Pittsburgh public schools reaches milestone for removing lead in drinking water fountains
The district replaced all unfiltered water fountains by installing 1,300 lead-filtering ones. No amount is safe for children’s bodies.
Jillian Forstadt
Pa. schools can apply for up to $10M for environmental repairs
Schools can address environmental concerns, such as lead, asbestos and mold. In one survey, more than 90% of Pa. schools reported lead in their drinking water.
Lead testing isn’t required for Pa. school water fountains. Lawmakers want to change that
A new bill would create a $30 million Safe School Drinking Water Fund and require schools to replace all outdated water fountains with filtered ones by 2026.
When a Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode alert is issued, whose air is at risk?
When a warning is in effect, industrial facilities in the Mon Valley must limit their activities, and residents, especially vulnerable ones, are discouraged from spending time outdoors.
PWSA receives $52.4M EPA loan to continue drinking water system improvements
The EPA loan came through the federal Water Infrastructure Finance and Innovation Act, which aims to modernize aging treatment systems.
Mon Valley leaders have $5M in U.S. Steel fines to spend, but little has gone to public health
So far, funds have gone for things like snowplows, street lights and ballfields, with only 7 percent for public health or environmental projects.
Nearly half of Pennsylvania’s top 12 greenhouse gas emitters are in the Pittsburgh region
PennEnvironment's "Dirty Dozen" list includes 5 power plants in Western Pa.
Derailments could pose a major risk to southwestern Pa.’s rivers, Pitt researchers say
Derailed trains pose a potential risk to the region’s aquatic habitats and drinking water, as well as to communities already facing environmental inequality.
Allegheny County levees $307K in fines on U.S. Steel for Clairton air pollution violations
The fine is for violations at the Clairton Coke Works for the second quarter of 2022. That is in addition to more than $458,000 in fines for the first quarter.
Mon Valley clean air watchdog calls on EPA to challenge Clairton plant’s operating permit
The Group Against Smog and Pollution says the latest permit doesn’t hold the company to a plan to remedy the source of air violations.
