Congratulations to Dr. Iulia Vann on receiving the 2026 Milton and Ruth Roemer Prize for Creative Local Public Health from American Public Health Association.
This award recognizes her work in bringing healthier air, water and more to the residents of Allegheny County.
"I believe that we have the highest rate of asthma in Allegheny County, highest rate of cancer, so the effects are there," said Minister Teri Gilmore, Braddock resident.
Braddock already carries some of the highest cancer and asthma rates in the region - and residents worry U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel's proposed hot strip mill at the Edgar Thomson Plant will make it worse. @BreatheProjectpiped.video/shorts/fP1oM5Zv2…
10 new natural gas plants. SWPA is looking at a potential buildout of fossil fuel power - and with it, a familiar story of pollution for our region.
Full-story: tinyurl.com/PPGdouble?id=oN7…
☢️ Potential radiation exposure along the Montour Trail’s Westland Branch in Cecil Township alarms independent investigators, leaving them to question the DEP’s judgment.
Read the full article here buff.ly/0UaZEUY
SmellPGH is turning 10! Learn how air quality affects your health, help shape SmellPGH's future, and celebrate over refreshments! RSVP here: forms.gle/deAzQce3zFtqgUiG6?…
"My doctor called me a canary in a coalmine."
A resident shares her story: chronic, debilitating conditions that started out of nowhere - right when Shell's Monaca polyethylene unit came online. Her toxicologist's only treatment recommendation? Leave the area.
@GovernorShapiro said a moratorium is something you use when you still need to figure things out. As for data center development, "Well, we figured it out."
Not even close.
Join us on 10/6 at the PA Capitol to say NO to data center development in PA. bit.ly/NoDataCentersPA
Braddock already carries some of the highest cancer and asthma rates in the region - and residents worry U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel's proposed hot strip mill at the Edgar Thomson Plant will make it worse. @BreatheProjectpiped.video/shorts/eVSyKugDk…
.@Columbia’s Prof Frederica Perera & @CCCEHColumbia tracked 1,100+ children in N. Manhattan & the S. Bronx for 20+years.
As NYC air improved-fine particles & NO₂ halved (1998–2016),taxi pollutants fell up to 80%-toddlers’ cognitive scores rose.tinyurl.com/2tjztztk#AirQuality
Clean energy infrastructure like Barcelona's Photovoltaic Pergola represents the future.
Solar panels aren't just good for the environment, they are symbols of independence.
Yesterday we rallied outside the AI Horizons Summit to make sure our region's future isn't decided without us. Our ask is simple:
🌱 Power data centers with renewable energy
🙋Give residents a real seat at the table
🐢 Slow down development until community safety is guaranteed
Good news! The House just reauthorized the bipartisan Diesel Emissions Reduction Act, which reduces cancer-causing diesel pollution, benefiting communities across the country. Thank you @DorisMatsui, @RepLangworthy, @KenCalvert &
@chelliepingree for your leadership.
The U.S. EPA gave a pass to polluters at the expense of public health and welfare – we’ll see them in court.
Earlier this week, EPA repealed carbon pollution standards for power plants, despite its obligation to regulate health-harming pollution. catf.us/2026/09/epa-sued-ove…
We're LIVE in Bakery Square! Residents are rallying for a Smarter AI Future outside the AI Horizons Summit - tune in now: piped.video/live/Nl4lUsN6m1w…