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The health department's new report breaks down the science of how the county measures air pollution and shows how residents can get involved.
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The air quality in the Mon Valley should start to get a little better on the very worst days. That’s thanks to a new rule by the Allegheny County Health Department. The rule was passed last year but it took months to get U.S. Steel, the largest polluter in the region, to come up with a plan that would work. The rule has already gone into effect several times this year.
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The latest State of the Air report shows air quality is generally improving in Pennsylvania, though some areas are still struggling with pollution.
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The very young, very old and those with respiratory conditions should limit their time outside in the Mon Valley Tuesday and Wednesday.
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Clairton residents and environmental advocates want the Allegheny County Health Department to impose stricter pollution limits on U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
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Air quality in the Liberty-Clairton area reached “unhealthy” levels Monday. Throughout the morning and early afternoon, levels of particulate matter pollution reached concentrations that the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection deems unhealthy for all people.
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The measure in the state Senate would give the legislature more say on who serves on the Air Quality Technical Advisory Committee. The committee weighs in on the impact of existing and proposed air pollution regulations.
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On today’s program: Republican State Sen. Jake Corman weighs in on the state’s 2020 general election audit and why it will give the legislative branch oversight of the Department of State; a new report found the Pittsburgh region experienced 57 days of bad air in 2020, a slight improvement from previous data; and we hear how worker shortages are affecting the care available to people with disabilities.
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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.