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May 14, 2025 01:00 PM in Join us for a timely and compelling ELPC Thinks conversation with David Uhlmann, who led EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance during the Biden […]
**NOTE - The Meeting has been moved to the evening! All meetings of the Allegheny County Board of Health are open to the public. To speak at a board meeting, […]
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.
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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.
Join us in atttending the 2025 Environmental Science, Justice, and Healing Series! This powerful, community-partnered event addresses the real health impacts of environmental injustice while giving a collective space for action and healing.
This series brings together advocates, organizers, and researchers to build a collective path toward justice, healing, and accountability in our region.
This first session features an incredible panel of community leaders and partners working on the front lines of environmental health, advocacy, and community healing. Expect stories, strategies, and heartfelt testimonies that center the people most impacted in our region and the power of grassroots solutions.
The Kickoff event:
📆 Thursday, May 8
⏰ 6:00–7:30 PM
📍 Pitt Community Engagement Center – Homewood (622 Homewood Ave.)
Reserve your spot now using the link in the bio
#EnvironmentalJustice #EJHealingSeries #CommunityHealth #AirAndWaterJustice
TAKE ACTION: Tell your County Council rep why it`s important to hold polluters accountable! We’re getting closer to a crucial vote that could finally hold major polluters financially accountable for the permitting process that our health department is working beyond their capacity to do in order to hold our polluters accountable. This fee is not a fine or punishment polluters and does not cost taxpayers a dime.
Some councilmembers have committed to a YES vote, two are still saying NO and a few are still deciding. So if you see your representative on the No or Maybe list, reach out to them urging them to support the polluter permit fee and help clean our air. Let them know our communities deserve clean air and a fully equipped Health Department that can do its job.
Three actions you can take are:
1. Sign one of our two petitions
3. Email or call your councilmember via their contacts on the Allegheny County website
4. Register to give a public comment at the next meeting on May 21st at 5:30pm
We need your voice to protect the health and future of Allegheny County!
#CleanAirNow #AlleghenyCounty #EnvironmentalJustice #HoldPollutersAccountable #BreatheProject #PublicHealthFirst
The dismantling of EPA offices reflects a major shift in U.S. climate policy, one with deep implications for public health, environmental transparency and global climate commitments.
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The dismantling of EPA offices reflects a major shift in U.S. climate policy, one with deep implications for public health, environmental transparency and global climate commitments.
EPA reorganization signals end to climate work
The agency plans to eliminate offices that track planet-warming emissions and regulate air pollution.
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This exemption would allow for even MORE pollution in the Mon Valley that consists of lead, arsenic, other metals and hazardous air pollutants like benzene, said Matt Mehalik of the Breathe Project.
U.S. Steel requests two-year reprieve from some emissions controls
U.S. Steel seeks presidential exemption from EPA air pollution rules, citing job preservation and technical feasibility concerns.
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