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Code Orange Air Quality Alert issued for Pittsburgh area Wednesday
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PITTSBURGH — A Code Orange Air Quality Action Day has been issued for the Pittsburgh area for Wednesday.
Allegheny, Armstrong, Beaver, Butler, Fayette, Washington and Westmoreland counties are all included in the alert.
According to the Department of Environmental Protection, partly to mostly sunny skies along with residual smoke, increasing weekday emissions, light winds, and temperatures of 90 degrees or higher will likely contribute to 8-hour average concentrations of ozone.
High ozone levels are most common during summer months when days are long with more sunshine.
Young children, seniors, and those with respiratory problems, such as asthma, emphysema, and bronchitis, are especially vulnerable to air pollution and should limit outdoor activities during this time.
Residents and businesses within the Air Quality Action Day areas are strongly encouraged to voluntarily help reduce fine particulate matter and air pollution by:
- Avoiding the open burning of leaves, trash, and other materials
- Avoiding the use of gas-powered lawn and garden equipment
- Driving less by carpooling or using public transportation
- Combining errands to reduce vehicle trips
- Limiting engine idling
- Refueling cars and trucks after dusk
- Conserving electricity by setting air conditioning to a higher temperature and turning off lights that are not in use
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PITTSBURGH (KDKA) — The Steelers’ offseason program got back underway on Tuesday and one of the big items getting a lot of debate is who will be the team’s #2 receiver opposite George Pickens.
There are plenty of names, but right now, third year man Calvin Austin III says he’s ready to make the jump as a more reliable receiver.
Last year, it was a disappointing season for Austin as he only had 17 catches for 180 yards, primarily because he was behind both Pickens and Diontae Johnson on the depth chart.
With Johnson traded to Carolina earlier this offseason, Austin says he’s taking nothing for granted and treating his mindset here as a walk on.
“My mindset hasn’t changed,” Austin said. “I’ve always been a hard worker and a guy that’s going to, you know, do the best I can anytime I step on the field. But you know, I’m just really, truly, trying to become a complete receiver. I think it’ll show on the field. I would be like that if they told me I would’ve had a guaranteed starting spot. If they brought in everybody, if they brought in nobody, I’m a walk on. I literally always have that mindset no matter what. Nothing can change it and it’s just you know, business as usual.”
The Steelers will be back on the field today continuing their second week of OTA’s.
An offseason of changes for the Steelers
The Steelers revamped their quarterback room earlier this year, signing Russell Wilson to the $1.21 million veteran’s minimum after the nine-time Pro Bowl quarterback was released by Denver. Kenny Pickett was traded to Philadelphia and Justin Fields was acquired in a trade with Chicago and the team let Mason Rudolph and Mitch Trubisky both leave during free agency. Kyle Allen was also signed as a free agent.
Changes at the quarterback position weren’t the only ones the team made, however, as wide receiver Diontae Johnson was dealt to the Carolina Panthers in early March.
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Pittsburgh-area non-profit organization collects supplies to distribute to those in need
GREEN TREE, Pa. (KDKA) — A non-profit organization in Green Tree is helping the environment.
When stepping into Global Links, you’re met with thousands of donated chairs, beds, tables and other supplies that fill shelf after shelf.
“Walkers and wheelchairs, sutures, anything you can think of that you might use in a hospital, we have it here,” Stacy Bodow, outreach and engagement manager at Global Links.
All of the medical supplies are new.
“We have about 400 different soft supply items, medical supplies that you would see in any hospital that are regularly coming through,” Bodow said.
One morning, KDKA-TV saw workers loading up furniture that will travel by land and then sea to Honduras, where a hospital recently burned down and lost everything.
“Everybody got out safely, but the whole hospital is gone. They need to replace the entire thing,” Bodow said.
Much of the items the non-profit organization sends were donated from local universities and hospitals like UPMC. It also partners with 1,200 local groups.
“What can we do to help the communities and the environment overall?” said Michael Carlson, director of environmental services at UPMC Mercy.
The partnership between Global Links and UPMC has even helped keep unwanted items out of the landfill.
“Waiting room furniture that we didn’t need in the hospital anymore,” Carlson said. “Things like that, that we were just storing. Instead of throwing it out in the dumpster, we’re donating it.”
But it’s the volunteers who are keeping things moving at Global Links. Many are from local universities, church groups or are retired.
“This is fun,” one volunteer said. “It’s one of the best parts of the week.”
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