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Air advocates have targeted a Neville Island metal recycler for years. Now, the feds have stepped inAir quality advocates have been working for several years to get regulators to take action to stop a scrap metal recycler on Neville Island from sending air pollution into the community. Earlier this month, the US Environmental Protection Agency did just that.
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The Allegheny County Health Department issued an enforcement order Tuesday to the Neville Chemical Company for a violation involving a strong odor. Multiple residents reported a stinky smell in early September. The investigation found Neville Chemical exceeded air pollution limits and failed to report a broken valve in a timely manner. The Health Department fined the company more than 62-thousand dollars and ordered it to submit a plan to avoid similar situations in the future.
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In the southwestern Pennsylvania region, air was unhealthy to breathe for 57 days in 2020.
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A plume of black smoke and flames were spotted at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson works in Braddock on Thursday morning. The event prompted concern from local environmental groups about how the incident could affect air quality in the region.
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Clairton's Liberty monitor went to Code Orange early this morning after detecting an increase in air pollution levels. They remained elevated for roughly 4 hours before falling back to more moderate levels at about 8 a.m.
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The Liberty air quality monitor, where the exceedances were measured, is about two miles from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, the largest emitter of hydrogen sulfide in Pennsylvania.
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A group of Pittsburgh residents held a town hall on Wednesday to advocate for cleaner air in the region. Experts said federal air quality regulations need to be strengthened to help protect residents from the long-term and short-term effects of air pollution, like asthma.
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Mostly sunny skies and temperatures in the mid-90s will contribute to concentrations of ozone that could be unsafe for people with respiratory problems.
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Keep those N95 masks handy this weekend.
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The findings support previous research which showed those with asthma suffered more severe symptoms after the Clairton fire.