New symptom tracker, trial aim to document residents’ symptoms after East Palestine train derailment
A new tool for East Palestine residents is helping researchers document health changes stemming from the Norfolk Southern train derailment.
Environmental Justice
Research projects look at health of humans and dogs in East Palestine, 3 years after the train derailment
Long term liver health, how chemicals affect dogs, sharing lessons learned with other disasters and environmental justice are all areas of research since 2023.
New financing is available for Philly-area homeowners seeking to install rooftop solar
Although the residential solar tax credits expired, solar installers and financers are pointing to another affordable option: leasing.
Trump reverses course on coke oven rule for toxic air pollution, granting 2-year waivers to comply
U.S. Steel applauds the move while environmental groups say it puts the health of communities near coke plants at risk.
Carnegie Mellon research is behind a new global map of air pollution
Carnegie Mellon University’s CREATE Lab partnered with a nonprofit to build an animated map that shows how particle pollution spreads from 9,560 industrial sources in urban areas around the world.
High-pressure maintenance procedure led to valve rupture in fatal U.S. Steel blast
The valve that burst was originally built in 1953. The company used a high-pressure technique that resulted in a rupture.
Heinz Award-winning environmental justice leader says the EJ movement is ‘not over.’
Sacoby Wilson, Ph.D., does environmental research for the people, working with impacted communities to get the data they need to take action.
Coke plant’s closure near Pittsburgh led to immediate health benefits, study finds
ER visits for pediatric asthma and cardiovascular disease plummeted after the Shenango coke plant on Neville Island closed in 2016.
EPA canceled Solar for All. Will that matter in Pennsylvania?
Pennsylvania received $156 million for low to mid-income families to install solar, but state lawmakers needed to approve it. They never did.
Solar for All program at risk in Pa. if state lawmakers don’t act soon
Pennsylvania could lose $156 million meant for low-income people reduce their energy bills through solar if state lawmakers don’t act before September.
