Inversion Documentary

August Lunch & Learn Webinar: 20 Minute Preview of Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh’s Air. Hosted by Mark Dixon. Presented by ProtectPT. Kyle Zboran, Project Coordinator, Protect PT. Join us for a 20 minute preview of Mark Dixon's upcoming film: Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh's Air. Tuesday, August 26 at 12:00 PM.

Another Inversion Doc pre screening event! I'll be showing clips I've shared at other pre-screening events this year. Protect PT is hosting this Lunch & Learn event on August 26 at noon on Zoom. See you there! secure.everyaction.com/6v-EYfEhh0Gu...

Just saw this on my drive home today. When will US Steel/Nippon Steel be forced to stop doing this?
😢🏭 #airquality Video credit to BreatheCam by the CREATE Lab at CMU and @breathe-project.bsky.social

Pittsburgh Environmental Action Day 2025 is coming Saturday, July 12 from 9 a.m. to noon! Hope to see you there for a rally, march and concert!!! www.eventbrite.com/e/pittsburgh...

Environmental groups demand Nippon Steel work to cut emissions after buying U.S. Steel With U.S. Steel’s $14.9 billion sale to Nippon Steel made official last week, environmental advocates say it’s time for corporate leadership to take make real strides toward limiting pollu...

Nippon/US Steel really needs to clean up its Mon Valley Works -- address community health and climate concerns all in one. We really can't wait.
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Purple air map of the Pittsburgh region showing elevated pollution from Clairton to Braddock.

Smell Pgh map of the Pittsburgh region showing triangles indicating stench around the eastern side of the city.

🚨#Stinkburgh Alert! Elevated particles and stench today. And it’ll be extremely hot later today with elevated ozone. Be careful out there!

Great reporting from GASP...

PurpleAir air monitor map showing north eastern United States. A red stripe of air pollution (red dots) spans from Chicago to New Hampshire through Pittsburgh.

We currently have more PM2.5 pollution than anywhere else in the United States. Some unholy brew of wildfire smoke and local pollution. It's awful outside and very hazy. Please be careful and crank those air filters! #airquality #wildfiresmoke

PurpleAir map showing many red and orange dots in Allegheny County.

SmellPGH map of Allegheny County area in the Mon Valley with triangles where people smelled foul odors.

Awair graph from the last week showing that in the last three nights had elevated VOC readings.

🚨🚨#Stinkburgh Alert‼️ Worst this week. Elevated VOC’s, particles, and stench reports. Make your own report via SmellPGH app. 🤮😷

PurpleAir map of Mon Valley. Reddish orange path moves down river.

SmellPGH map showing many dark red triangles in Pittsburgh.

Awair graph showing elevated VOC’s overnight the last two nights.

🚨#Stinkburgh Alert! Elevated VOC’s, particles, and stench reports. Make your own report via SmellPGH app.

SmellPGH app screen shot showing triangles where people have reported smells in Allegheny County. Air quality monitors show air from green to yellow to red in the region.

#Stinkburgh Alert! Polluted/smelly air today in Pittsburgh. More likely this week. Watch out for some light impact of wildfire smoke from Canada on our regional air quality this week, though only time (and wind) will tell if we get hit worse in the coming weeks. #SmellPGH

This is a documentary I've been working on for about 9 years, all about the community response to air pollution in Pittsburgh. It's not done yet but I'll be sharing some clips from the film tonight on Zoom. I'd love it if you were there. Registration at: bluelens.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

I'm hosting a preview screening of some clips from my Inversion Documentary tonight at 7pm on Zoom. All about air pollution in the Pittsburgh region. Hope to see you there! Register at: bluelens.zoom.us/meeting/regi... #airquality #stinkburgh @gasp-pgh.bsky.social @breathe-project.bsky.social

Filmmaker offering an online preview of his documentary on the region's longtime air pollution problems - Pittsburgh Union Progress Pittsburgh filmmaker and activist Mark Dixon has been working on his documentary about air quality issues in the region since 2016. He’s ready now to share a trailer and preview of “Inversion: The Unf...

Mark was recently interviewed by Helen Fallon at Pittsburgh Union Progress about his upcoming preview screening of clips from Inversion Doc tomorrow (7pm). Check it out, then register for the Zoom event! @breathe-project.bsky.social @gasp-pgh.bsky.social

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🚨🚨#Stinkburgh Alert! Likely pollution and stench tomorrow morning. Stay alert. Report smells via SmellPgh app and ACHD website. 💩💩😞

Upcoming Preview Screening Zoom Event: May 27 I will be hosting a Zoom event to preview select clips from Inversion on Tuesday, May 27 at 7pm…

We've got another Inversion Documentary preview screening event coming up if you missed the last one! And this time it'll be online so you can tune in from home. Hope to see you there... May 27, 7pm. Register at: bluelens.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Details at:
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Now you don't need to spend time traveling to the ACHD meeting, waiting through the entire meeting and maybe a few other testimonies, all for a 3-minute speaking slot, then travel home. All while potentially exposing yourself to airborne pathogens like COVID. Just Zoom in. 🏁

Public Hearing Participation Form Please use this form to register your interest in participating and/or providing public comments at the upcoming Board of Health meeting or Public Hearing.

It appears that the Allegheny County Health Dept. now allows testimony via Zoom! Huge accessibility win. Just go to the linked website, click on "Wednesday, May 14: Board of Health Meeting" and then "How will you attend" -> "By Zoom" (Mtg at 5:30pm) www.alleghenycounty.us/Services/Hea...

Unsurprising, but nonetheless disappointing, to see that U.S. Steel has asked for Presidential Exemptions from the iron & steel and coke hazardous air pollutant rules - rules specifically designed to protect public health. Communities continue to pay the price for coal-based #steel.

This looks like an EXCELLENT event. I always appreciate Dr. Muller's take on air pollution.

What is the health cost of pollution to Allegheny County residents from a local economist's perspective? Join us for this insightful webinar and hear from CMU economist Nicholas Muller. Register TODAY tinyurl.com/5y38xu4h

Hooray for air quality awareness week! Sometimes I feel like we could also use more awareness of our local LACK of clean air on so many days...

Thanks for the shout out!

Map of PurpleAir air monitors showing orange monitors uniquely west and southwest of Clairton. Most of the rest of the monitors, including in the Pittsburgh area, appear to be yellow and orange.

Looks like there is some pollution down around Clairton this AM. Some of the readings might be from fog, but considering how we seem to have relatively widespread fog but still an orange spot in just one location, my PM2.5 concerns persist. #AirQuality

Sorry I missed this. The screening did happen! There will be more.

We know how to throw a party…or a screening. Clean air for everyone!

Screen shot of Aranet4 CO2 readings, showing levels around 650 for the duration of the event.

And we had the Aranet4 monitoring the CO2, which was excellent around 650 most of the night. @aranethome.bsky.social

White female wearing Flo mask holding a box and four air filters in mesh bags. A speaker stand is in her backpack.

We also had 8 air filters running the whole time to keep the air cleaner, all while CO2 levels hovered around 650 ppm. Good stuff! Here's @mchristinebd.bsky.social helping me out with four of those filters. (AirFanta 3Pro)

Mark Dixon speaking at a podium wearing a GVS Elipse mask. Screen says "Motivations Tactics Reflections"

I was so grateful for all the encouraging comments, useful feedback, and good conversation all around. We and even heard a couple tears were shed. So grateful to everybody who showed up!

Will Zavala, organizer of the Pittsburgh Documentary Salon, introducing Mark Dixon at the beginning of the event. "Inversion" opening image is at the front, with several audience members in chairs looking on.

We had a GREAT time sharing some preview clips of Inversion with an eager audience this week at the Documentary Salon event. If you want to get notified about our next preview screening, and all future Inversion events, please sign up for our email list here: inversiondoc.com/contact/

Just a friendly reminder that I'll be preview-screening some clips from Inversion THIS WEDNESDAY. Hope to see you there. Details in the quoted post. #airquality #Pittsburgh Check out the trailer here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZ6O...