The House Environment Committee Chair Dismisses Climate Science. What Does That Mean for Climate Action in Pa.?

Rachel McDevittApril 22, 2021

Representative Daryl Metcalfe (R-Butler) is a climate denier. He’s in a prime spot to block legislation that could address climate change.

Climate ChangePolitics

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.

Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollutionYour Environment Update

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.

HealthPollution

Allegheny County Residents Demand Stronger Pollution Regs for U.S. Steel Plant

Reid FrazierNovember 23, 2020

An air inversion in early November caused a string of bad air days near the Clairton Coke Works. Residents are sick of it.

Pollution

A Decade of Cleaner Air Ended in Controversy and Questions about Allegheny County’s Future

PublicSourceJanuary 24, 2020

Recent fires at the Clairton Coke Works and temperature inversions have sparked a debate about what should be done to address air pollution in the county.

PollutionYour Environment Update

After String of Smoggy Days, Allegheny County Wants Polluters to Reduce Emissions During Some Weather Events

Kathleen J. DavisJanuary 2, 2020

The health department says climate change will make temperature inversions more frequent. A foggy blanket of air pollution hung over the county during the week of Christmas.

Climate ChangeHazardous to Your HealthHealth

What the Petrochemical Buildout Along the Ohio River Means for Regional Communities and Beyond

Sharon KellyDecember 4, 2019

After a slow decline of coal and steel, the Ohio Valley is ramping up for petrochemicals. But what can the region expect in terms of pollution, jobs and plastic?

Good RiverThe Coming Chemical Boom

Clean Air Group Calls for Stronger Rules for Coke Ovens in Allegheny County

Andy KubisNovember 8, 2019

GASP wants the health department to make good on its promise to strengthen rules to deal with hydrogen sulfide, the stinky pollutant that smells like rotten eggs.

Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollution

Groups Sue U.S. Steel Over Emissions Data

Reid FrazierAugust 26, 2019

The lawsuit alleges the company withheld required pollution data after a fire on Christmas Eve.

Hazardous to Your HealthPollution

Residents, workers air their responses to U.S. Steel settlement

Reid FrazierJuly 31, 2019

The $2.7 million settlement is to resolve air pollution violations at the Clairton plant over the past two years.

Environmental JusticePollution