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EPA prioritizes vinyl chloride, the chemical burned in East Palestine, for risk evaluation

Julie Grant·December 18, 2023

Vinyl chloride, used to make PVC pipe and other products, is a known carcinogen. It was vented and burned after a Norfolk Southern trained derailed in East Palestine.

Health

COP28 Roundup: Food, Health, Disaster Relief and the Oceans

Kara Holsopple·December 15, 2023

The UN climate negotiations ended in Dubai with an agreement that finally acknowledges moving away from fossil fuels. What else happened?

Climate Change Conservation Energy Food and Agriculture Health Your Environment Update

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Allegheny County aims to bring cleaner indoor air to child care centers

Sarah Boden·December 13, 2023

Twenty child care centers located in communities disproportionately harmed by pollution and industry will participate in the program.

Environmental Justice Health

How a state bill and federal rule change could protect kids from lead in water

Kara Holsopple·December 8, 2023

A proposed update to a federal rule and a bill in Pennsylvania could go a long way to prevent children's exposure to lead which impacts their IQ and wellbeing.

Health Water Your Environment Update

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Proposed rule would force Pittsburgh water utilities to prevent lead contamination

Oliver Morrison·December 1, 2023

Under a proposed EPA rule, water systems with lead service lines will have to replace 10% of those lines per year for 10 years.

Health Water

American Lung Association calls for increased radon testing in Pennsylvania

Zoë Read·November 28, 2023

Many Pennsylvania residents are at risk of radon exposure, the number one cause of lung cancer among non-smokers.

Health

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Tour of fracking sites connects activists from Appalachia and the Gulf Coast

Kara Holsopple·November 27, 2023

An art collective brought together Appalachian and Gulf Coast residents to compare notes and build solidarity as they fight fossil fuel projects.

Energy Environmental Justice Health Pollution Your Environment Update

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Pa. families call on Josh Shapiro to fulfill recommendations of fracking grand jury

Rachel McDevitt·November 22, 2023

Families living near fracking in Washington County are disappointed in Gov. Josh Shapiro. They want more accountability for the industry.

Energy Health

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Lead testing isn’t required for Pa. school water fountains. Lawmakers want to change that

Jillian Forstadt·November 20, 2023

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.

Health Water

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EPA finds spills, leaks, heavy metals at hazardous waste landfill in Westmoreland County

Reid Frazier·November 17, 2023

Residents have been complaining about the MAX Environmental landfill in Yukon for years. An EPA inspection found it may be violating federal laws.

Health Pollution Water

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U.S. Steel: Gas-valve failure likely cause of deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works

Allegheny County deploys mobile air quality monitors near Clairton Coke Works

In Clairton, a community deals with a fatal explosion at the U.S. Steel plant

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EPA prioritizes vinyl chloride, the chemical burned in East Palestine, for risk evaluation

COP28 Roundup: Food, Health, Disaster Relief and the Oceans

Allegheny County aims to bring cleaner indoor air to child care centers

How a state bill and federal rule change could protect kids from lead in water

Proposed rule would force Pittsburgh water utilities to prevent lead contamination

American Lung Association calls for increased radon testing in Pennsylvania

Tour of fracking sites connects activists from Appalachia and the Gulf Coast

Pa. families call on Josh Shapiro to fulfill recommendations of fracking grand jury

Lead testing isn’t required for Pa. school water fountains. Lawmakers want to change that

EPA finds spills, leaks, heavy metals at hazardous waste landfill in Westmoreland County