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
How Karen Hacker Worked to Resuscitate the Health Department
PublicSource
By Oliver Morrison
County to Hold Public Hearing on U.S. Steel Draft Settlement July 30
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Investigation: Cracker plant will bring jobs, pollution
WTAE-TV Channel 4
By Paul Van Osdol
UPCOMING EVENTS
ACHD Public Hearing on U.S. Steel Draft Settlement
Jul 30, 2019The Allegheny County Health Department will hold a public hearing at 6 p.m. on Tuesday, July 30, at the Clairton Municipal Building to receive citizen…
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.
Paddle With Peace & Prayer for Water Protection – Pittsburgh Landing
Aug 03, 2019Degawenodas and other members of the Seneca community in New York are paddling the full length of the Ohi:yo’/Allegheny River in honor of World Peace…
Eco Districts Summit: 10 Year Anniversary
Nov 04, 2019The annual Summit is the world’s only conference dedicated to neighborhood- and district-scale sustainability. Every year the EcoDistricts Summit brings together hundreds of thinkers and…
BREATHE BLOG
ACCAN Releases Explosive Video of Metalico in the Spirit of July 4th
Allegheny County Clean Air Now
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"Any backsliding from the health department under new leadership must be vociferously opposed by all who crave and deserve cleaner air."
Strong words from @PennFuture's Jacqui Bonomo, who had a Letter to the Editor published in the @PittsburghPG today.
https://t.co/AVgXfYkfPs
This is extremely concerning. https://t.co/LnyMtzPFtT
“Changing Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) regulations could soon strip individuals and communities of the ability to challenge granted pollution permits while continuing to allow industry to appeal denials, The New York Times reported.” https://t.co/70StGCcRG6
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So by the time the Appalachian Petro Hub gets up and running here the economy for Petro collapses?
Five years should be enough time for oil and gas industry to prepare for next bust
houstonchronicle.com
The petrochemical industry is overbuilding capacity, particularly in Texas, and experts predict problems in five years.Disturbing
publicherald.org
In an untold number of drinking water complaint investigations by the Pennsylvania DEP, chemicals are being detected in trip blanks, and the Department is not retesting each of those water supplies. E...Check out the latest careers in environment nonprofit sector! breatheproject.org/careers/
"She has been much more proactive on enforcement of air quality, including some of the biggest industries in the region,” said County Executive Rich Fitzgerald. "That is something that didn’t always happen in the past."
publicsource.org
Hacker, the county’s highest paid employee with a salary of more than $220,000, said she thinks she should be judged on the progress she’s helped to usher in, including reduced lead poisoning in c...Great news for North Borough residents and Allegheny County Clean Air Now
Council formed to reimagine former Shenango site - SewickleyHerald.com
sewickley.triblive.com
An advisory council composed of regional stakeholders are meeting to determine the future of the former Shenango Coke Works on Neville Island. Operations ceased on the 50-acre development in early 201...Cleaner air, healthier lives. Thank you Jennifer!
Letter to the editor: We need clean air in Pittsburgh
triblive.com
Our community wants and needs clean air. Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Erika Strassburger held a listening session on air quality in Pittsburgh June 26 in East Liberty. I was impressed with the meeting...REPORT YOUR AIR
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