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Bad Air Week in Pittsburgh
If you live in Pittsburgh’s Monongahela Valley and the air has smelled like rotten eggs this week or you’re finding it hard to breathe here’s why. This week’s beautiful sunny days and cold nights cause inversions when warm air above traps cold air in our valleys. All of our valleys are affected but the Monongahela Valley has three heavy industries that produce air pollution — Clairton Coke Works, Irvin Works and Edgar Thomson Works. The pollution is trapped by the inversion and so is the rotten egg smell, hydrogen sulfide (H2S). Where does H2S come from?
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WVU Medicine to base helicopter in Greensburg
WVU Medicine plans to expand its services in Westmoreland County by locating a new $10.7 million medical helicopter in Greensburg in May, the Morgantown-based health system said Monday. The WVU Medicine medical helicopter will be based at the Greensburg station that Stat MedEvac of Pittsburgh has used, said Dr. Christopher...
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VA Continuing Renovations Into Pharmacy
Butler VA Health Care System is continuing infrastructure upgrades with the goal of improving care for local veterans. Local improvements scheduled for the fourth quarter of this fiscal year include the ongoing renovation of the pharmacy at the Abie Abraham VA Health Care Center. The VA is also repurposing Building...
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A Huntingdon County senior center has been closed since August — what alternatives are available
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Rain gardens and trees are helping Pittsburgh reduce flooding
Pittsburgh is one of many cities where raw sewage and stormwater flow through the same pipes. During heavy storms, this combined sewer system can overflow, discharging dirty wastewater into creeks and rivers. And the problem is getting worse as the climate warms. Birdy: “One thing that we’ve seen specifically in...
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Air permit hearing for new hot strip mill in Braddock gets heated
Residents who live near the Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock expressed their frustration at a U.S. Steel project to build a hot strip mill at the plant. A public hearing over an air permit for the plant was held Thursday night. The hot strip mill will lower U.S. Steel’s overall...
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WVU Medicine plans new medical helicopter base in Greensburg
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Medicare Workshop at the South Butler Community Library
The South Butler Community Library is hosting an educational seminar for those interested in learning more about Medicare. This workshop is free and open to the public tomorrow (Monday) from 1 to 6:30 p.m. at the library on West Main Street in Saxonburg. A licensed agent will present more about...
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Highlands Middle School theater program returns for first time since covid shutdown
Musical theater returns to Highlands Middle School this month for the first time since the covid-19 shutdowns. Students will present “Finding Nemo Jr.” Tuesday through Thursday. Along with weeks of intense script rehearsal and challenging choreography comes the opportunity to build essential life skills and social confidence, according...
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WVU Medicine Announces New Doctor Hire
A new doctor will join local medical facilities as part of WVU Medicine. Dr. Robert McHugh is the newest board-certified family medicine member of Butler Memorial Hospital. He earned his medical degree from Temple University before completing a family medicine residency at Allegheny Health Network’s Forbes Hospital. During his...