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
DEP: Climate initiative would save lives, cut health costs
Beaver County Times
By Chrissy Suttles
Pennsylvania Regulators Won’t Say Where 66% of Landfill Leachate w/ Radioactive Material From Fracking is Going
Public Herald
By Josh Pribanic and Talia Weiner
'A New Deal that works for all of us' is the Appalachian call for an alternative future
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Anya Litvak
UPCOMING EVENTS
Shale Gas Development and Cancer: Conversations with the Experts (Part 1 of 3)
Aug 11, 2020Join us for part one of a three-part webinar series about shale gas development and cancer. For part one of the series, we are joined…
Ohio Valley: Know the Threats of the Petrochemical Industry
Aug 12, 2020Communities in Appalachia are at risk due to the planned development of the petrochemical and plastic production industry. The Mountaineer NGL storage project would develop…
Community Democracy: A Webinar Series
Aug 24, 2020Fair Shake’s Community Democracy Series aims to give people the tools they need to participate in the processes that shape their communities. Each segment of…
Re-Imagine Job Showcase
Sep 03, 2020JOBS! Many clean, renewable and sustainable jobs are available in our region. This virtual jobs fair will highlight local businesses, industries and organizations that are…
BREATHE BLOG
Sara Innamorato: Socialized Risk, Privatized Profits
By Rep. Sara Innamorato
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Very bad news for #airquality and #climatechange. @EPA is poised to Rescind Methane Regulations for Oil and Gas https://t.co/9nIaZRwtfl @CleanAirMoms
#Stinkburgh Alert! The last two days were bad. Tomorrow will also likely be day of stench in Pittsburgh. Someday our government officials will listen to the 40,000 stench complaints in 4 years and FIX the problem by holding polluters accountable. #airquality @BreatheProject
Become a smoke reader and keep tabs on air pollution in your community. Read more: https://t.co/HxqKy69vXE https://t.co/T0hIazbB3l
Air pollution could be making honey bees sick – new study https://t.co/ZcJ0ldO68q via @ConversationUK
Newspaper Guild of PIttsburgh members overwhelmingly vote 88-31 to strike the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. https://t.co/0ijOaRGycZ
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The fossil fuel industries continue to collapse despite attempts to hide the truth.
www.whistleblowers.org
The National Whistleblower Center report on fossil fuel industry deception, worldwide financial collapse, & how whistleblowers can help prevent it.RGGI would create thousands of jumps and substantially reduce health care costs while reducing greenhouse gases. What's not to like?
DEP: Climate initiative would save lives, cut health costs
www.timesonline.com
Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection staff on Thursday said participating in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative would cut health careYet another example of the industry's lack of transparency
Lawsuit Alleges Union Carbide Failed To Report Toxic Landfill
www.wvpublic.org
On a recent sticky July afternoon, Diana Green stands on the muddy bank of lower Davis Creek in South Charleston, West Virginia.Air Quality Alert for Monday Aug. 10 –Code Orange for Allegheny County. People with respiratory ailments, children and seniors should be vigilant outside.
Wabtec Corp., the North Shore-based rail technology company, plans to pilot its new battery-powered locomotive on a 350-mile route along the hills of California’s San Joaquin Valley.
No engine, no oil: Wabtec making its pitch for battery-powered trains
www.post-gazette.com
From the outside, the locomotive whirring along Wabtec’s test tract in Erie looks almost like any other. The operator cab is pretty standard,...This beautiful country and the pristine blue waters are being destroyed by tons of leaking oil and diesel. Thousands of species around the pristine lagoons of Blue Bay, Pointe d'Esny and Mahebourg are at risk of drowning in a sea of pollution, with dire consequences for Mauritius' economy, food security and health.
A stricken ship is leaking tonnes of fuel into the 'pristine lagoons' of the Indian Ocean
www.cnn.com
Mauritius is facing a "state of environmental emergency" after a wrecked ship began breaking up, spilling oil into the Indian Ocean.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.
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