that they do not even list an action level for PM2.5, a substance the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA

Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a joint notice of violation against U.S. Department of Justice is involved, and fines will eventually be split between ACHD and the EPA.

HECA simply wants our PA DEP and federal EPA to do everything in their power to ensure that Erie Coke

Making the Connection event on the link between air pollution and brain health to our launching of the EPA

reported significantly higher emissions of regulated toxic pollutants than they did five years ago to EPA

In fact, for two-thirds of last year our region’s air quality was below what EPA considers to be satisfactory

Students: Looking to increase air pollution awareness at your school, or spark sustainability efforts? Parents: Want your children to know more about air pollution, how they can protect themselves from exposure to poor air quality, and how they can reduce it? Teachers: Need a hands-on activity and a ton of air quality content? Youth are more affected by air pollution than adults, due to their developing lungs, larger lungs-to-body weight ratio, and higher levels of activity. Simply knowing when air quality is forecast to be poor can help protect them. In this program, teachers are given colored flags, a banner, guidance throughout the program, and an activity handbook including sample lesson plans and ideas to increase engagement. Join the other schools in Southwestern PA and 26 states and bring this program to your campus. To learn more, visit this link or contact Jessica at schoolflag@gasp-pgh.org or at 412-924-0604 x207. #AQI #airpollution #EPASchoolFlagProgram #AirQualityIndex #airquality

almost two-thirds of 2015, the Pittsburgh region’s air quality was not “green” or “good,” days when the EPA oral comment more than a dozen times to the Allegheny County Health Department, PA DEP, and federal EPA

Manganese concentration levels during this time are 53 percent higher than recommended levels from the EPA

On Dec. 18, EPA designated all of Allegheny County as being in non-attainment for the annual fine particulate Regions in non-attainment must devise plans to show EPA how they plan to reduce air pollution to achieve non-attainment areas here: http://www.epa.gov/pmdesignations/2012standards/regs.htm Significantly, EPA This action means that EPA recognizes that air pollution sources throughout the county are responsible EPA explains their reasoning to include the whole county on page 10 in the “Responses to Significant