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
Clairton residents demand accountability from U.S. Steel
Environmental Health News
By Jessi Quinn Alperin
Investigation: Cracker plant will bring jobs, pollution
WTAE-TV Channel 4
By Paul Van Osdol
Steel Trap: People are Getting Sick from a U.S. Steel Factory that is "Grossly Violating" Health Standards
Buzzfeed News
By Dan Vergano
UPCOMING EVENTS
Southwest PA Neighbors for Clean Air Potluck!
May 15, 2019Please join us on Wednesday, May 15th from 6 to 8pm for a Southwest PA Neighbors for Clean Air Potluck! If you are involved with…
Re-Imagine Beaver County Solar Celebration & Happy Hour
May 23, 2019Join your friends and neighbors to celebrate the Re-!magine Beaver County report and exciting new solar projects and Eco-Districts in Beaver. We will hold a…
Town Hall Meeting
May 20, 2019Join us as we listen to you and learn how we can best serve our community. Plus, we’ll be able to update you on important…
World Peace & Prayer Day
Jun 18, 2019“All Nations, All Faiths, One Prayer” The 24th annual World Peace and Prayer Day, a multi-cultural honoring of sacred sites envisioned by the spiritual leader…
BREATHE BLOG
FracTracker Alliance – The Falcon Pipeline Monitoring Project
By Erica Jackson, FracTracker Alliance
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We can't allow industry to promote criminalizing pipeline protests in Pa. @NopetroPA #ShellNO https://t.co/DqbiOqFdDJ
Repairs have been made at the U.S. Steel coke plant near Pittsburgh that had caused alarm--and dramatically increased emissions--when a December fire knocked out its pollution controls https://t.co/Bb3s9Xc4a9
The Attorney General's Office will investigate landfill runoff issues in Westmoreland County.
https://t.co/Q74uxTRl5k
“This is a health issue, and whether or not it’s been politicized we have a responsibility to advocate for the health of our patients and the population" #climatechange #mentalhealth #ecoanxiety @RollingStone https://t.co/6xkFAmEOtj
Happy 50 Birthday @GASPPgh Check out the beautiful new website! https://t.co/DSoFRcFU29
Breathe Project
It's raining plastic. Maybe the Shell plastic factory isn't such a good idea.
‘It’s Raining Plastic’: Researchers Find Microscopic Fibers in Colorado Rain Samples
ecowatch.com
Plastic fibers were found in samples from a site at elevation 10,300 feet in Rocky Mountain National Park. Where did they come from?This is scandalous!Shell's Falcon pipeline is cutting right through the pictured Conservation District of Beaver County. Many amazing groups in and near Beaver County are organizing to resist the potential damage and risk brought on by pipelines, and to (re)imagine a green economy!
To learn more about the Falcon pipeline and the public monitoring project, see our post here: ow.ly/4qgh50ulwGJ
If you live near Beaver County, check out this "Solar Celebration & Happy Hour" event by Re-Imagine Beaver County Breathe Project PennFuture League of Women Voters of Pennsylvania and Climate Reality: Pittsburgh & SWPA
www.facebook.com/events/663865597403337/
A cracker plant in West Virginia not a good idea says Manchin.
www.eenews.net/eenewspm/2019/05/23/stories/1060386119
Excellent speakers, profoundly good event for Beaver.
Sustainable Monroeville
Reinvent Beaver County Solar Celebration!
Reimagine Beaver Solar Happy Hour is streaming live! Join the party and learn more about the green vision for the region’s future
NoPetroPA
Re-!magine Beaver County Solar Celebration
We’re live streaming the launch event for the Re-!magine Beaver County Report, showing a pathway towards a renewable and regenerative economic future for Beaver County.
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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