LCAN to Allegheny County Health Department: “Do something!”
As you likely heard or noticed, Pittsburgh-area air quality, particularly in Lawrenceville, was terrible in December. Air monitor readings at the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Liberty monitor in Clairton were frequently at or near the worst in the country. In Lawrenceville there were very high readings of PM 2.5 – hazardous particles (“particulate matter”)…