Showing posts with label air pollution. Show all posts
Showing posts with label air pollution. Show all posts
Monday, April 18, 2016

On their terms: residents combat poor air quality to #CleanUpClairton

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Although regulatory agencies are required to protect public health by enforcing federal air quality standards set by the Environmental Prote...
Thursday, March 10, 2016

How crowdsourcing and technology are democratizing air quality monitoring

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Allegheny County’s air ranks among the worst counties nationally for cancer risk. And our recent notice of legal action shows that business...
Thursday, September 17, 2015

What’s the state of Pennsylvania's air?

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This is the second post in a four-part blog series on air quality. Now that you have a solid understanding of air pollutants  it’s time ...
Thursday, August 27, 2015

This will NOx your SOx off!

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This is the first in a multi-part series on air quality. What will NOx my SOx off, you ask? Well it’s this blog series on air quality, of...
Wednesday, August 19, 2015

Clairton Coke Works: Continuous improvement to the environment?

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Clairton Coke Works is the largest coke manufacturing facility in the United States. The plant dumps toxic pollution into the air as ...
Wednesday, August 5, 2015

Code orange reminds us that air pollution is still a problem

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On July 28, an air quality alert was in effect for the Pittsburgh region stemming from a sweltering heat wave across the U.S. This ...
Wednesday, July 29, 2015

Is your community hazardous to your health? New map can tell you.

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Recently, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released EJSCREEN, a free, online environmental justice screening and mapping tool....
Wednesday, June 10, 2015

Pittsburgh, a resilient city

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Point State Park at Sunset From steel, to collapse, to a diverse knowledge and health-based economy, Pittsburgh has come to embody the d...
Wednesday, April 22, 2015

Speak up at public hearings on oil and gas regulations

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On April 4, 2015, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a “Notice of Final Rulemaking” regarding the state’s ...
Wednesday, April 15, 2015

Let's clean up Cheswick Power Plant and our air

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Photo of Cheswick Power Plant from the author's home On April 2, 2015, community members met in Springdale, Pa. along with PennFutur...
Wednesday, January 28, 2015

Video: Energy switching in six minutes: Part 1

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Pop quiz! Ready? Who is your electricity supplier?       A) My local utility       B) A renewable energy supplier in Pennsylvania ...
Wednesday, October 22, 2014

University of Pittsburgh research links autism to air pollution

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A new study was released Wednesday showing a link between autism spectrum disorders and maternal exposure to toxic air pollution during preg...

VIDEO: "Methane Matters: PA Needs to Know"

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You've got questions and we've got answers.  What is methane? Why is it leaking from Pennsylvania's natural gas operations? Why...
Wednesday, October 8, 2014

In Pittsburgh, it’s all about AIR

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NEXT Pittsburgh  recently published an article entitled “5 Challenges Facing Pittsburgh and what we’re doing about them,” and air pollution ...
Wednesday, September 17, 2014

Energy savings in Allegheny County – good for you AND the environment

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Success! Black and Gold City Goes Green Neighborhood Blitz in Elliott Last Saturday, ten courageous volunteers braved a rainy early- autum...
Wednesday, April 30, 2014

As the wind blows

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Good news for clean air: On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Transport Rule . The rule r...