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How Trump Gave the Worst Polluters a Free Pass including US Steel nytimes.com/2026/10/24/clima… via @NYTimes
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Over the summer of 2026, we researched twelve data centers in Southwestern PA. If they're all built, they could add enough gas-fired power to equal about three-quarters of the electricity the entire state used in 2024.
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The former Cheswick Generating Station coal plant site in Springdale is being converted into a hyperscale data center. The county's comment period is open to anyone, wherever you live. Comment here:
alleghenycounty.us/Projects-…
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What effects does industrial pollution have on health, the environment, and communities? New data from @industriouslabs Industrial Equity Mapper shows that across 24 regions, 4.7 million people are at higher risk for long term respiratory illness. industrialequitymapper.org/
"Ms. Meade said she knew she faced an elevated risk of cancer, which killed her older sister and several of her neighbors. But she cannot afford to buy a comparable house elsewhere. So she stays."
Full NYT story: tinyurl.com/WorstPolluters?i…
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202 facilities got a free pass to pollute — and 3.3 million people live nearby. Our kids deserve clean air, not cancer-causing chemicals. 💨 Read this and speak up. #CleanAirMoms nytimes.com/2026/10/24/clima…
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Over the summer of 2026, our four interns researched 12 data center proposals across six Southwestern PA counties. If they're all built, they could add enough gas-fired power to equal about three-quarters of the electricity the entire state of Pennsylvania used in 2024.
The final days of spooky season are here, but there’s still plenty happening!
Check out the events here: BreatheProject.org/upcoming-…
Our thoughts are with the residents of Toledo and the safety of workers dealing with the fossil fuel chemical tank leak. apnews.com/article/toledo-ch…
Looking for something to do for the rest of spooky season? 👻 There are a ton of events left this month - check them out!
More info: breatheproject.org/upcoming-…
A huge plume of smoke rose from Nippon/U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock yesterday. We don’t know what happened, but does it look like an explosion? 👀
Ask yourself: Does Nippon/U.S. Steel deserve an air permit for a new hot strip mill?
A fresh coat of paint on Braddock’s Edgar Thomson plant won’t erase years of pollution.
And it doesn’t change what a proposed hot strip mill would bring: a projected 43% increase in PM2.5 in the heart of Braddock.
U.S. Steel is already polluting the region - a Hot Strip Mill will bring more of the same.
Braddock breathes some of the highest PM2.5 in our region - they don't deserve more.
Town Hall #20: October 22nd at 7 PM.
Register here:tinyurl.com/SWPATownHall20?i…
Around 120 Braddock residents attended the Allegheny County Health Department public meeting on the proposed hot strip mill at Nippon/U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works last night.
Many asked thoughtful questions about what more pollution would mean for their neighborhood, including a projected 43% increase in PM2.5 in the heart of Braddock.
The biggest question in the room: how can we ask an overburdened community to take on even more pollution?
“There is no end user, there are no facts that are in writing and it’s apparent a majority of the residents are against it,” said State Rep. Andrew Kuzma, R-Elizabeth Township who is opposed to the project. triblive.com/local/valley-ne…
🔴 LIVE NOW: ACHD is hosting a public meeting on the proposed hot strip mill at Nippon/U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works.
This mill would increase air pollution by about 43% in a community that’s already overburdened.
📺 Watch live: youtube.com/live/pVl5JOxXpQ4…
Make your voice heard this fall! Here are some important events coming up where you can learn, connect, and take action for cleaner air in our region.
More info: BreatheProject.org/events
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☀️ Today we honor and support the land and the people who were first to care for it, live on it, and thrive with it.
#indigenouspeoplesday
