.com/BraddockDebates?id=DayUeUa_qC
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