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
Pennsylvania Communities Grow Wary of Worsening Air Pollution as Petrochemical Industry Arrives
DESMOG
By Julie Dermansky
More Data, Stricter Regs Needed to Reduce Benzene Exposure
Patch
By Group Against Smog and Pollution, Neighbor
The Plastics Debate Heats Up
Pittsburgh Business Times
By Paul J. Gough
UPCOMING EVENTS
Pittsburgh Youth Climate Strike Dec. 6, 2019
Dec 06, 2019Join the Next Pittsburgh Climate Strike Start: Friday, Dec. 6, 2019 • 1:00 PM Pittsburgh City County Building• 414 Grant Street, Pittsburgh, PA 15219 Join…
Film Screening: From Paris to Pittsburgh
Dec 07, 2019Join Marcellus Outreach Butler (MOB) for a screening of National Geographic‘s film that explores the climate change reality that has brought Pittsburgh Mayor Bill Peduto…
ReImagine the Turtle Creek Watershed
Dec 11, 2019The ReImagine initiative began in the spring of 2017 in Beaver County. Led by the League of Women Voters and local residents, a group of…
Climate Reality Project: SWPA Chapter Meeting
Dec 17, 2019Join the team at Climate Reality for the next SWPA Chapter Meeting!
BREATHE BLOG
Children's Environmental Health Day – We Must Put Children First
Dr. Ned Keyter is one of the founding physicians of Pediatric Alliance and served as its president from 1997-2004. He has been practicing general pediatrics at Pediatric Alliance since 1990. He also serves on the board of the Environmental Health Project.
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Coraopolis's drinking water has one of the highest levels of PFAS contamination in the state. Studies have linked a wide range of health impacts to PFAS, including a depressed immune system, thyroid disease and several cancers. https://t.co/ZmN4gdEhQx
Everyone download @BreatheProject app and file a complaint every time you get sick from @steelworkers-represented Clariton coke works.
2Awesome action in San Fran. @PeopleOverPetro @NoPetroPA @billpeduto @grantervin https://t.co/JJ5hYyr0oG
Why are regional leaders @spcregion @ACE_Fitzgerald aligning with an industry in such terrible financial shape?
Let's #reimagine a different course for the #OhioValley
@NoPetroPA @billpeduto @PeopleOverPetro
https://t.co/nDN1oY7ARb
Breathe Project
We stand with the residents of the Ohio River Valley and say NO to more plastics and fossil fuels in communities.
Awesome action in California. People Over Petro!
Environmental groups band together to demand action on plastics, air polluion from EPA
sfchronicle.com
The groups’ petition urges the government’s top environmental watchdog agency to adopt strict new air pollution standards for industrial plants that produce plastic.Why do our region's leaders support an industry that imposes so many risks to communities? Let's #imagine a different cleaner future - we deserve it!
Texas: city residents urged to evacuate after chemical plant explosions
theguardian.com
Port Neches issued voluntary order after elevated levels of chemical butadiene were detected following pair of blastsKudos on the graphic Pittsburgh City Paper
Where do Allegheny County’s elected officials stand on the fight over fracking and cracker plants?
pghcitypaper.com
Pittsburgh's economic path forward has reached a fork in the road, politically speaking. Two factions are wrestling over the future of the natural-gas and petrochemical...Awesome news!
Mayor Peduto Joins New Climate Mayors Steering Committee Guiding Nationwide Climate Action
pittsburghpa.gov
PITTSBURGH, PA (December 2, 2019) Today, Mayor William Peduto announced his participation in the newly launched Climate Mayors Steering Committee, a group of 24 mayors who will serve as a leading voic...See you all this Friday!
After 6 Months Of Climate Strikes, Leandra Mira Has No Plans To Slow Down
wesa.fm
This past year has been a big one for climate activism, so much so, that the Collins English Dictionary declared "Climate Strike" the word of the year .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.
FIND YOUR AIR NOW
HOW'S YOUR AIR?
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Fighting air pollution is a team effort! We need your help
to take on the big polluters and protect public health.