Happy Earth Month (and happy Monday too!) Here are a couple more myths we're busting with EarthDay.org @earthdayorg.bsky.social

Earth Month isn't over yet! Let's debunk some common myths over the coming days, with help from our friends at EarthDay.org. @earthdayorg.bsky.social

Morning! Here’s today’s air quality forecast for Allegheny County. Not not mentioned: today’s exceedance of PA’s 24 hour hydrogen sulfide standard.

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Where the "Bomb Trains End" is a new student-made documentary about the intersection of petrochemical disaster and disability justice. Join us to watch the movie’s premiere on YouTube on May 4th at 12PM EST. #eastpalestinetrainderialment #disability justice www.youtube.com/watc...

Grounded. No dessert. These grades wouldn't fly when I was a kid! Pittsburgh has earned an F on particle pollution air quality three years straight - time to do the homework. #CleanAirNow www.lung.org/researc...

New power plant to add grid capacity, pollution www.axios.com/local/pittsb...

Ever feel like you want to help make a difference in your community - and get paid for it? We just updated our careers page. Take a look and help make a change! breatheproject.org/careers

🌍 Earth Day Challenge! Think of some of your favorite places to visit… now see how their air quality compares to Pittsburgh's using the Breathe Meter! How does your hometown or vacation spot stack up? Share what you find and tag a friend! breatheproject.org/breathe-meter/

Happy Earth Day! Allegheny County residents, especially frontline communities living close to large industrial sources, remain impacted by harmful air pollution. SWPA residents deserve #CleanAirNow #Draft

Happy Earth Day! Clean air is vital for the Earth - and for us. There are no boundaries when it comes to air quality - bad air moves around like a plastic bag drifting through the wind. We all have to work together to protect what we all share. #EarthDay

Happy Earth Week! 🌎 There are so many ways to celebrate - and a packed week of events to join. Will we see you there? breatheproject.org/events @sierraclubpa.bsky.social @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social @peopleoverpetro.bsky.social

Residents worry the noise will get worse if @AlleghenyHealth approves EQT’s air quality permit request to install a tri-ethylene glycol dehydrator at the site, adding a higher level of pollution to an already high-level pollutant-producing site. triblive.com/local/v...

When air kills, we need to talk about it. Join SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town Hall on April 20th and hear about the toll that PM2.5 has on our communities from one of the world’s leading public health experts. tinyurl.com/SWPAairtownh...

Almost halfway through April - can you believe it? Good news is that we still have a lot of great events coming up this month. Check them out at breatheproject.org/u...

"The question is simple: Why should DEP accommodate a company that has not demonstrated the ability—or willingness—to comply with existing air pollution permit limits?" Read the whole story from PA Environment Digest Blog here: paenvironmentdaily.b...

Someone who speaks at a climate denier conference spreading gross mistruths is unfit to lead the EPA...and 290+ health professionals agree. #ZeldinMustGo www.actonclimate.com/post/290-hea...

"Shell has repeatedly operated in violation of the Clean Air Act by exceeding permitted limits, including nitrogen oxide and hazardous air pollutants harmful to public health." Read the full story from WPXI here: tinyurl.com/11NewsShell

Shell's Beaver County plastic plant has violated its emissions limits every year since opening in 2022. Now the DEP is considering raising those limits even higher. Residents turned out to Tuesday's hearing to voice concerns and share their stories. tinyurl.com/PublicSo...

In Braddock, air pollution claims an estimated 16+ lives a year. Resident Edith Abeyta sums it up perfectly: the data makes the impact on our health and lives crystal clear - "unlike our air." Check out the effects on your community: tinyurl.com/AirPollu...

Happening now: DEP Public Hearing for Shell’s Air Pollution Permit. This is Part 1. Part 2 date TBD

Sheppard found the study’s conclusions were reasonable: that cancer prevention efforts should focus on public policy. “It’s another way of showing that it’s not just what we do as individuals, but it’s also what is in our environment that can impact whether we get cancer or not,” she said.

“Sheppard found the study’s conclusions were reasonable: that cancer prevention efforts should focus on more than personal habits, like smoking, but also on air pollution and public policy.” www.alleghenyfront.org/study-air-po... @gasp-pgh.bsky.social

Lindsay shouldn't have to choose between breathing fresh air and living in her own home. This is a daily reality for Beaver County residents living with industrial pollution: strange smells, itchy throats and watering eyes - just from stepping outside. This is not normal.

The community spoke. Leaders didn't listen. Ahead of the 4/7 Shell Air Permit Hearing, hear what community members told leaders before a vote on Shell's initial permit. They knew what was coming - and now they're the ones living with the consequences. www.youtube.com/watc...

"Communities now find themselves on the front lines of a rapidly expanding, energy-hungry industry that operates with limited oversight while driving up electricity costs, worsening pollution and health risks, and deepening environmental injustices."-Deb Smit, Mt. Lebanon tinyurl.com/TribLive...

"Finally, a science-based way to reveal the human loss that the powers that be prefer to ignore." -Howard Rieger, Squirrel Hill resident. Behind every data point is a life, a family, a community. See what the data reveals about your area: tinyurl.com/AirPollu...

The Nature Conservancy PA News: Celebrate Earth Day With Hike At Cove Mountain Preserve; Join Statewide Cleanup Events; Be Part Of City Nature Challenge tinyurl.com/nt4de958

American communities need an EPA administrator that actually protects our health and climate instead of prioritizing fossil fuel handouts. @whitehouse.senate.gov and @markey.senate.gov are standing up for climate protections and calling on Lee Zeldin to resign. #ZeldinMustGo

Not a joke: The Trump administration's decision to treat our health, lives, and climate as expendable.

Join us for a Chapter Kick Off meeting and mix and mingle with fellow climate activists. Please join us. Chapter Re-Kickoff Meeting at the Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh! Thursday, April 16, 2026 Time: 5:45 pm - 7:45 pm Please register! forms.office.com/pag...

While March is almost over, we have all of these events to look forward to in April! Take a look and head over to BreatheProject.org/upcoming-events for more information.

Your air. Your voice. This is the meeting that counts. Part 1 of 2 of the DEP's public hearing on Shell's Air Quality Permit approval is April 7th, 6-8pm at Penn State Beaver. This is your chance to be heard. RSVP here: tinyurl.com/ShellPart1

Yet another scientific study warning people of the health hazards of plastics for expectant mothers. www.cnn.com/2026/03/...

HEADS UP: Mon Valley again waking up to concentrations of H2S that exceed the PA standard. Smell it? Report it to the Allegheny County health department and via the Smell Pittsburgh app.

On Shell's plastic plant in Monaca, BCMAC spokesperson Hilary Flint says: "I don’t understand how a facility continues to operate, let alone be eligible for permits, when they have 23 unresolved high-priority violations, in addition to the other violations that they do on a monthly basis."

"If this is an energy innovation summit, why are you still proposing fossil fuel powered data centers?" Local residents and activists posed that question outside Pittsburgh's 2nd Annual PA Data Center & Energy Innovation Summit earlier this morning.

Fossil fuel pollution is “poisoning more than just our planet.” By degrading air quality protections, the Trump administration is also causing significant damage to our health. @whitehouse.senate.gov

Pittsburgh-area enviro experts say the EPA’s repeal could have implications for air quality and the environment in SWPA. Allegheny County has historically and consistently ranked poor in air quality. triblive.com/news/pe...

On Shell's plastic plant in Monaca, BCMAC spokesperson Hilary Flint says: "I don’t understand how a facility continues to operate, let alone be eligible for permits, when they have 23 unresolved high-priority violations, in addition to the other violations that they do on a monthly basis."

HEADS UP: MonValley residents are waking up to sky high concentrations of hydrogen sulfide - levels that exceed the PA standard. Again. So far this year, there have been 41 such exceedances. During the same period last year, there were just 17. Smell it? Make reports to ACHD & via Smell PGH.

When air kills, we need to talk about it. Join SWPA Grassroots Air Quality Town Hall on April 20th and hear about the toll that PM2.5 has on our communities from one of the world’s leading public health experts. tinyurl.com/SWPAairtownh...

Our thoughts are with the workers and residents who are sheltering in place. Fossil fuels are dangerous and unhealthy. www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/val...

~3,000 lives a year. That's not just a statistic - that's our families, our neighbors, our community. Pittsburgh deserves cleaner air. theconversation.com/pittsburghs-...

Seems like the Clean Air Act law to protect people's health is now a "courtesy" according to the DEP, which continues to let the Shell Plastic Plant violate it despite local resident protests. www.alleghenyfront.o...

4th air quality permit request since 2015. A $10M fine on record. No real-time emissions alerts. When the meeting ended, Shell walked out the door - no press, no community, no comments. Beaver County deserves better. April 7 public hearing - be there. tinyurl.com/WXPIShellDEP

🚨Stinkburgh Alert! Likely stench and elevated #air pollution tomorrow in #Pittsburgh. Stay alert and report smells to ACHD and SmellPGH app if you smell it! @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @breathe-project.bsky.social