New Report Reveals Persistent Environmental Risks Facing Pennsylvania Schoolchildren
Pittsburgh, PA — Aug. 20, 2025, Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) unveiled the State of Environmental Health in PA Schools 2025 report, the most comprehensive statewide assessment ever conducted on environmental hazards in the Commonwealth’s K–12 public schools. The findings, shared at a virtual press briefing, spotlight urgent threats that continue to compromise the […]
Press release: Radon in Schools Working Group Announces New Radon Testing in Schools Legislation
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores ParkerEmail: dolores@WomenForaHealthyEnvironment.orgPhone: 412-440-7722 Radon in Schools Working Group Hosts Educational Program and Announces New Radon Testing in Schools Legislation Pittsburgh, PA – October 2, 2024 – Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) is pleased toannounce an educational event on the dangers of radon exposure in schools, hosted by WHE’sRadon in […]
Press Release: WHE Receives USEPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores ParkerEmail: dolores@WomenForaHealthyEnvironment.orgPhone: 412-404-2872 Women for a Healthy Environment Receives USEPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award Pittsburgh, PA (September 24, 2024) – Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) has received the USEPA Safer Choice Partner of the Year Award for its leadership in promoting the use of Safer Choice […]
Press Release: WHE and Philadelphia Regional Center for Childrens’s Environmental Health Announce Findings
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores ParkerEmail: dolores@WomenForaHealthyEnvironment.orgPhone: 941-735-2547Jessica Gupta JonesEmail: Jessica.Gupta@Pennmedicine.upenn.eduPhone: 215-573-7633 Women For A Healthy Environment (WHE) and Philadelphia Regional Center for Children’s Environmental Health Announce Findings of Pilot Project on Shade Structures in Childcare Settings Philadelphia, PA – July 1, 2024 — Women For A Healthy Environment (WHE), today released the findings of […]
Press Release: WHE Pilot Study Shows Air Filters Significantly Reduce PN2.5 Levels in Philadelphia Childcare Centers
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores ParkerEmail: dolores@WomenForaHealthyEnvironment.orgPhone: 941-735-2547 Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) Pilot Study Shows Air Filters Significantly Reduce PM2.5 Levels in Philadelphia Childcare Centers Why This Is Important: Developing Lungs Are More Susceptible to Harms by Air Pollution Pittsburgh, PA (May 22, 2024) – A new pilot study conducted by WHE demonstrated […]
Press Release: WHE Receives 2024 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores ParkerEmail: dolores@WomenForaHealthyEnvironment.orgPhone: 941-735-2547 WHE Receives 2024 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award Pittsburgh, PA (April 17, 2024) – Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) was honored this week by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) with a 2024 Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award. The award recognizes outstanding environmental projects throughout the Commonwealth. […]
Press Release: WHE to Unveil Report Revealing Detectable PFAS Contamination
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores Parker, manager of communicationsEmail: dolores@womenforahealthyenvironment.orgPhone: 941-735-2547 WOMEN FOR A HEALTHY ENVIRONMENT TO UNVEIL REPORT REVEALING DETECTABLE PFAS CONTAMINATION IN PITTSBURGH’S RIVERS LINKED TO WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT EFFLUENT The report’s comprehensive insights will be discussed in detail at a PFAS Lunch and Learn webinar scheduled for today, January 8, 2024, 1-2 […]
WHE Press Release: EPA’s Proposed Amendments to Lead and Copper Rule
“These proposed amendments represent a substantial improvement over the existing LCR, and they have the potential to make a real difference in the lives of millions of Americans who are still exposed to lead in their drinking water,” said Michelle Naccarati-Chapkis, Executive Director of WHE. Read more in our press release, click here to download
Press Release: Congresswoman Summer Lee, Women for a Healthy Environment to Announce $190,940 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Grant to Combat Lead Poisoning in Pittsburgh
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Dolores ParkerEmail: dolores@WomenForaHealthyEnvironment.orgPhone: 412-404-2872 Congresswoman Summer Lee, Women for a Healthy Environment to Announce $190,940 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Federal Grant to Combat Lead Poisoning in Pittsburgh Pittsburgh, PA (November 17, 2023) – Congresswoman Summer Lee (PA-12) to announce that Women for a Healthy Environment (WHE) has received a […]