Tell Your Congressional Reps: Support Clean School Bus Act to Support Healthy Kids
Every day, more than 25 million children (and thousands of bus drivers) breathe polluted air during their commute to school, which has a...
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Mar 24, 20212 min read
ACTION ALERT | Tell Allegheny County Council: Air Quality Permit Fee Changes Desperately Needed
The petition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who signed! Imagine if you will, a world where local air quality program staffers must...
Mar 22, 20212 min read
Gov. Wolf Announces Largest Government Solar Energy Commitment in the U.S.
Gov. Tom Wolf announced Monday the largest solar commitment by any government in the U.S. announced to date. In a release issued Monday,...
Mar 17, 20211 min read
Volunteer ‘Quaranteam’ Members Sought to Complete Etna EcoPark
The group is now scheduling a series of workdays throughout April. All workdays will be held outside at the site with social distancing...
Mar 16, 20211 min read
More Air Quality Violations at Clairton Coke Works Leads to $383K Demand for Stipulated Penalties
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued the demand for stipulated penalties on March 12. The associated violations are from...
Mar 15, 20213 min read
Residents Tell Allegheny Co. Health Dept: Put Our Health Above Industry Profits with Strong Permits
The message was delivered again and again by residents during the more than 90-minute hearing: U.S. Steel needs to clean up its act, and...
Mar 12, 20211 min read
Thursday Marked Fourth Straight Day of Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances in the Mon Valley
The values in red denote exceedances of PA’s 24-hour H2S standard of 0.005 ppm. Thursday marked the fourth straight day of air quality...
Mar 11, 20212 min read
Two Pittsburgh Contractors Fined More than $19K for Asbestos-Related Air Quality Violations, Enforce
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) assessed a civil penalty of more than $19,000 against two Pittsburgh-area contractors...
Mar 11, 20213 min read
UPDATED: Mon Valley Experiences 2 More Air Quality Exceedances Wednesday – First of 2021 For PM2.5
The values in red are indicative of exceedances of the state H2S standard of 0.005 ppm. Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 1:46...
Mar 10, 20212 min read
Natrona-Based HARSCO Again Penalized for Fugitive Slag Emissions, Air Quality Violations
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Jan. 15 issued a demand for stipulated penalties in the amount of $4,500 to Harsco Corp....
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Neville Island Company Fined More than $7K for Open Air Release of Cement, Failure to Submit Reports
A Neville Island cement company was assessed a civil penalty of $7,150 for what the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) described...
Mar 10, 20211 min read
Mon Valley Again Experiences Worst Air Quality in the Nation, Exceedances Noted
Smell something foul in your neighborhood? If you live in the Mon Valley that’s probably a resounding, “YES.” Terrible air quality has...
Mar 9, 20212 min read
U.S. Steel Fined Nearly $13K for (Again) Violating Air Quality Regs
Allegheny County Health Department has issued two enforcement orders against U.S. Steel for violating local air pollution regulations –...
Mar 5, 20214 min read
U.S. Steel Projects Emissions Increases Following Pollution Reduction Project at Clairton Coke Works
Editor’s Note: The deadline to submit public comments regarding the U.S. Steel permits was 11:59 p.m. March 15. Right now, the Allegheny...
Mar 5, 20212 min read
DEP to Host Virtual Public Hearing on How to Stop Landfill Gas Migration from Mazzaro Land Fill in M
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 to take...
Mar 4, 20212 min read
Same Old Story: More Rotten (Egg) Air Quality, Exceedances, in the Mon Valley
Ambient air concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) exceeded Pennsylvania’s 24-hour standard in North Braddock and Liberty on Wednesday...
Mar 3, 20214 min read
Updated Air Quality Permit Fees Approved by Allegheny Co. Board of Health
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday greenlighted increases for air quality permit fees and set the price tag for 14 new...
Mar 3, 20212 min read
EPA Announces Availability of Up to $6 Million in Annual Environmental Justice Grants
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced this week the availability of up to $6 million in grant funding under The...
Feb 26, 20213 min read
Air Quality Matters: The Correlation Between Cancer & Air Pollution – Are You at Risk?
It’s been said a hundred different ways over the years, but the old cliche still rings true: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of...
Feb 25, 20214 min read
Air Quality Matters: Yes, Industrial Emissions Stink, But Don’t Ignore Your Indoor Air Quality
Those of us who reside in the Mon Valley, Neville Island, and other parts of Allegheny County (and beyond) know all too well how offsite...
Feb 24, 20214 min read
Air Quality Matters: Care About Your Heart Health? Then You Need to Understand *This* Risk Factor
Editor’s Note: February may be the shortest month, but it is full of national public health awareness initiatives – it’s Heart Health...
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