In the News - Good Government & Responsible Development

  •   City Council Passes Clean Water Act
    27 Jul 2010
    WDUQ
    Pittsburgh Council today unanimously passed the Clean Water Act.

    Executive Director of Pittsburgh UNITED, Barney Oursler, said the passing of this legislation is a big step in the environmental world, as it addresses one of western Pennsylvania’s biggest problems. He said the bill was unanimously passed mainly due to the large coalition of supporters urging council to vote for it.

    Councilmen Bruce Kraus and Bill Peduto said the approval demonstrates their commitment towards a better environment.
  •   Air kisses: Middle schoolers rally for the environment
    18 Jul 2010
    Out of the mouths of babes. Well, in this case, tweens. Young participants in an environmental summer camp took their quest for clean air to the West End Overlook on Thursday, hoping to persuade City Council to enact tougher measures.

    Seventy-eight middle-school students are taking part in the nine-week Pittsburgh Cares E-Serve camp, which is designed to teach them about the environment and what individuals can do to help make the world cleaner, greener and healthier.
  •   Campers call attention to environmental legislation before City Council
    16 Jul 2010
    Youth raise a chant for clean air

    Paw Parheat, left, 13, and Chris Thorpe, 11, shout "Clean air now!" at a press conference demanding clean air for Pittsburgh at the West End Overlook.

    Kids from the Pittsburgh Cares E-Serve summer camp are supporting the Clean Air Bill introduced in city council.
  •   Pittsburgh campers give shout out for clean air
    16 Jul 2010
    When Denzie White started to learn about air pollution, the 12-year-old Bellevue girl thought she should do something about it.

    "Why live in a place that has air pollution?" Denzie said.

    She and 50 other kids decided to "do something about it" atop West End Overlook park Thursday afternoon.

    Holding posters and shouting, "Clean air now!" and "Pollution is wrong!" the children urged City Council to pass the Clean Air Act, which aims to reduce diesel emissions.
  •   Clean Air, Water Acts Arrive at Pgh City Council
    1 Jun 2010
    WDUQ News
    Environmental activists, union members, and several community organizations gathered outside Pittsburgh City Council Chambers today to support new legislation aimed at cleaning the city’s air and water.

    Councilman Bill Peduto’s Clean Water Act of 2010 would require publicly-funded developers to try to contain storm water runoff. Its partner bill, the Clean Air Act, would mandate that diesel-powered construction vehicles be retrofitted with cleaner exhaust systems or replaced with cleaner vehicles.
  •   Pittsburgh councilman wants tougher environmental standards
    1 Jun 2010
    City Councilman Bill Peduto plans to introduce today legislation requiring publicly funded developments to meet more stringent environmental standards to help improve the city's air and water.

    The measures would mandate that developers who take city subsidies reduce storm water runoff and would require construction vehicles at these sites to reduce diesel emissions by retrofitting the equipment or using newer ones.
  •   Council pushes for clean development
    1 Jun 2010
    Legislation calls for contractors in city-subsidized projects to be air-friendly and 'green'


    Pittsburgh City Councilman William Peduto, center, listens to one of the speakers at news conference Tuesday outside City Council Chambers about the Clean Air and Clean Water bills.
  •   Metro Inequality: What Cities Can Do About the Shrinking Middle Class
    14 May 2010
    A series of new realities about the places Americans live "further put to rest the old perceptions of cities as declining, poor, minority places set amid young, white wealthy suburbs" announces a new study by the Metropolitan Policy Program at the Brookings Institution. Bringing together a wealth of new demographic data, the report documents how the nation's suburbs have become more diverse and have seen a new increase in poverty, while central cities have gained population from the suburbs since the housing market crash.
  •   Economic Recovery Starts With Good Jobs
    11 May 2010
    The Nation
    With 15 million people unemployed and fears of a jobless recovery spreading, getting Americans back to work is a national priority. Yet, as we invest millions of tax dollars to stimulate the economy through job creation, we may not be paying close enough attention to the quality of these jobs. Creating jobs that pay poverty-like wages might feel like a quick fix to some, but if it doesn’t get working families back on their feet, it won’t do much for our economy.
  •   New Pittsburgh Law Guarantees Good Service Jobs at Developments
    24 Feb 2010
    PR Newswire
    Country's Most Comprehensive Law Requires Good Permanent Jobs at Subsidized Developments and through City Contracts