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Air Quality Town Hall #10: An East Palestine Rail Disaster in Pittsburgh?—FULL EVENT Part 1: Derailment Likelihood & Emergency Response – Chief Darryl Jones, Pittsburgh Bureau of Fire & Emergency Management Coordinator Part 2: Norfolk Southern—Zero Bridge Maintenance – Larry Simms, Research & Strategy for RP3 Part 3: Norfolk Southern—Rail Risks & Policy Reform – …

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Sara Innamorato Responses Q: Will you promote rooting out the conflicts of interest which weaken the ability of ACHD to do its job effectively? A: Yes. I will start by appointing members to the Board of Health who have environmental, public health, and medical credentials and ban representatives from polluting industry from sitting on the …

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On April 27, 2023 at 6pm (Zoom), at our 10th Grassroots Resident-Led Town Hall, we will address your responses to the following concerns: The Board of Health and its committees currently have members who have conflicts of interest that make it difficult for them to hold polluters responsible. New members must be committed to addressing …

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The Board of Health and its committees currently have members who have conflicts of interest that make it difficult for them to hold polluters responsible.  New members must be committed to addressing the health crisis that air pollution represents, placing us in one of the worst 1% of locations for cancer, lung and heart diseases …

Michael Lamb – ACE Candidate Responses To Our Open Letter Read More »

On May 16, Pittsburghers will go to the polls to elect a new Allegheny County Executive (ACE).  What’s at stake in this election is literally a matter of life and death. The American Lung Association’s (ALA) “State of the Air” report issued on April 18, 2023, documents that the Pittsburgh region is the 20th worst …

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEJan. 16, 2023 Contact: Howard Riegerhmrieger@gmail.com, 412-303-4942Debra Smit, dsmit@breatheproject.org, 412-760-7677 SWPA’s 9th  Virtual Resident-Led Town Hall – ZOOM MONDAY, Jan. 23, 2023, 6:00 p.m., Zoom The next SWPATH Resident-Led Town Hall will focus on personal stories from residents living in the environmental justice communities of Allegheny and Beaver counties who continue to suffer …

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