The Issues:
Reducing Diesel Emissions
Diesel emissions harm our health, our environment and our
economy. Publicly-funded development should be a partner in protecting our health and environment.
Diesel soot cancer risk in Pittsburgh area is 408 times greater than EPA's acceptable cancer level of 1 in a million. Our risk is 1 in 2,449.
Pittsburgh area workers are projected to miss 13,558 days of work in 2010 because of unnecessary exposure to diesel fine particles
Kids' emergency room visits for asthma-like symptoms are 400% higher in Pittsburgh than other cities
Black carbon, emitted by diesels, is one of the largest contributing pollutants to global warming
This clean construction legislation will require that contracts for publicly-funded development in the City of Pittsburgh must ensure that all diesel vehicles on site have the Best Available Diesel Control Technology installed and that ultra low sulfur diesel fuel is used in construction vehicles.
Mitigating Storm Water Run-off
During heavy rainstorms, storm water run-off forces un-treated sewage into our rivers. Publicly funded development should lead the way in innovative techniques to control and drastically reduce this problem.
During nearly two thirds of the days of our city's boating season, the water is not safe to touch.
The current estimate for ALCOSAN's portion of the EPA mandated repairs to its system is estimated to be from $3 billion to as much as $20 billion.
Most of us get our drinking water from the three rivers
The Clean Water bill will require developments that receive our tax dollars to drastically reduce their storm water run-off.
