Vinyl chloride – the chemical in several of the train cars that derailed and burned in East Palestine, Ohio, in February 2023 – can wreak… Read more
Tag: environment
One Million Gallons Toward the Greater Good
While the wheels on UPMC’s employee shuttle buses go around and around, the carbon footprint they leave behind is a bit different than most similar… Read more
Lead in hunted meat: Who’s telling hunters and their families?
Lead contamination in hunted meat has the potential to impact the health of millions of people in the U.S. who are connected to the hunting… Read more
UPMC Passavant Recycling Event Aims to Save Paper, Trees and the Planet
UPMC Passavant is committed to helping employees, patients and community members protect private information, while also helping the environment. To that end, the hospital will… Read more
Greening the U.S. Steel Tower
UPMC and the UPMC Health Plan occupy 40 percent of the U.S. Steel Tower in downtown Pittsburgh, or roughly 900,000 square feet of office space,… Read more