On Wednesday, the Sierra Club teamed up with University of Pittsburgh students and local environmental activists in Pittsburgh’s Schenley Park to rally for strong EPA safeguards against dangerous smog pollution. Our news conference came in response to the EPA’s Tuesday decision to delay adopting stricter anti-smog rules.
Aided by Sierra Club’s 18-foot-tall inflatable hand holding an inhaler, which has been making its rounds in Club events across the country, the news conference provided a valuable chance to educate the public about the dangers of dirty air. In Western Pennsylvania alone, smog sends 10,000 people each summer to the emergency room and harms on a daily basis more than 78,000 adults and 25,000 children living with asthma.
Our efforts to make our voices heard grabbed the attention of local media, garnering coverage in outlets such as Central Public Radio, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA, and this excellent piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Aided by Sierra Club’s 18-foot-tall inflatable hand holding an inhaler, which has been making its rounds in Club events across the country, the news conference provided a valuable chance to educate the public about the dangers of dirty air. In Western Pennsylvania alone, smog sends 10,000 people each summer to the emergency room and harms on a daily basis more than 78,000 adults and 25,000 children living with asthma.
Our efforts to make our voices heard grabbed the attention of local media, garnering coverage in outlets such as Central Public Radio, NewsRadio 1020 KDKA, and this excellent piece in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
Darrell Sapp/Pittsburgh Post Gazette
