Despite some improvements, the Pittsburgh metro area ranked 9th worst in the country for long-term particle pollution, which is associated with heart and lung disease.
Fracking waste can be radioactive. Advocates want it included in a pair of state-sponsored studies into fracking and childhood cancer, asthma, and poor birth outcomes.
A two-year investigation sampled the urine of families living near fracking. We talked to the reporter who says she was shocked by the high levels of chemicals found in kids.
GASP is looking for teens for their new program pairing high school students in Allegheny County with peers in Birmingham, Ala. Both cities have historically poor air quality.
The lawsuit is challenging a plan to allow spikes of sulfur dioxide at two power plants. Even at low levels, SO2 can affect asthmatics in as little as two minutes.
