A Community's Right To Know: A Conversation on the Clairton Plant Explosion. 5/27 from 6:00pm-8:00pm at the Clairton Municipal Building. Hear directly from the experts, ask your questions, learn more, and have dinner. Register here: luma.com/2lsbcivv @GASPPgh @412Justice

“And I know that in Japan, Nippon Steel, they have the best filter quality on all of their plants. I don’t understand why Nippon hasn’t implemented any of that technology here.” - Phillip Dequeiroz, Glassport resident. Read the full story here: tinyurl.com/MonValleyIndepen…

“We have a lot more industry emissions in this region than elsewhere across the state of Pennsylvania and even across the country.” - Brittany Prischak, Allegheny County’s Department of Sustainability director. Read the Pittsburgh's Public Source story: publicsource.org/allegheny-c…

In Kyiv, a new opera is tackling one of the most traumatising aspects of Russia’s invasion: the abduction of Ukrainian children. In the new work called “Mothers of Kherson”, music tries to give voice to that unspeakable pain, here’s my report:

Pittsburgh needs to reimagine its future with a broad array of strong industries, not steel! The Mon Valley and the region have failed to prosper for years from the steel industry says Pittsburgh author of "Beyond Steel." @chrisbriem publicsource.org/us-steel-pu…

"Despite promises from state authorities and fossil fuel companies, the refining and petrochemical-related industrial sector in Pennsylvania has shed jobs, not generated them." Read the full article from the IEEFA here: tinyurl.com/IEEFAShell?id=A3…

The Allegheny County Department of Health Services Put Out CODE RED HEAT ALERT for today (Thursday, June 11) Heat safety reminders: 📌Drink plenty of water 📌Limit time outdoors 📌Never leave kids or pets in cars 📌Check on older neighbors 📌Watch for dizziness, nausea, headache, or heavy sweating Heat can affect anyone! 🥵 If you’re planning to exercise, work, or spend time outdoors, especially over the next few days, keep these tips in mind: • Limit outdoor exercise and activities when temperatures are high • Try to get your workouts in early or later in the evening • Take it easy and pace yourself • Drink plenty of water • Know the warning signs of heat-related illness

One proposed data center site is in the Springdale area - a community that already bears one of the highest pollution burdens in PA. We're calling on leadership to put safeguards in place before this moves forward. Follow the link to read our letter. tinyurl.com/SpringdaleSignOn…

In Peekskill, we’re rallying to stop Enbridge’s latest attempt to profit off us and pollute by expanding their fracked gas pipeline network. Trump and Lawler are in the pocket of the fossil fuel industry so NY needs to step up. Let’s stop Project Beacon, @GovKathyHochul!

Three more plumes at Nippon/US Steel's Edgar Thomson Plant. And USS wants to *increase* pollution at the plant with new equipment powered by fossil fuels during a climate emergency. (Thx to @cmucreatelab and @BreatheProject for BreatheCam footage.) 🧵1/2

I titled this: Epilogue 2.0, but PublicSource went with: One year in, Nippon’s purchase of U.S. Steel has changed much — but not the Mon Valley. But really, I call this double shot into the hull: publicsource.org/us-steel-pu…

New web page for the book is up, by the way. A work in progress and I have more supplemental stuff to add in the future, but fyi: beyondsteel.briem.com/

From Munhall to Beaver, there's a lot happening this week! Come out, show up, and get connected. Full event details: breatheproject.org/events

Health group warns ‘best’ air quality in over 25 years still fails Allegheny County residents triblive.com/news/health-now…

A green grid attracts economic development reneweconomy.com.au/ai-giant…

Aired June 5, 2026:

Notice a funny smell outside today? If you're anywhere near the Edgar Thomson Works, it's not your imagination — and the data backs you up. SmellPGH and Allegheny County's air quality monitors are both showing a spike right now.

Major pollution and complaints this AM. Also a plume at US Steel's Edgar Thomson Plant feeding right into a low air mass ~8am. Spike in PM2.5 via PurpleAir monitor, elevated H2S, and many SmellPGH complaints. #AirQuality #Pittsburgh (Thx to @BreatheProject & @cmucreatelab)🧵