Clean Water Action is partnering with residents who live near industrial sources to reduce toxic emissions that can lead health issues like cancer and asthma.
Urge your legistors to support HB 1752 and protect Pennsylvania's air and communities.
The Allegheny County Controller, Chelsa Wagner, recently completed an audit of the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) Air Quality Program. What she found is not shocking to those of us who have had to live in polluted communities or those of us who have been working across the region to improve air quality.
Did you hear the recent news? The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), the primary agency that deals with air pollution in Pittsburgh and the surrounding county, reached a deal with US Steel to reduce emissions from the Clairton Coke Works. They announced it on Good Friday, but it should have been Groundhog Day because it's giving me a serious case of déjà vu.
When I was moving to Pittsburgh I conducted the arduous task of finding a place to live without being in the city.