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Harrisburg, Lancaster get F grades for air pollution

Harrisburg earned an F for year-round particle pollution and ranked 37th-worst in the country for that measure.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

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Pennsylvania hills and valleys like Thailand; Is air as dirty?

Millersville professor says topography contributes to region's air pollution
By Scott LaMar/WITF


ER visits plummet after Shenango Coke Works on Neville Island closed

Over three years, emergency room visits dropped by 61 percent compared with past years.

By Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Central Pa. air quality worsens in one measure for third straight year

The new State of the Air report from the American Lung Association finds the Harrisburg area worsened in daily particle pollution for the third straight year.

By Rachel McDevitt/StateImpact Pennsylvania

U.S. Steel reaches tentative settlement with Allegheny County, groups over air pollution following 2018 fire

The groups had sought $42 million for 102-day pollution control outage that sent emissions soaring.

By Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Pittsburgh-area auto shredder to reduce pollution, fumes and dust after EPA order

The shredder has been a nuisance for those living nearby, said Angelo Taranto, of Allegheny County Citizens for Clean Air Now, or ACCAN, which has been advocating for the site to be cleaned up for years. 

By Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania

Shell expected to face lawsuit over air pollution violations at Beaver County ethane cracker

The Environmental Integrity Project and Clean Air Council sent a notice of intent to sue Thursday to get the company to comply with state and federal air rules.

By Reid Frazier/StateImpact Pennsylvania
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