U.S. Steel fined $458K by Allegheny County for air violations
That makes $9 million in penalties this year from the Allegheny County Health Department. Critics say U.S. Steel is paying to pollute.
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EPA awards more than $4 million for new air monitoring in Pa. environmental justice areas
The grants will pay for 11 projects around Pennsylvania, totaling $4.27 million, to monitor around communities overburdened by air pollution.
Inversions trap pollution in Allegheny County this fall, despite new rule
Despite a new rule, hydrogen sulfide and soot levels surged in Allegheny County during a weather inversion this month.
An ethane cracker in western Pa. will soon start up. We answered your questions about it
You asked us questions about Shell's ethane cracker in Beaver County. We got answers about jobs, taxes, royalties, and of course, air pollution.
Pa. needs to finish emissions regulations for oil and gas sites by December or face sanctions, EPA says
Pennsylvania could lose $500-$750 million in federal highway funds if it doesn't submit plans to EPA by Dec. 16 to reduce VOCs at oil/gas sites.
DEP hears concerns over evaporator at landfill that processes frack waste
Residents and others are concerned that radiation from fracking waste treated at the landfill will end up in the evaporator's air emissions.
Pennsylvania environmental group pushing for air quality monitors in environmental justice communities
Clean Air Council wants monitors in public areas in communities in Delaware County that have poor air quality so residents can start "talking to each other about what’s happening."
How Allegheny County is trying to make air quality easier to understand
A new kind of report breaks down the science of how the department measures air pollution and shows how residents can get involved.
Even moderate air pollution in Allegheny County raises ER visits for kids with asthma, study finds
The study finds Black children are among those most affected by air pollution, even on moderate or "yellow" air quality days.
U.S. Steel agrees to $1.5 M fine for air pollution violations at Edgar Thomson steel plant
The fines are for air violations including failing to maintain pollution control equipment and leaving doors open, allowing pollution to escape.
