Breathe Project

Big win in stopping toxic chemicals on our rail lines! Way to go Beyond Plastics

Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Action Under Toxic Substances Control Act to Protect Public from Exposure to Harmful Chemicals | US EPA EPA News Release: Biden-Harris Administration Takes Latest Action Under Toxic Substances Control Act to Protect Public from Exposure to Harmful Chemicals

Thank you for raising the alarm on the COVERUP by of emissions coming from the Shell plant. The gases burned off include ethane, acetylene, ethylene, methane, hydrogen, nitrogen and others, in Shell's reports to DEP.

SECRECY from Public Requested for Shell Petrochemical Plant Shell Petrochemical Plant asks DEP: To Classify the Chemical Makeup; Flow Rate Of Gases to be Burned-off by Flares; The Air Pollution Sources; Pollution Control Equipment Operating; All Confidentia…

Yet another concern related to pollutants from steel-making and the health harm to indigenous people in Minnesota. We need sustainable steel!

Minnesota tribes paying the price for steel industry’s pollution Steel companies that process taconite release a slew of pollutants — and they're suing the EPA over new regulations.

BREAKING: just announced $4.3B in new Climate Pollution Reduction Grants! This money will help states, local governments, tribes, and territories cut climate pollution and expand clean energy. Yes! !

Climate Pollution Reduction Grants | US EPA This page provides details about EPA's Climate Pollution Reduction Grants (CPRG) program, including who is eligible and how to apply. The CPRG is part of the Inflation Reduction Act.

It's time Pittsburgh. Smoking is not good for anyone's health!

Pittsburgh casino workers rally for Pennsylvania smoking ban Employees of Pittsburgh's Rivers Casino rallied Thursday for a bill that would end the casino exemption in the state's public smoking ban.

Greenwashing didn't work out for them apparently.

Shell under fire for watering down climate change targets, as chief exec takes home almost £8m pay packet “Shell’s CEO £8m pay packet is a bitter pill to swallow for the millions of workers living with the high costs of energy. Our reliance on Shell’s dirty oil and gas makes them rich whilst the rest of us get poorer.”

It's no surprise that most hydrogen plants are built near disadvantaged, EJ communities.

Most hydrogen plants proposed near disadvantaged communities At a time when the federal government is offering billions in subsidies to encourage hydrogen as an alternative fuel, U.S. companies have proposed at least 24 projects to build new plants to manufacture hydrogen out of natural gas. Public records show that about 90 percent of these projects are in o...

Shell is now "backing away from a pledge to rapidly increase its use of “advanced recycling”, a practice oil and petrochemical producers have promoted as a solution to the plastics pollution crisis."

Shell quietly backs away from pledge to increase ‘advanced recycling’ of plastics Energy giant promised to turn 1m tonnes of plastic waste into oil each year, but now says goal is unfeasible

Important summit for all those wishing to support climate actions on a national level!

CEQ Summit -White House Summit on Environmental Justice in Action The White House

We will be there! Join us TONIGHT downtown Pittsburgh City-Council building portico. 6 PM

Pittsburgh Climate Emergency Day Rally · Action For The Climate Emergency Join ACE Pittsburgh for a Global Climate Rally! Join ACE Pittsburgh and fellow climate activists for an urgent global day of climate action! Together, we're demanding an end to fossil fuels and the investment of funding into real climate solutions before it's too late. As part of our Make Polluters....

Carbon capture is a costly and unproven technology to put on taxpayers!

30 environmental advocacy groups ask PA governor to veto carbon capture bill “Putting resources toward carbon capture and storage instead of renewable energy is wasting time we don’t have.”

Meet Clean Air Council's New ED, Alex Bomstein – Breathe Weekly for July 15, 2024 https://mailchi.mp/2664141a7e4a/meet-clean-air-councils-new-ed-alex-bomstein-breathe-weekly-for-july-15-2024

In Allegheny County, an estimated 640 -1,373 people died each year from PM2.5 pollution between 2020-2022. We are having a 9-11 scale event in our county every 2 years. Increase fees on polluters! - Matt Mehalik, executive director of the Breathe Project.

Allegheny County Health Department's (ACHD) mission is to protect, promote, and preserve the health and well-being of all residents, particularly the most vulnerable. Let's hold them to it, especially on pollution. Fill out this survey today! https://survey.sogolytics.com/survey1.aspx?k=SsRXTPYYsSYsPsPsP〈=0

Survey Participation

Please take the time to fill out this survey and advocate for a strong budget to address cleaner air quality in communities, thank you! SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town Halls

The Health Department is beginning a strategic planning process. Input from stakeholders is an integral part of planning efforts and will help ensure the continued success of the Health Department as the needs of the community evolve. The survey should take approximately ten minutes to complete and will remain accessible through July 29th.

Please take the survey here: https://survey.sogolytics.com/r/jL0sZ3

Carbon Capture is experimental and expensive. There are better ways of fighting climate change like energy conservation and renewable energies. It will spawn pipelines and extend the life of a fossil fuel industry.

Pennsylvania Authorizes Regulations for Carbon Capture Wells PA lawmakers approved legislation to attract carbon capture projects and federally funded hydrogen hubs, despite criticism of the technology's reliability.

Biden-Harris announced $1.7 billion to support the conversion of 11 shuttered or at-risk auto and assembly facilities across eight states including Ohio and PA to manufacture electric vehicles and their supply chain.

Statement from President Joe Biden on Historic Investment to Ensure Future of Auto Industry is Made in America | The White House Building a clean energy economy can and should be a win-win for union autoworkers and automakers. This investment will create thousands of good-paying, union manufacturing jobs and retain even more—from Lansing, Michigan to Fort Valley, Georgia – by helping auto companies retool, reboot, and reh...

As the Republican Convention opens with a focus on energy, former President Trump and other leaders are calling for more oil, gas and coal development. Seems climate change is not a concern. https://www.nytimes.com/2024/07/15/climate/republicans-climate-change-fossil-fuels.html #:~:text=As%20the%20event%20opens%20with,oil%2C%20gas%20and%20coal%20development.

At the Republican National Convention, Climate Change Isn’t a Problem As the event opens with a focus on energy, former President Trump and other leaders are calling for more oil, gas and coal development.

How are we just learning about this now? For nearly two months, hydrogen sulfide (H2S) and sulfur dioxide (SO2) levels were not properly monitored due to malfunctioning equipment. No wonder the county smells like rotten eggs!

Allegheny County Air Quality Data Compromised Due to Monitoring Glitch at Liberty Station A glitch at the Liberty Monitoring Station deleted air quality data; faulty equipment led to inaccurate monitoring of pollutants.

Thank you Rep. Summer Lee for standing up for Braddock to U.S. EPA – Breathe Weekly for July 8, 2024 https://mailchi.mp/da4ed7388df8/rep-summer-lee-stands-up-for-braddock-to-epa-breathe-weekly-for-july-8-2024

Allegheny County air quality activists hope the new county admin will take a serious look at recent absences, dysfunction of the Air Quality subcommittee and appoint members serious about showing up and putting public health first.

GASP Implores Residents to Show Support for a Fully Funded Air Quality Program at July 17 BOH Meeting Following Embarrassing Committee Vote We’re not going to mince words: The committee tasked with recommending whether or not an Allegheny County Health Department plan to eliminate a $1.8 million deficit and fully fund its Air Quality Program should be approved by the Board of Health for public comment failed in its duties Monday night...

A 2023 report by the Center for Rural Pennsylvania estimated that most of Pennsylvania’s rural counties will see their populations shrink over the next 30 years, a projected decline of 5.8 percent with small increases in the southeast Pa.

Washington Post: Rural Pennsylvania Facing Population Loss Pennsylvania's dramatic rural population decline spotlights the national debate over small-town viability.

Residents reported symptoms such as skin itchiness and dizziness. Someone in Chicago Heights, 5 miles away, reported an odor of chemicals and burning plastic.
https://www.unionprogress.com/2024/07/07/my-heart-is-in-my-stomach-right-now-east-palestine-residents-reach-out-to-illinois-town-after-derailment-there/ #:~:text=A%20screen%20grab%20from%20WMAQ,a%20Chicago%20suburb%20last%20week.

'My heart is in my stomach right now': East Palestine residents reach out to Illinois town after derailment there - Pittsburgh Union Progress A handful of people in the small Ohio town of East Palestine used social media to send heartfelt messages — and hard-earned advice — to residents of a Chicago suburb last week. The reason for the outreach? The threat of toxic contamination. On Thursday morning, June 27, Veronica Wright drove to ...

BIG WIN in California for environmental justice!

California’s Historic Environmental Justice Law Is Restored: Advocates Celebrate No New Oil Drilling in Neighborhoods - Last Chance Alliance SACRAMENTO, CA – The state law to end new oil drilling in neighborhoods and install strict pollution controls at existing oil and gas sites […]

Know this. CO2 emissions from Blue Hydrogen and Gas-CCS projects can be two to three times higher than reported when considering upstream emissions from gas extraction, processing and transport.

Kind of Blue - Carbon Tracker Initiative The real climate impact of Blue Hydrogen and Gas-CCS Our report reveals that CO2 emissions from...

BREAKING: just announced major funding for climate resilience – nearly $1 billion! This is a critical step to protect people this and a huge win for environmental justice. Thank you, for making it a priority to !