Many of us use natural gas in our day-to-day lives, including cooking on gas stoves. PSE’s team of researchers will be collecting and analyzing samples from residential natural gas from April 18-20 in Pittsburgh. The non-profit research institute is seeking participants for the new study, which “aims to improve our understanding of the relationship between indoor air quality and human health and the potential health hazards of unburned natural gas.” It’s a pretty straightforward process: A pair of researchers will collect a sample of unburned gas from your stove and analyze it for air pollutants. This process takes about 15 minutes and does not affect the stove in any way. Bonus: Those selected to participate will be given a $25 stipend. “We hope local residents take advantage of this opportunity,” GASP Executive Director Patrick Cambell said. “A burgeoning body of scientific research shows the air pollutants that gas stoves emit can have negative health impacts, often exacerbating respiratory conditions like asthma. By participating, you’re not only helping an important research project but you will also get to find out what air pollutants are in your kitchen when you cook.” Just a couple of caveats: To participate in the study, you must live in or near Pittsburgh and have a natural gas stove (not propane). Not sure? No problem! You can ask PSE! Sound interesting? Sign up here. Still on the fence? Check out this video explainer: Editor’s Note: For more information about the study, visit the project website here, and to learn more about PSE Healthy Energy visit its website here. #methane #PSEhealthyenergy #airpollutants #emissions #TheKitchenProject

"This is such tremendous news for the region and comes in the wake of a prolonged air pollution episode referred to Neville Island as a pollution "hot spot" in Allegheny County - second only to Clairton Coke

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The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Friday is now seeking public comment on its proposed coke In the release, ACHD wrote: Coke making is a process by which coal is baked at very high temperatures The only coke facility in Allegheny County is at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Works. The regulation changes will: Incorporate coke oven inspection procedures into the regulations; Address issues of stringency with federal and Pennsylvania regulations; Correct coke oven gas standards, and

Advisory Committee on Monday voted 5-4 to recommend that the Board of Health send revisions to its coke Steel – the sole coke oven operator in Allegheny County – said they were “disappointed” in the proposed GASP late last year petitioned ACHD to keep its 2018 promise to tighten up its coke oven regs to reduce “It’s important to remember why these regulations are so important: Coke-making is a primary source of Steel’s Clairton Coke Works is the largest emitter of H2S not only locally, but in the entire state,”

participants crafted this awesome, plain-language guide to the most common air pollutants and where they come

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Steel’s Clairton Coke Works facility on Monday, the Fourth of July, resulted in heavy smoke and flames That message was just a few paragraphs long and told residents the outage required the flaring of coke oven gases from the Clairton Coke Works’ stacks and batteries, that ACHD was monitoring air quality “Residents told us about feeling like they were choking that day, and the SmellPgh app shows numerous When it comes to being a good neighbor, U.S. Steel is all lip service.”

The Allegheny County Board of Health will meet in the coming weeks to vote on a nominee to serve as the

who don’t live nearby to - or downwind of - an industrial source of air pollution like the Clairton Coke