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.
UPCOMING EVENTS

Concerned Residents of West Deer (CROWD) Picnic and Info Session!
May 22, 2022Join us for light refreshments and an information session where we’ll discuss the proposed Leto deep well site (public hearing to begin by June 30)…

PFAS Disposal Symposium - Cancer Free Economy
May 23, 2022PFAS have been described as “forever chemicals” because they take decades, or longer, to break down. Although they have been linked to cancer, reproductive health…

Pennsylvania Climate Convergence
Jun 11, 2022This spring advocates, activists, and concerned residents will converge on Harrisburg to tell our governor, lawmakers, and regulators that they are having the wrong conversation…
BREATHE BLOG
Why Should You Care About Our Air?
By Jacob Sumner
#breatheproject
Breathe Project
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.