The Toxic Release Inventory (TRI) is a one-of-a-kind resource, in which industrial facilities annually report the type and amount of toxic chemicals they release to the land, air, water, and landfills. The information is high quality, comprehensive, and posted online for free. It can be searched by various ways, such as location of facility or type of industry. Communities, regulators, and industries have found the inventory to be very useful. For example, if a community finds out that a certain company wants to build a facility in their town, they can look at the company’s toxic releases in other towns, compare the same types of facilities, and make well-informed decisions with this information. Almost every large industry has to report to the TRI, but the oil and gas extraction industry, from the well pad to the processing plant, has been exempt from the TRI for decades. The Environmental Integrity Project has asked EPA to end this exemption through proposed federal rulemaking and is looking for public support. Here’s what you can do: Send an email to: turk.david@epa.gov by March 7. In the subject line include: EPA–HQ–TRI–2016–0390; FRL–9953–68, Addition of Natural Gas Processing Facilities to the TRI In your email, tell the EPA why you support the proposal requiring the addition of Natural Gas Processing facilities (NGP) to report to the Toxic Release Inventory (TRI). Share personal stories or concerns about what it’s like living near these operations, and include photos of compressor stations, processing plants, etc. if you have them. Tell them how the processing infrastructure has changed your lives, farms, homes, or health, and why full transparency of exactly what is being released from these polluting facilities is important to you. EIP has provided the information above as well as this fact sheet that you might wish to review as you write your comments. Thank you to Lisa Marcucci and Adam Kron at EIP for this information, and thank you to you for sharing your comments on this important issue! #LisaMarcucci #airpollution #EnvironmentalIntegrityProject #toxicreleases #ToxicReleaseInventory

Dear Fellow Breather, Another year is drawing to a close, and while some environmental victories have been achieved, our nation and our region still face serious environmental challenges—from climate change exacerbating droughts in one area and flooding in another, to rivers and streams contaminated by drilling waste, to harmful air pollution entering our bodies with each breath we take. Pittsburgh ranks as one of the top 10 most polluted cities in the nation with regard to short- and long-term particle pollution—particles that increase the risk of heart and lung disease, adverse birth outcomes, and premature death. We also suffer from high levels of ground-level ozone and numerous air toxics hotspots throughout the region, air pollution that causes everything from breathing difficulties to cancers. With the upcoming changes to our state and federal political landscape, many worry that our battles to reverse this environmental degradation will soon be even more difficult. GASP turns worry and frustration into education, advocacy, policymaking, and, when necessary, litigation. Through these actions we ensure that the region and its air quality continue to move in a healthy direction for all. Individual and foundation support this year has enabled us to make important gains, including: Urging regulators to eliminate the unacceptable backlog of air quality permits After GASP staff reviewed all major sources of air pollution in Southwestern Pennsylvania, we learned that approximately 30% of facilities are running without a current “Title V” operating permit. These air quality permits, granted by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP), are required for large air pollution sources and provide a “one-stop shop” that makes it easier for companies, regulators, and citizens to see what limits and standards apply to facilities and, in turn, for groups like GASP to track the companies’ compliance. In Allegheny County we found that of the 27 major sources of air pollution, nine have expired permits and two never received a Title V permit. Five of the nine air quality permits have been expired for more than five years, including two that expired in 2008. GASP undertook the work necessary to identify the problem and now we are aggressively pushing to eliminate the permit backlog. Other organizations have joined the call, adding to the pressure for action. Your gift will allow us to continue this critical work and keep us fighting to eliminate the permit backlogs and improve facility permits in 2017. Educating students and community members about air pollution and health From our Making the Connection event on the link between air pollution and brain health to our launching of the EPA School Flag Program in seven additional regional schools to partnering with Venture Outdoors to educate outdoor enthusiasts about lichens and air quality, we’ve educated hundreds of individuals this year about regional air pollution sources, how poor air quality affects health, and what individuals can do to champion clean air. In 2017 we will ramp up our educational efforts, focusing on athletes, medical professionals, and children. Is there a soccer league, physician, or youth program in your community that you’d like to connect us with? Let us know how we can help educate the organizations in which you are involved. A contribution today will allow us to reach more classrooms and more vulnerable citizens. Implementing new Clean Construction legislation New and improved Clean Construction legislation passed Pittsburgh City Council this summer. This law requires construction equipment on city projects to use the best available control technology. We are now working to ensure the current law’s implementation while planning to expand the law’s scope in the near future. We are also meeting with the Urban Redevelopment Authority and Pittsburgh Water and Sewer Authority to work with them to pass policies covering their own construction projects. Diesel particulate matter is one of our region’s greatest air pollution cancer risks. Ensuring that the City implements Clean Construction is paramount to GASP’s efforts to reduce diesel emissions in the region. When we meet with municipal officials, it’s your membership and support that makes our arguments persuasive. Help us to continue the above air quality campaigns and many other important projects and efforts by donating today! With the election of Donald Trump and general rightward shift at most levels of government, there is a serious threat that the environmental victories achieved over the last few decades could be reversed. Your support of improved air quality and sensible, necessary regulation is critical—especially at the local and regional levels where GASP works most effectively. Please think of air quality this season, and donate to GASP by check or online here. Thank you for your support. Sincerely, Rachel Filippini Executive Director #airpollution #particulatepollution #diesel #CleanConstruction #dieselemissions #airquality

In August 2015 and May 2016, the Allegheny County Controller’s office reported on the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) compliance with regulations governing the timely issuance and renewal of operating permits for sources of air pollution in Allegheny County. The 2015 report discussed five major sources of air pollution in the county that had never been issued operating permits. The 2016 report highlighted a backlog of applications for renewals of expired operating permits for major and other sources of air pollution. GASP routinely collects and reviews operating permits for major sources of air pollution in Allegheny County and surrounding areas, so we checked whether ACHD had made progress in issuing and renewing permits to the sources identified in the Controller’s reports. For purposes of air quality permitting, major sources of air pollution in most of the counties surrounding Allegheny County are under the jurisdiction of the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Southwest Regional Office, so we also looked at whether applications to issue and renew operating permits for major sources in those areas were similarly backlogged. This post compares how ACHD and the DEP’s Southwest Regional Office are performing their permitting functions with respect to major sources of air pollution. But first, some background on the legal requirements that apply to the agencies. Major sources of air pollution are required to obtain operating permits from state or local permitting programs. Because these programs must comply with requirements that are imposed by Title V of the Clean Air Act, the operating permits that they issue to major sources of air pollution are often called “Title V Operating Permits.” The Clean Air Act requires that state and local Title V permitting programs be self-financed, meaning a program must impose fees on the Title V sources under its jurisdiction that are sufficient to fund its operations. A major source’s Title V Operating Permit must include all applicable federal, state, and local air pollution law requirements. The Title V operating permit requirement improves major sources’ compliance with air pollution laws by eliminating confusion regarding which requirements apply to any particular source and by mandating that operators of such air pollution sources monitor and report their compliance with all such requirements. Although air pollution sources are required to comply with new applicable regulations that become effective after their Title V Operating Permits are issued, a source might avoid reporting on its compliance with such regulations until its permit is revised to include them. Accordingly, it is important for permitting programs to process renewal applications efficiently and keep permits up to date. Under ACHD and DEP regulations, an operating permit generally is valid for five years from the date it is issued. Between six and 18 months before an operating permit expires, the air pollution source’s owner or operator must submit an application for a renewal operating permit to ACHD or DEP if the source is to be authorized to continue operations after the expiration of its current operating permit. The regulations require that the agencies act on an application for a renewal permit within 18 months of the submission of a complete application. Here’s what we found: First, the 2015 Allegheny County Controller’s report noted that there were five major sources in Allegheny County that had never been issued Title V Operating Permits, despite the sources having submitted applications in the 1990s. Since August 2015, ACHD has issued Title V Operating Permits to three of those sources and has indicated to GASP that they plan to issue a Title V Operating Permit to another of the sources by the end of September. The last of the five sources operates subject to a federal court order that, at least for the time being, effectively precludes ACHD from issuing a Title V Operating Permit. By way of comparison, there are no major sources of air pollution subject to the jurisdiction of DEP’s Southwest Region that have never been issued a Title V Operating Permit. Second, we also looked at the agencies’ backlogs of applications for renewal permits.  We obtained copies of Title V Operating Permits and renewal applications for major sources by making requests under Pennsylvania’s Right to Know Law. We learned that nine major sources (out of 27 total, or 33%) in Allegheny County have pending applications to renew their Title V Operating Permits that ACHD has failed to act on within 18 months as its regulations require. Further, five of those nine permits have been expired for more than five years, including two permits that expired in 2008: FacilityLocationRenewal Application SubmittedLast Permit Expired Buckeye Pipe LineMoon Township8/8/20072/10/2008 Coraopolis TerminalCoraopolis8/9/20072/10/2008 U.S. Steel Irvin WorksWest Mifflin7/31/20092/17/2010 Bay Valley FoodsPittsburgh12/7/2009; 10/6/20156/13/2010 Universal Stainless and Alloy ProductsBridgeville6/16/201012/19/2010 Pittsburgh Allegheny ThermalPittsburgh3/17/20149/13/2014 NRG Energy Center PittsburghPittsburgh5/16/201411/18/2014 PPG Industries--SpringdaleSpringdale9/4/20145/18/2015 Allegheny EnergySpringdale6/11/2009; 5/29/201412/15/2015 These nine sites with backlogged renewal permit applications create a significant amount of pollution. In the aggregate, the sites’ emissions of the five pollutants for which emissions inventory data was available from ACHD for 2015, namely nitrogen oxide (“NOx”), sulfur oxide (“SOx”), volatile organic chemicals (“VOCs”), particulate matter (“PM10”), and fine particulate matter (“PM2.5”), exceeded 1,500 tons in 2015. One of the sites, U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works, had over 927 tons of emissions in 2015, making it the fourth largest stationary source of air pollution in Allegheny County. By way of comparison, DEP Southwest Regional Office has 74 major sources under its jurisdiction. DEP has failed to act on pending renewal applications for at least 21 of those sources (or 28%) within 18 months of submission of a complete renewal application as its regulations require. Ten of those 21 permits have been expired for more than five years, including most notably one permit that expired in 2004: FacilityLocationRenewal Application SubmittedLast Permit Expired Dominion Transmission Oakford Compressor StationSalem Township, Westmoreland County8/29/2003; 6/2/20143/1/2004 Consolidated Coal Bailey Prep. PlantRichhill Township, Greene County5/25/2006; 1/29/201411/28/2006 Flexsys Monongahela PlantCarroll Township, Washington County7/3/2006; 9/25/20121/3/2007 Ebensburg PowerCambria Township, Cambria County8/17/20062/19/2007 Allegheny Valley Connector LLC Laurel Ridge StationJackson Township, Cambria County5/11/2007; 1/2/20141/14/2008 U.S. GypsumAliquippa, Beaver County7/27/20091/27/2010 Allegheny Energy Gans Power StationSpringhill Township, Fayette County7/20/20091/27/2010 Ranbar Electrical MaterialsPenn Township, Westmoreland County11/15/20095/17/2010 Dominion Transmission Beaver Compressor StationNorth Sewickley Township, Beaver County3/18/201010/25/2010 Johnstown Specialty CastingsJohnstown, Cambria County10/26/20115/30/2012 Texas Eastern Armagh Compressor StationWest Wheatfield Township, Indiana County6/28/20127/31/2012 Texas Eastern Lilly Compressor StationCresson Township, Cambira County3/22/201210/10/2012 Dominion Transmission South Oakford Compressor StationHempfield Township, Westmoreland County1/11/201210/31/2012 Dyno NobelDonora, Washington County5/15/20121/1/2013 Texas Eastern Delmont Compressor StationSalem Township, Westmoreland County9/17/20124/29/2013 Shade LandfillShade Township, Somerset County1/10/20148/31/2014 Armstrong PowerSouth Bend Township, Armstrong County3/19/2014; 2/26/20159/9/2014 Greenridge Reclamation LandfillEast Huntingdon Township, Westmoreland County4/30/201410/30/2014 Dominion Transmission J.B. Tonkin Compressor StationMurrysville, Westmoreland County5/14/201411/24/2014 USA Valley LandfillPenn Township, Westmoreland County12/4/20146/18/2015 Summerill TubeScottdale, Westmoreland County1/16/20157/20/2015 This chart compares the number of sites under the respective jurisdictions of ACHD and the Southwest Regional Office with expired Title V Operating Permits, organized by the year in which each site’s last permit expired without being renewed: And while the stale permits sit, emissions could be increasing. The Environmental Integrity Project, working with GASP, analyzed emissions data for these sources and found that some facilities with expired Title V permits reported significantly higher emissions of regulated toxic pollutants than they did five years ago to EPA’s Toxic Release Inventory (“TRI”) database. One of these facilities, Ranbar Electrical Materials in Harrison City, nearly doubled its amount of air toxics reported to the TRI database since its last Title V expired in 2010, with the pollutants reported in the highest amounts in 2015 being xylene, methyl isobutyl ketone, and ethyl benzene, a possible human carcinogen. It is unacceptable that the agencies responsible for permitting major sources of air pollution in our area have allowed the operating permits for one-third of such sources to expire without acting on their pending renewal applications in a timely manner, especially in light of the requirement that major source permitting programs are to be self-financed. Both ACHD and DEP need to take immediate steps–including raising the fees that they impose on Title V sources–to eliminate their backlogs of applications for Title V Operating Permit renewals and prevent such backlogs from recurring. #airpollution #TitleV #CleanAirAct #AlleghenyCountyHealthDepartment #DEP #ACHD #airquality

Dear Fellow Breather, As we welcome in warmer temperatures, we also dread an increase in high ozone pollution days, because summer weather is more favorable to ozone formation. Ozone is created by reactions of emissions from vehicle exhaust, industrial facilities, gasoline vapors, chemical solvents, and natural sources, in the presence of sunlight. In 2015, Allegheny County had nine air quality action days driven by high ozone readings—days when sensitive groups such as those who have asthma, children, older adults, and people who are active outdoors are at greater risk to experience negative health effects. In fact, for two-thirds of last year our region’s air quality was below what EPA considers to be satisfactory. Your support of GASP will help reduce this air pollution in our region. Currently GASP is working to combat methane air pollution generated by oil and gas development. Methane contributes to global ozone formation and is a very potent greenhouse gas. We support Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf’s plan to reduce emissions of this pollutant in a very cost-effective manner by stopping leaks at compressor stations, along pipelines, and more. Pennsylvania stands to be a national leader on this issue. We now need the DEP to follow through on this proposal and put strong regulations to protect air quality into place soon. We are working to educate citizens about this issue and, in coalition with other groups, to keep the pressure on Pennsylvania and federal decision-makers. Your support is imperative to our ability to work on this and many more issues. Please read these testimonials from several members and volunteers about some of our other projects and why GASP is important to them. Mike My wife Audrey and I have supported GASP since 1969 when it first began. This small but mighty group has worked diligently over the years to clean our Pittsburgh air. But we still have insidious air pollution here—tiny particles that can permeate a facemask and delve deep into our lungs. The hardest part is convincing people that air pollution is harmful even though we don’t see it. Our sky and views are so clear that it is hard to believe we still need to fight for clean and safe air. GASP is the champion of this important cause. We have been impressed throughout the years with GASP’s persistence and their tenacious efforts to safeguard the air we breathe. We applaud their hard work and hope someday they will not be needed. Until the fight for clean air is over, we encourage all to contribute and support this very worthwhile group. Marla I support GASP because over my lifetime living in Pittsburgh, I have seen the difference GASP’s work has made to our local air quality. If it weren’t for GASP’s 47 years of hard work, I might have left “The Smoky City” for a healthier place to raise my family. GASP’s efforts to reduce air pollution in southwestern Pennsylvania have directly benefited me, my family and friends, and the community. As a parent of two children who ride school buses twice a day, I especially appreciate GASP’s school bus anti-idling campaign and their School Flag program. With your help, GASP can continue to improve our environment and educate our children about air quality issues for generations to come. Kristen I’m attempting to live a healthy lifestyle in the city, so air quality and related information is of the utmost importance to me. When I heard about all the work GASP does in the community, I knew I had to get involved. I have gained lots of insight about Pittsburgh air quality by taking air quality samples with a monitor on my bicycle. I am able to see air quality readings from the locations I just visited, which really conceptualizes and legitimizes air pollution concerns. Collecting this data, and thinking about the positive repercussions it will have when shared with the community, excites me to continue working with GASP. Combating methane pollution, reducing bus idling, and monitoring air pollution with bicycles is just the beginning. We scrutinize facilities’ air quality permits, host nationally-recognized experts on air pollution and health, wage lawsuits against companies that repeatedly violate air pollution regulations, teach air quality lessons in after-school programs, and so much more. Click around this web site to learn more and see how you can get involved. Please make a contribution to GASP today to help us continue this important work! Sincerely, Rachel Filippini Executive Director #NoIdleLaw #airpollution #RachelFilippini #methanepollution #diesel #airquality

In Allegheny County, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) manages a network of monitors that sample various pollutants in the county’s air. Each year, ACHD publishes their plans for the network and invites the public to comment on these plans. That’s where you come in! ACHD is taking comments on their 2017 plan, but only until 5 p.m. on June 23rd. You can read GASP’s full comments here. They touch on the following points: Sulfur dioxide must be monitored downwind from Cheswick Power Station. All existing sulfur dioxide monitors are upwind of this very large source of this pollutant. Sulfur dioxide must also be monitored at Glassport. Previous monitoring there showed levels of sulfur dioxide higher than those measured in nearby Liberty. The regulations state that monitoring for this type of pollutant should happen at places of maximum concentration, so this monitor should be reinstalled. Diesel pollution should be monitored in Downtown Pittsburgh. Several recent studies have shown Downtown to be a hotspot of these emissions, which come from buses, trucks, trains, river vessels, and construction equipment. Air toxics (such as benzo(a)pyrene) should be monitored downwind of the nation’s largest coke works in Clairton. To read ACHD’s plan, visit their web page and look on the right-hand sidebar, or click here. Submit your own comments via email to Darrell.Stern@alleghenycounty.us. #airmonitoring #AlleghenyCountyHealthDepartment #Glassport #sulfurdioxide

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

Fellow Breathers: Each week brings Pittsburgh another major accolade. Recent praise includes being listed by Forbes as one of America’s Best Places to Retire in 2015, Zillow naming Pittsburgh the Best Market for First-Time Home Buyers in 2015, and Zagat’s Top Food City of 2015. World class hospitals, amazing museums and performance venues, abundant green space, and other important factors have earned us these accolades. Unfortunately, we also come in near the top on most rankings of poor air quality. For almost two-thirds of 2015, the Pittsburgh region’s air quality was not “green” or “good,” days when the EPA considers air quality to be satisfactory. Air pollution harms quality of life, makes people sick, and shortens lives. Having a reputation for poor air quality discourages people and companies from moving to the region, and keeps some college students from wanting to stay here after graduation. One way GASP improves regional air quality is by educating people about the sources and effects of our air pollution, and what citizens can do to get more involved. We’ve done a lot of educating this year: We hosted three Making the Connection events to help people understand the relationship between air pollution and our health (below left), educated members of Pitt’s Osher Lifelong Learning Institute, taught students about air pollution in the Wilkinsburg School District, and brought members new and old to speak with the photographers of the In the Air exhibit at Pittsburgh Filmmakers (below right). This year, GASP staff and board members provided written or oral comment more than a dozen times to the Allegheny County Health Department, PA DEP, and federal EPA on everything from draft permits to proposed regulations. GASP legal staff increased their number of file reviews and Right-to-Know requests in 2015, thus increasing our ability to quickly respond to new sources of air pollution. By monitoring compliance data, we can identify sources that have been violating their permits and take appropriate actions to bring them into compliance. We launched the Air Permits Clearinghouse to provide the public with a one-stop shop for learning about larger stationary sources of air pollution in southwestern Pennsylvania. We continued our legal case against DTE Shenango Coke Works. Every quarter we checked and report on their compliance with multiple permit limitations. Shenango violated the limitations on the sulfur content of their coke oven gas, the door emissions standards, and the combustion stack opacity standards many times throughout 2015. While we recently learned that Shenango is closing soon, our important legal work continues with other facilities. And we competed in the Green Workplace Challenge, coming in first place in our category and achieving double-digit percentage reductions in our energy use. Another year of fighting for improved air quality is quickly coming to a close, but we’ve got lots on the horizon for next year. Your ongoing or new support will help us continue these important efforts. Please renew your membership or give an additional donation today! Donations can be made by check or at gasp-pgh.org. Membership to GASP makes a great gift as well (just let us know who the lucky recipients are). Thank you for your support of better air quality! #airpollution #sulfurdioxide #Shenango #ShenangoCokeWorks #AlleghenyCountyHealthDepartment #airquality

We trust our buses to take our children to school and back in a safe manner. But some older diesel buses emit toxic pollution that harms the driver, the passengers, and everyone in the community near the buses. GASP gave testimony last night to the Pittsburgh Public School Board, asking them to require all clean buses in their new contracts with bus companies. Below is a copy of our testimony. Testimony from Jamin Bogi, Policy and Outreach Coordinator of the Group Against Smog and Pollution, to the Pittsburgh Public School Board of Education on the need to require the use of buses that emit less air pollution. Thank you for the opportunity to speak this evening. My name is Jamin Bogi and I’m the Policy and Outreach Coordinator of the Group Against Smog and Pollution (or GASP). For 47 years we’ve worked to improve air quality in southwestern Pennsylvania through education, advocacy, and legal work. One component of our region’s air pollution is diesel emissions and one of the sources of those emissions is the school bus fleet. Our request, and the request of those who signed these more than 200 signed postcards, is simple: do not utilize any school buses that don’t have emission control devices on them. This means the bus must either be a 2007 or newer model that comes equipped with emissions controls from the factory or an older model that is retrofit with a diesel particulate filter. Diesel particulate matter is the #1 air pollution cancer risk in the region. Diesel particles are also linked to asthma attacks, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, and reduced brain function. Children are especially vulnerable, as they breathe at a faster rate than adults and are physically closer to diesel pollution sources. And since their bodies are still developing, damage now could impact their bodies and minds for years to come. As you are in the process of negotiating new contracts with school bus companies, this is an optimal time for Pittsburgh Public Schools to make this demand of the companies who want to transport your students. As we approach 2016, it is perfectly reasonable to expect all school buses being used by the district to have air pollution controls. These controls can reduce toxic diesel emissions by up to 90%. By using this technology, your students and staff, the community, and the drivers would be exposed to significantly less air pollution. In addition to requiring all school buses used by the District to have particulate filters, we also recommend that you include language in the contracts which requires the bus companies you work with to train their drivers on the Pennsylvania diesel idling law. Additionally, these companies must know that Pittsburgh Public Schools takes the diesel idling law seriously and will not tolerate violations. We hope you will sincerely consider this request as there is no good reason to continue to allow students to ride old, polluting school buses when a clean solution is so readily available. Thank you for your time. #dieselexhaust #airpollution #exhaust #diesel #emissions #dieselemissions #airquality

Join GASP on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ current exhibit “In the Air: Visualizing What We Breathe.” Hear from the photographers, who spent the last year traveling the region to meet people and visit places affected by poor air quality. You’ll also hear from the curators and GASP. The event is open to the public. Registration is free for current GASP members. Non-members are encouraged to make a donation and join GASP. Suggested donation is $20. Enjoy light appetizers, drinks, and great music! Also, debuting at the event is Alma Mura, a Croatian-Latin jazz trio! Alma Mura will play original works as well as interpret both well-known and obscure gems from the musical traditions of fado, flamenco, Cuban folk, and many more. This event will show appreciation for our current members and will hopefully generate some new ones.  Please share the flyer, seen below, with any that might be interested, and register here. #airquality #AlmaMura #PittsburghFilmmakers

Thanks to all of our Dashers, sponsors, and volunteers! Several hundred people from ages 8 to 72 (and lots of dogs too!) enjoyed the beautiful weather and scenic South Side riverfront trail on Halloween morning to run and walk in support of better air quality. Congrats to all finishers, and big applause to the top three: 1. Pierre Meunier, 17:38 2. Megan Tramaglini, 18:07 3. Mac Howison, 18:11 See all of the race times here. Take a look at some of the pictures taken by Native Tree Studios below or see the whole photoset here. You can also look for yourself in some more photos taken by one of our volunteers. Thanks again, and see you all next year! #airquality #CleanAirDash