This week on The Allegheny Front, stories about the air we breathe: neighbors of an industrial coke plant say a recent fire there has made air pollution worse in their community; a new book looks at air pollution from a global perspective. Plus, the story of a Pittsburgh environmental group that started in the 1960s with a guerrilla marketing campaign and outrage over smoky skies.
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You Have These ’70s Activists to Thank for Pittsburgh’s Cleaner Air - In the 1960s, Pittsburgh's horrible air earned it the nickname ‘Hell with the lid off.' But a group of housewives, doctors and engineers with a knack for guerrilla marketing helped clear the air.
New Book Looks at the Health Hazards of Breathing Dirty Air Around the World - Journalist Beth Gardiner travels to places like China, India and Poland to examine the impacts of toxic air, and the possible solutions for fixing a global health crisis. 
“Razorblades and Feathers in My Throat” - Pollution controls damaged by a Christmas Eve fire at a U.S. Steel plant near Pittsburgh are working again. But many people who live in the area are still feeling the effects — and worrying about their health.
