SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Coalition
The Shell Plastic Plant, Another Air Quality Threat to Greater Pittsburgh: SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town Hall #8:
ZoomRegister! Allegheny County residents live in one of the unhealthiest 1% of places in America for cancers caused by air pollution, with nearly 3 times the national rate of youth asthma for those living near the worst sources of pollution. On top of that, we will soon have yet another threat to our health and […]
What if a Bomb Train Derails in Pittsburgh? SWPA Resident Town Hall #10 Addresses the Likelihood of a Train Disaster in Pittsburgh
ZoomWhat if a Bomb Train Derails in Pittsburgh? SWPA Resident Town Hall #10 Addresses the Likelihood of a Train Disaster in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh Fire Chief Daryl Jones to Headline the Forum SWPA residents will hold a Virtual Town Hall on April 27 at 6 p.m. to discuss the likelihood of a train derailment in Pittsburgh, […]
Grassroots Resident-Led Air Quality Town Hall #11: BETTER TOGETHER
Allegheny County is one of the unhealthiest places to live in America. Why are AHN & UPMC silent, while people die? During Town Hall #11, you will hear first-hand from community members and medical practitioners who are living in some of the worst places in America for cancer, lung and heart diseases caused by […]
Air Quality Town Hall #12: Where Have All the Dollars Gone?
ZoomThe 2019 Allegheny County Health Dept (ACHD) consent agreement with U.S. Steel to resolve USS’s appeal of a $2.7 million civil penalty for violations at Clairton Coke Works let the company manage 90% of the funds for a Community Benefit Trust for Clairton and nearby towns. The remainder went to ACHD’s Clean Air Fund. Additional […]
Air Quality Town Hall #14: Our Air Pollution is Killing Us
ZoomTown Hall 14 will feature Mon Valley Residents Qiyam Ansari, Clean Water Action & Valley Clean Air Now, Ebony Flowers, New Voices for Reproductive Justice, and Germaine Patterson, Women for a Healthy Environment, who will highlight estimates from a Mortality Study that shows that Allegheny County residents suffer higher death rates from air pollution than […]
Air Quality Town Hall #16: Why Is the Health Department Funding in Limbo?
ZoomA year ago, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) proposed a fee increase, to be paid by polluting industries, for processing their Title V operating permits. This would provide the additional funds for ACHD to fill vacant positions required to protect the health of residents. At the request of the leadership of ACHD, we have […]
