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
Mon Valley Holds Public Meeting on Agreement Between ACHD and U.S. Steel
KDKA-TV
By Pam Surano
Lawrenceville residents worry about air quality and foundry emissions
PublicSource
By Maria Heines
Cracker A Nightmare
Wheeling News-Register
LTE By Laura Jackson Roberts
UPCOMING EVENTS
Cracker Plant/St. Clairsville Injection Well Community Meeting
Aug 07, 2019Community Meeting on proposed fracking injection wells in Richland Township and a discussion on the proposed PTTG ethane cracker plant for Belmont County.. August 7,…
Climate Crisis Town Hall with PA Rep. Mike Doyle
Aug 14, 2019Pennsylvania State Rep. Mike Doyle will hold a Town Hall on the Climate Crisis at Soldiers and Sailors Hall. More details to come.
Paddle With Peace & Prayer for Water Protection – Pittsburgh Landing
Aug 17, 2019Degawenodas and other members of the Seneca community in New York are paddling the full length of the Ohi:yo’/Allegheny River in honor of World Peace…
Eco Districts Summit: 10 Year Anniversary
Nov 04, 2019The annual Summit is the world’s only conference dedicated to neighborhood- and district-scale sustainability. Every year the EcoDistricts Summit brings together hundreds of thinkers and…
BREATHE BLOG
Letter to President Donald Trump During Visit to Petrochemical Site, Beaver County, PA
13 Breathe Collaborative Organizations
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"Some of the research findings are mind-bending. One study found the introduction of EZ-Pass in New Jersey & #Pennsylvania reduced the incidence of premature birth by as much as 9.1% for mothers who lived within 2 kilometers of toll plazas." https://t.co/Q050saL6pJ
Pennsylvania governor unveils sweeping executive order on gun violence https://t.co/PMonNEJumx
This looks good! https://t.co/3DqN2B7kHX
This morning, I was excited to release a new report w/ @FrontierTony / @FrontierGroupUS looking at Clean Air Act enforcement history in Pittsburgh. As we look for a new head of the local regulator, this report shows how we got into this mess & what we can do to clean up our skies https://t.co/x8RCS57QQW
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The New York Times reported on Trump's visit to the Shell Cracker Plant in Beaver County and our Letter to the President was featured in the article. We're honored to have our voice heard in such a large publication! Check it out!
www.nytimes.com/2019/08/13/us/politics/trump-pennsylvania.html?searchResultPosition=1
At Chemical Plant Under Construction, Trump Builds List of Grievances
nytimes.com
Mr. Trump railed against China, President Obama, the lawsuits he’s facing, and, as always, his media coverage.Thanks to PG Photographer Jessie Wardarski for capturing this photo of a power football game in Homer City with the nearby power plant blowing pollution as a backdrop.
Our food chain is at risk, but we can DO SOMETHING new report says.
Climate Change Threatens the World’s Food Supply, United Nations Warns
nytimes.com
The world's land is being exploited at an “unprecedented” rate, a United Nations report on climate change warns, putting pressure on food production and amplifying the risk of mass migration.More scientific evidence that #airpollution is making our children very very sick.
Study finds a third of childhood asthma caused by air pollution
thenational.scot
UP to a third of new cases of childhood asthma in Europe could be caused by air pollution, a study suggests.Degawenodas will postpone the continuation of his paddle journey down the Allegheny River this weekend due to radioactive waste from fracking -- the very thing he is paddling to draw attention to.
publicherald.org
A Public Herald investigation has uncovered that DEP is allowing 14 Sewage Waste Treatment Plants to discharge radioactive fracking waste as landfill leachate into 13 Pennsylvania Waterways. The proce...Wonder who the moderators will be?
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