Pollution Archives

Why Big Industry is Paying Small Farmers to Cut Pollution in the Ohio River

Julie Grant·July 21, 2017

Some water quality advocates say getting industrial polluters to pay for farm runoff prevention projects is an innovative way to control water pollution. But critics argue it's just another pay-to-pollute scheme.

Food and Agriculture Headwaters Pollution

Ohio River Communities are Still Coping with Teflon’s Toxic Legacy

Glynis Board·July 21, 2017

Though the toxic chemical found in Teflon is no longer made in the U.S., residents in the Ohio River Headwaters region are still dealing with dangerous levels of C8 in their drinking water.

Headwaters Pollution

It’s Not Just Lake Erie. The Ohio River Has a Major Algae Problem, Too.

Kara Lofton·July 21, 2017

A 600-mile-long algae bloom on the Ohio River in 2015 sent officials scrambling to protect water supplies and looking for answers to prevent future blooms.

Headwaters Pollution Water

Shell’s Pennsylvania Chemical Plant Brings Hope for Jobs, Fear of Pollution

Reid Frazier·July 14, 2017

Shell’s ethane cracker is scheduled to begin construction later this year. Many in the region worry what impact the plant--and others that might be built in the future--will have on the region’s air.

Hazardous to Your Health Pollution The Coming Chemical Boom

Tiny Particles of Pollution Increase the Risk of Premature Death in Older Americans

Rebecca Williams·July 7, 2017

Long-term exposure to certain kinds of air pollution increases the risk of premature death in Americans over 65 years old. And that finding holds true even at levels of air pollution below national standards.

Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

Study: Some Highly Fluorinated Chemicals are Harder to Filter From Water

Rebecca Williams·June 23, 2017

Researchers have found a family of chemicals called highly fluorinated compounds are contaminating drinking water around the country. Now they’re trying to figure out whether filters really work to remove these chemicals from water.

Pollution

$A flare from a fracking well burns off excess gas near a home.$

Concerned About How Fracking is Affecting Your Health? This Organization Can Help

Kara Holsopple·June 23, 2017

If you believe your health has been, or could be, impacted by industry pollution, one place to start is this organization. Staffed with doctors, nurses and public health scientists, the Southwest Pennsylvania Environmental Health Project helps people and communities protect themselves.

Environmental Justice Hazardous to Your Health Pollution

On Health Effects, Blame the Trucks, Not the Fracking?

Reid Frazier·June 16, 2017

Scientists have linked fracking with health issues for people who live near gas wells. Many wonder whether the fracking process itself is to blame. But one researcher thinks the problem might have nothing to do with fracking, but rather something we see so often, we hardly ever notice it.

Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

Can This Green Method Of Disposing Leftover Drilling Water Beat A Hole In The Ground?

Mark Nootbar·June 16, 2017

Since energy companies have been fracking, they've been trying to figure out the best way to deal with the chemical and mineral-laced water that gurgles out of the wells. Some of the wastewater is transported to Ohio where it is injected thousands of feet into the ground, and where it's been known to cause earthquakes. But a new company in thinks it can do better by building on an old technology.

Pollution Technology

Children Who Live Near Polluters Have Twice The Risk For Asthma

Liz Reid·June 9, 2017

According to a new study, about 35 percent of kids who live near sources of pollution in Allegheny County have asthma. The national asthma rate is about 8 percent. The pollution, and the asthma it causes, have far-reaching consequences in a child’s life.

Environmental Justice Hazardous to Your Health Health Pollution

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