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
Shocking Report Says Air Pollution Cutting Off Lives of Billions of People
Changing America
By Jenna Romaine
Why a Coal Mine in Forward Township?
Pittsburgh Business Times
By Paul J. Gough
The “twin crises” of high cancer rates and exposure to toxics in Pittsburgh
Environmental Health News
By Kristina Marusic
UPCOMING EVENTS
Defending our Environment: A Conversation with Pennsylvania's Attorney General
Sep 01, 2021Join us for a conversation with Pennsylvania’s top lawyer, Attorney General Josh Shapiro about the ways his office helps us protect our environment. He’s worked…
Town Hall on Wheels: for Fairness and Respect in the Legislative Process
Sep 03, 2021Town Hall on Wheels: for Fairness and Respect in the Legislative Process the Enforcement of the PA Constitution and Quality Environmental Legislation in Pennsylvania Labor…
Our Right to Clean Air – A Resident-Led Town Hall
Oct 12, 2021Join SWPA residents to explore air pollution, our health and what our health leaders are and aren’t doing about it. The scientific consequences of living in…
Hydrogen & Carbon Capture Conference
Nov 04, 2021Our Spring Hydrogen & Carbon Capture Conference demonstrated the interest and need for more information about the emerging hydrogen generation and carbon capture sequestration markets…
BREATHE BLOG
Open Letter to SWPA Elected Governmental, Business and Civic Leaders on the Future of the Mon Valley
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A thriving economy and sustainable environmental policies are possible! @bcmac_ @JobsReimagine @newdeal4us https://t.co/PsdCXiHLk6
@HealthAllegheny 'Odors' are caused by pollution, in this case from Neville Chemical. Inversions may make the situation worse, but can never cause the problem. Please update your messaging to the public.
We need climate-resilient infrastructure not just in our big cities, but in towns across the commonwealth.
There are so many places in Pennsyvlania looking similar to this snapshot from
@EllieRushing
today.
#flooding https://t.co/GsstCrqmyv
These findings contribute to the debate about revision of #airquality limits, guidelines and standards say researchers. https://t.co/i7iTdq62gO
@BreatheProject @GASPPgh @HealthAllegheny We have many inversions in this area and it is uncommon for one to cause such an outpouring of SmellPGH reports and also spikes in monitor readings — spikes that don’t seem to follow a common pattern of inversion formation or inversions lifting.
Breathe Project
We're honored to feature this webinar celebrating the 100th anniversary of the Battle of Blair Mountain featuring Phil Smith, Director of Government Affairs, United Mine Workers of America, Myya Helm, summer research associate at the West Virginia Center on Budget and Policy (on video), and Stephen Herzenberg, Keystone Research Center economist and co-director of the ReImagine Appalachia campaign, and Hannah Halbert, Executive Director of Policy Matters Ohio.
Scary yes!
After Ida, Toxic Smoke From Shell’s Norco Plant in Louisiana Creates Apocalyptic Landscape
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Photos from around the plant show how vulnerable fossil fuel facilities are to extreme weather on the Gulf Coast and how that may compound the pollution for their neighbors in Cancer Alley.Photographs of the pollution inhaled by the poor communities surrounding the Shell plant after shutdown. ow.ly/KO9p50G2xyp
After Ida, Toxic Smoke From Shell’s Norco Plant in Louisiana Creates Apocalyptic Landscape
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Photos from around the plant show how vulnerable fossil fuel facilities are to extreme weather on the Gulf Coast and how that may compound the pollution for their neighbors in Cancer Alley.“Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human health on the planet,” said a researcher for the Air Quality Life Index. ow.ly/Ech050G2sHf
Shocking report says air pollution is cutting years off the lives of billions of people
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“Air pollution is the greatest external threat to human health on the planet,” said a researcher for the Air Quality Life Index.Pollution Cutting Lives Short for Billions of People – Breathe Weekly for Sept. 1, 2021 - mailchi.mp/4dab6be6c07a/pollution-cutting-lives-short-for-billions-of-people-breathe-weekly-for-s...
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Video: Caldor Fire Spreads Near Lake Tahoe, Forcing Evacuations
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The Caldor fire in California burned through remote areas in the Sierra Nevada for two weeks and then descended toward the major population centers along Lake Tahoe. The fire spread to more than 186,0...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.