This Saturday, July 12th, groups across SWPA are taking action in Pittsburgh to call on federal and state governments, communities and individuals to come together to address the environmental crises that threaten our health, livelihoods and planet. Join us! pittsburghenvironmentday.eventbrite.com

This Saturday, July 12th, groups across SWPA are taking action in Pittsburgh to call on federal and state governments, communities and individuals to come together to address the environmental crises that threaten our health, livelihoods and planet. Join us! pittsburghenvironmentday.eventbrite.com

With the federal levels of government descending into chaos, we will need to work together to grow a Green New Deal from below! Join us on March 9th from 2-4pm to share in that work. Sign up here: bit.ly/4h1YEA1 or use the QR code in the image below.

The People's Union USA, a grassroots group, is calling on Americans to join a national boycott by not shopping for 24 hours on Friday.

This is genuinely an important article. The two main lessons from Hungary appear to be: DO NOT WAIT DO NOT UNDERREACT Authoritarians like Orban and Trump rely on opposition being unwilling to believe that what is happening is actually happening. That’s their window. www.vox.com/politics/398...

An invitation to a community garden brought me new relationships, heightened confidence — not to mention veggies and eggs. Could a little shared agriculture grow into something profoundly healing for a divided nation?

A quarter of U.S. adults, and 1 in 6 kids, are characterized as having disability. They may need support or accommodations to work - but they have energy and ability that our society can’t do without. Here’s the first in a new @publicsource.org series, Job One: www.publicsource.org/developmenta...

If you’re inspired, send us a pitch via this quick and easy form docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... (No AI-generated pitches, please, and if it’s not Pittsburgh-adjacent we won’t respond.)

Pittsburghers love to celebrate, critique, explore and reveal the Southwestern PA region. If you have something to say about this community and your experiences in it, @publicsource.org would like to consider publishing it. Check out the first-person essays here www.publicsource.org/category/fir...

THIS STARTER PACK IS FINALLY FULL! I’ve been very selective with the last 20-30 or so inclusions in my very first starter pack, on Urbanism & City-Building. Check out the new additions, and I recommend following everyone here. So now I guess I’ll start gradually building PART 2! #UrbanistShoutOut

"The painful truth is that the communities that have retained the most steel production have deferred the beginning of any postindustrial transformation and are today among the poorest communities in the nation." @chrisbriem.bsky.social on the no-sale of US Steel www.publicsource.org/us-steel-sal...

PublicSource invited readers to review last year’s news, vote on storylines and suggest new areas of coverage. Here are the results. ⬇️

Public Source has assembled a ballot to vote on "must-follow news topics, including "Environmental Efforts Extended" with two articles on the Allegheny County Climate Action Plan. Please vote to help bring public attention to this critical work in the New Year. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...

Thursday's strike "paper" leads with Ed Blazina's look ahead to Pittsburgh Regional Transit's new year: www.unionprogress.com/2025/01/02/p...

To Pittsburghers who think that Sewickley is just another “rich, white” suburb, this group says, “look again.” www.publicsource.org/sewickley-bl...

Public Source has assembled a ballot to vote on "must-follow news topics, including "Environmental Efforts Extended" with two articles on the Allegheny County Climate Action Plan. Please vote to help bring public attention to this critical work in the New Year. www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...

If you appreciated this or other @publicsource.org storylines in 2024, stroll through our recap, vote for favorites, make a suggestion. We'll tally the ballots Thursday and publish results Friday www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...

Pittsburgh-based fracking giant EQT approaches 2025 with a sunny political forecast. Will an ongoing EPA investigation drift away? Will a class-action lawsuit cloud the skies? @quinnglabicki.bsky.social scans the horizon www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-n...

🚨 The first preliminary analysis from the Japan Meteorological Agency highlights 2024 as the warmest year on record globally (since at least 1891 in this data). Additional climate rankings will be released on 1/10/2025 for other datasets. Graph and methods by ds.data.jma.go.jp/tcc/tcc/prod... 🧪⚒️🌊

You're invited to our next general meeting on January 5 from 4-5:30pm. We'll be discussing opportunities for action with the Climate Action Plan Justice Coalition and a proposal for a monthly book club to read *The Green New Deal From Below.* Register here for the Zoom link: bit.ly/Jan2025PGNDm...

It's NOT TOO LATE to vote for your favorite Pittsburgh news subject of 2024, and to tell @publicsource.org what you'd like to learn more about in 2025 www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...

In 2023, @chwolfson.bsky.social of @publicsource.org asked the 7 candidates for Allegheny County executive what they'd do for gov't transparency. Sara Innamorato embraced a slew of improvements — but in a year has left most of them untouched www.publicsource.org/allegheny-co...

Which Pittsburgh-area news topic would you like to have a beer with? Sara Innamorato's 1st year? Campus unionization? North Side buzz? EQT's big year? Vote today in @publicsource.org's year-in-review poll www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-a...

Please join us for our first strategy session of 2025 on 1/25 from 1-3pm to plan how we should take action for just and accountable Climate Action Plans in our region. To register for the strategy session and receive the Zoom link, please fill out this Google form and survey: bit.ly/CAPJCJan2025

Please join us for our first strategy session of 2025 on 1/25 from 1-3pm to plan how we should take action for just and accountable Climate Action Plans in our region. To register for the strategy session and receive the Zoom link, please fill out this Google form and survey: bit.ly/CAPJCJan2025

“There’s a material impact from climate change on global food prices” says Frederic Neumann, chief Asia economist at HSBC. “It’s easy to shrug off individual events as being isolated, but we’ve just seen such a sequence of abnormal events & disruptions that... add up to climate change impact"

🍕New Issue!🍕 Featuring environmental racism in one Pittsburgh suburb, the most unique pizza in town, the rise of local flag football leagues, this week's top events, and more! www.pghcitypaper.com

Transit agencies cannot police their way out of homelessness on their systems. Instead, they can prioritize the well-being and dignity of people experiencing homelessness while also maintaining safe and accessible transit for all riders. Read the report here! transitcenter.org/wp-content/u...

TAKE ACTION! Call Allegheny County Council Members - Futules, Catena, Palmieri, Filiaggi and Walton – and educate them that YES on air permit increases saves the lives of workers and residents! Here's more info from the @breathe-project.bsky.social on how to do so: breatheproject.org/wp-content/u...

Department of Energy study on LNG exports shows customer electricity costs will go up and pollution will go up. *an LNG export terminal is proposed in Southeastern PA. www.nytimes.com/2024/12/16/c...

TAKE ACTION! Call Allegheny County Council Members - Futules, Catena, Palmieri, Filiaggi and Walton – and educate them that YES on air permit increases saves the lives of workers and residents! Here's more info from the @breathe-project.bsky.social on how to do so: breatheproject.org/wp-content/u...

The Climate Action Plan Justice Coalition steering committee has three meetings a month, each on a different day of the week, to allow for different schedules: * 1st Tuesday of each month from 6-7:30pm * 2nd Friday of each month from 2-3:30pm * 3rd Saturday of each month from 1-3:30

Participants in the Climate Action Plan (CAP) Justice Coalition first convened in January 2024 to advocate for transparent, accountable climate action planning in SW PA that centers climate justice, community resilience, and inclusion of those most affected by climate change and systemic oppression.

@clairerichards.bsky.social #NoDemUnder5k The Fight Back 💙 Repost bsky.app/starter-pack... docs.google.com/document/d/e... Check ‘em out! unitedforclimate.blogspot.com ECOLOGICAL, CLIMATE-HEALTH ACTION FOR MOTHER EARTH #WeAreNature #NatureIsUs #ActNow #BeTheChange #Justice #ClimateJustice🤝 🇵🇸 🇺🇦 💙

The Climate Action Plan Justice Coalition will have our next full strategy session on Saturday, Jan 25 from 1-3 by Zoom. We are asking past meeting participants and all other concerned SW PA residents to help shape the meeting agenda and our 2025 priorities when they register: bit.ly/CAPjustice2025

Disability can mean increased medical needs — and also difficulty accessing healthcare. A new report highlights compounding barriers www.publicsource.org/obstacles-eq...

Some (not entirely) personal news... www.wesa.fm/economy-busi...

Congrats to WYEP and WESA staff for finalizing their first union contract. Took awhile! triblive.com/local/wesa-w...

As interest in solutions for addressing climate & environmental challenges continues to grow, UNEP’s newly launched #NbS4Peace report highlights the additional potential of nature-based solutions for building more resilient, stable, & peaceful societies. Info: wedocs.unep.org/20.500.11822...

DEP Sees ‘Very Significant Budget Gap’ In Funding Oil & Gas Regulation Program Due To Reduced Permit Fee Revenue [PaEN] tinyurl.com/bdzd48f9

PA Senate Republicans To Reintroduce Bills Limiting Citizen Rights To Appeal DEP Permit Decisions, Punish Communities That Take Steps To Protect Themselves Against Shale Gas Development Impacts [PaEN] tinyurl.com/25kezvtt

Please urge Allegheny County Council to vote yes on increasing funding for the Health Department's air programs by increasing air quality permit fees! Here's a list of upcoming opportunities to take action, from our coalition partner @breathe-project.bsky.social

@dankammen.bsky.social nice to see you on blue sky! I added you to my energy justice starter pack. Energy Justice and Climate Justice with Community Impact: go.bsky.app/RLGdcQF

Not every country is going to accept these immigrants who will be stuck in a state of limbo forever. We're creating a refugee crisis, except instead of refugee camps we'll have prison camps and a return to slavery.

Big votes loom on inclusionary zoning in Pittsburgh. Sound wonky? It means that new housing developments, citywide, would have to include some affordable units. @publicsourcepa.bsky.social has the latest www.publicsource.org/pittsburgh-c...

Join us and other coalition partners on 12/4 at 12:30pm at the Allegheny County Board of Health meeting 436 Grant St to demand: * all new fracking be prohibited in Allegheny County * increased fees on air pollution permits Registration required 24 hrs in advance to comment: bit.ly/HealthBoardC...