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Tune in to WQED’s WORLD channel ALL YEAR and watch the documentary "Single Use Planet" broadcast nationwide and available to stream to the comfort of your home on PBS! Check […]
The waterways which once shipped coal around the world now give Appalachia a key advantage in the production and shipping of very large wind turbines, which cannot be transported on […]
The race to expand Appalachian natural gas production in anticipation of new power demand for AI data centers and increased export capacity of liquified natural gas (LNG) is unlikely to […]
Residents reported noise, fire, and an explosion coming from this scrap metal operation.
Braddock residents reported seeing a reddish plume coming from the U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Plant in their community.
U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works on Christmas Eve, Dec. 24, 2019, flames and an explosion was captured at the Clairton plant.
Protect Our Parks
My wife and I joined the first generation of fractivists in 2010, when we presented Fracking 101 programs in libraries and fire halls. Since then, I’ve had the chance to give volunteer technical support to many of the grassroots groups that have sprung up over those years. Almost 10 years ago, Protect Our Parks was formed to stand against the leasing of Allegheny County’s public parks for fracking. In 2022, Council passed a legislative ban, overriding a the veto of a pro-fracking Executive.
Fossil fuels are harming our people, economy and our planet in many different ways!
From the millions of lives lost each year to the billions of dollar it cost us to deal with the climate-related disasters worsened by fossil fuel emissions, we are losing more than gaining from the fossil fuel industries. There are better options and more jobs investing in a just transition than continuing to harm our livelihoods. #NoMoreFossilFuels
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In this week`s Breathe Weekly you’ll learn about:
• Possibility of our steel mills becoming AI hubs,
• WIN! for Elizabeth Township fracking decision,
• and our Pittsburgh Environmental Action Day
You`ll also learn about our upcoming SWPA Townhall "Why is the Health Dept. Funding in Limbo?", the BLAC policy and storytelling summit and other upcoming events
You can also learn how you can watch or host a Single Use Planet screening.
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The Trump administration’s meddling in science agencies has sparked a staff revolt. Good!
The Trump administration’s meddling in science agencies has sparked a staff revolt
National Science Foundation (NSF) workers are blowing the whistle on political interference that’s threatening the age...
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"As Americans reel from deadly floods and heat waves, the administration is trying to argue that the emissions turbocharging these disasters are not a threat," said Christy Goldfuss, of Natural Resources Defense Council. "It boggles the mind. "
Trump's EPA wants to eliminate regulation for greenhouse gases
The Trump administration proposes eliminating a 2009 finding that greenhouse gases endanger people. That would undermine...
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