How will Pittsburgh fare if new studies prompt the EPA to tighten air pollution standards?
The debate was stoked by three important studies showing how minorities are more adversely impacted by air pollution.
02 Feb 2022
Top 10 toxic polluters in Pittsburgh. Meet the new #1
On a positive note, the list shows that progress is possible. The McConway & Torley Foundry in Lawrenceville has reduced emissions of chromium compounds by 90% and nickel compounds by 97%, and dropped out of the Toxic Ten this year.
15 Jun 2021
U.S. Steel shutting down Clairton’s three most-polluting batteries and halting $1.5 billion upgrade
They’re also cancelling a $1.5 billion upgrade to the massive Mon Valley Works complex, which was to include a new state-of-the-art rolling mill and co-generation plant.
30 Apr 2021
The Mon Valley has some of the dirtiest air in the country — again
This morning, the Liberty-Clairton air monitor showed that levels of fine particulate matter were elevated enough to give this Mon Valley spot the worst air quality in the country.
07 Apr 2021
What if the most polluted parts of Allegheny County resembled the least polluted? Study links air pollution to 100 excess deaths per year from heart disease
Researchers found that communities of color and poverty were 20 times more common in the most polluted quarter.
09 Jun 2020
Support is strong for cleaner air in PA and cuts across political divides, says survey
“Strong majorities of all voters, including independents, support policies that promote clean air and carbon-free energy sources.”
11 May 2020