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When Qiyam Ansari was in high school, he was an honor roll student, acted in a musical,captained his Ultimate Frisbee and more. All the while, he had asthma, which he defined as well-managed until his junior year.
Ansari writes in a first-person essay about how an asthma attack, brought on by a temperature inversion, left him almost dead. ([link removed]) Today, he found his calling in the Mon Valley, providing people the tools to survive.
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* In Knob Fork, West Virginia, Pittsburgh-based EQT expanded its presence in the last few years. Near the natural gas producer's Sizemore Pad, four families have abandoned homes after reporting health issues and documenting their observations in repeated complaints ([link removed]) to state and federal environmental regulators.
* The Allegheny County Board of Health updated its healthy housing rules to improve safety, clarify the roles of tenants and landlords and align the regulation with international standards. Housing advocates say the changes don’t go far enough to protect vulnerable tenants ([link removed]) .
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