Environmental Group Starts Air Quality Educational Program For Teens

Sydney RoachFebruary 12, 2021

GASP is looking for teens for their new program pairing high school students in Allegheny County with peers in Birmingham, Ala. Both cities have historically poor air quality.

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What You Need to Know About Air Quality Improvements in Allegheny County

Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2021

We have the details about which air quality standards Allegheny County now meets, how these gains were made, and if they will last.

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Unused Gas Well Spews What’s Suspected to Be Frack Waste, Killing Fish

Julie GrantFebruary 4, 2021

The leak, which is now contained, killed fish in a small stream in Noble County, Ohio. The well hasn't produced natural gas in years.

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In Centre County, Solar Energy Has an Unlikely Booster: The Wastewater Authority

Anne DanahyJanuary 29, 2021

The wastewater authority wants to put solar panels on homes in a pilot project to generate renewable energy and offset water pollution.

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Reports of Illegal Dumping in Pennsylvania Way Up in 2020

Kara HolsoppleJanuary 29, 2021

People dump all kinds of trash, like tires, construction debris and household garbage. 2020 saw a dramatic rise in reports of dump sites.

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For the First Time Ever, Allegheny County Meets Federal Air Quality Standards

Reid FrazierJanuary 29, 2021

All eight monitors met the standards, including the most polluted one near the Clairton Coke Works.

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Groups Sue EPA over Coal Plant Air Pollution in Indiana County

Reid FrazierDecember 23, 2020

The lawsuit is challenging a plan to allow spikes of sulfur dioxide at two power plants. Even at low levels, SO2 can affect asthmatics in as little as two minutes.

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State Gives $2.5 Million to Pitt to Study Health Impacts of Fracking

Rachel McDevittDecember 23, 2020

Pitt Public Health will conduct two studies, including a possible relationship to childhood cancers in southwestern Pa.

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EPA Declines to Strengthen Soot Standard

Reid FrazierDecember 8, 2020

The agency went against recommendations from its own scientists that a stronger standard could save lives. Pa. is one of four states that don't meet the current standard.

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Central Pa. Counties Get $6M to Help Reduce Pollution to the Chesapeake Bay

Rachel McDevittNovember 30, 2020

The counties are responsible for some of the highest levels of nitrogen, phosphorus, and sediment running into the Chesapeake Bay.

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