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, activists protest air pollution
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Don Hopey and Abigail Mihaly
After String of Rare Cancer Cases, Pennsylvania Investigates Potential Link to Fracking
The Wall Street Journal
By Kris Maher
Is shale development worth the costs? A CMU study says no.
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
By Don Hopey
UPCOMING EVENTS
Women's March Pittsburgh: Hear our Vote! - No to War!
Jan 18, 2020Three years of marching, training, organizing, and building power – it’s all been leading up to this. In 2020, we have a chance to finish…
The Petrochemical Build-Out: Not What It's Cracked Up To Be
Jan 26, 2020On December 8, 2019, the Sunday edition of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette featured as its front-page story the article: “Study: Shale gas job gains don’t offset…
22nd Annual Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit
Jan 24, 2020Description We are very excited about the 22nd Pittsburgh Racial Justice Summit, a multi-cultural initiative of the Black & White Reunion. The Opening Ceremony will…
Westmoreland County Solar Co-op Info Session
Feb 29, 2020Learn about solar energy, and how our nonprofit co-op model simplifies the process of going solar on your home or small business. Solar United Neighbors…
BREATHE BLOG
Recent Bad Air Quality & How U.S. Steel Can Be a Better Neighbor
By GASP Pittsburgh
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The Women’s March was one of the most inspiring moments I’ve ever witnessed in politics. As women gather again for #WomensMarch2020—it's clear that this movement is growing. We’re leading the fight for this democracy, proving time and again how just much we can accomplish.
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In the sleet, more than 200 Pittsburghers marched in #WomensMarch2020, with an emphasis on voting, and getting marchers to become official voting registrars in Pennsylvania. https://t.co/SopiR3AtRU
Crowds are packing downtown streets today for the #WomensMarch on #Pittsburgh: https://t.co/JS6S114YfP
And we're just getting started...#WomensMarch https://t.co/9BJrARsjDU
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The problems with pipelines go on and on #MarinerEast
Lake spill earns Mariner East pipelines another $2 million fine
post-gazette.com
The pipelines’ owner, Energy Transfer, has been penalized more than $15 million by Pennsylvania regulators for the project.Petro jobs are overblown at a time when renewable energy jobs are gaining in Pa. The Shell plant is little more than a last-ditch effort to squeeze profit out of an industry that is destined to become obsolete in favor of green, sustainable technologies.
Fighting the Fossil Fuel Economy in Appalachia
prospect.org
With the coal industry dying, public officials are promoting fracking and petrochemicals. Activists are working to demonstrate that the region’s real economic future is green.Excellent 2-part piece by Anya Litvak that conveys the tremendous emotion and economic issues associated with a major pipeline explosion near homes - this one in Center Township, Pa.
After the Explosion | Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
newsinteractive.post-gazette.com
They chose Ivy Lane because it was peaceful. Then the pipeline exploded.Bill Mckibben: Everyone holding fossil fuel assets is beginning to understand their value is only moving in one direction.
Citing Climate Change, BlackRock Will Start Moving Away from Fossil Fuels
newyorker.com
In response to mounting public pressure, the investment company has begun knuckling under to reality.Shell is grappling with its own existential challenge. The residents of Beaver are grappling with a darker reality.
The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning with Climate Change
time.com
Protesters have swarmed Shell's headquarters in recent yearsAir Quality in Allegheny County in #red, #unhealthy in Mon Valley. As of 1pm @AIRNow shows Liberty-Clairton still #2 worst air in US. Where is the health #Warning #ACHD? People #takeaction to protect yourselves!
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