GASP in the News
2026
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Health Advocates Blast Trump EPA Order - Tube City Almanac
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2025​​​​
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Concerns Over Air Quality Linger After Clairton Coke Plant Explosion, WTAE
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EPA Climate Backtrack Will Be Bad for Pittsburgh, Advocates Say, 90.5 WESA
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Liberty-Clairton in Pennsylvania Celebrates Air Quality Milestone, Hoodline
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EPA: Liberty-Clairton in Allegheny County Makes Progress in Meeting PM2.5, Other Air Quality Standards, Redesigned an Air Quality Maintenance Area, PA Environmental Digest
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Parts of Allegheny County Achieve New Air Quality Milestones, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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The Energy and Artificial Intelligence Summit Brought Bold Predictions and Billions in Investments. What Happens Next? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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U.S. Steel, Western Pa. Power Plants Seek 2‑year Exemptions from Air Pollution Rules, WESA
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U.S. Steel Seeks Presidential Pass to Disregard Biden-Era Emissions Standards, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Environmental Organizations to Support, The Green Voice
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2024
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Stories Allegheny County Health Department Air Quality Fee Schedule Proposal
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Allegheny County Council to Vote on Higher Air Quality Permit Fees for U.S. Steel, Others, WESA
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Allegheny County Council Punts on Proposed Increase to Air Quality Fees, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Allegheny County Board of Health Approves Housing Advisory Committee, Seeks Public Input on Proposed Funding Plan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Board of Health to Consider Whether to Raise Fees for Air Emissions, Pittsburgh Business Times
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A Closer Look at Proposed Fee, Permit Increases to Fund County Air Quality Program, MSN.com
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Stories About the U.S. Steel Merger & Air Quality Violations​
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Supporters of US Steel Sale Make Last-Ditch Case as Doubts Surround Nippon Deal, WESA
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County Fines U.S. Steel Nearly $80K in Latest Round of Air-Pollution Penalties, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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U.S. Steel Stockholders Approve $14.9B Nippon Merger During Protest, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Study Details Health Risks of Coal-Based Steel, The Mon Valley Independent​
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Supreme Court's Pause of ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Quality Rule Praised by U.S. Steel, Panned by Environmental Groups, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Groups Urge Biden to Consider Environmental Cost in United States Steel Corp Sale, Pittsburgh Business Times
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U.S. Steel Fined $1.9 Million for Excessive Emissions, The Mon Valley Independent
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Allegheny County Hits U.S. Steel with $1.9 Million Fine Over Clairton Coke Works Emissions, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
$2.2 Million Fine is Latest Entry in Clairton's Air Pollution History, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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In a Steel Town Outside Pittsburgh, an Old Fight Over Air Quality Drags On, Inside Climate News
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In Conversation with Natalie Bencivenga, KDKA Radio
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Stories About Our Watchdog Work & Advocacy
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Group Against Smog & Pollution Report Finds Allegheny County Health Dept. Air Quality Permit Backlog Getting Worse; DEP Making Progress, PA Environmental Digest
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Fighting Environmental Racism in the “Coke Capital of the World,” Nonprofit Quarterly​
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Air Advocate: Rotten-Egg Smell Has Likely Source, Tube City Almanac
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GASP Earth Month Challenge: Reduce Your Impact on Air Quality When You Go Mobile, The Homepage
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Environmental, Advocacy Groups React to EPA's New Asbestos Regulation, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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$40 Million Federal Grant Paves Road for Pittsburgh to Acquire Electric Buses, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database, The Homepage
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2023
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Stories About Local Air Pollution & Polluters​
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U.S. Steel to be Acquired by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. in a Deal Valued at Nearly $15 Billion, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Be Inspired with Natalie B - Bad Air Quality, KDKA​
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Doctors: Poor Air Quality Still Dangerous for Vulnerable Populations, News 12 Bronx
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'It's Unhealthy for Everyone': Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More than Just At-Risk Groups, Yahoo Sports
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Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More than Just At-Risk Groups, Tribune-Review
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County Industry Told to Cut Back on Particulate Emissions as Canadian Wildfire Hits Region, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Creates Unhealthy Air Quality Across Pittsburgh Region, CBS News
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Code Red Air Quality Index Declared for Pennsylvania, WTAE
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Code Orange Air Quality Index Declared for Pennsylvania, WTAE
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The Candadian Wildfires Impacting Air Quality in PA - What You Need to Know, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Pittsburgh Media Outlets Collaborate to Cover Air Quality Misinformation in SW PA, Allegheny Front
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Stories About Air Quality Regulations, Permits & GASP Watchdog Work
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Environmental Groups Claim Victory in EPA Ruling on U.S. Steel Plant in Clairton, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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EPA Grants Petition Against U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works Plant, WPXI
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EPA Objects to Clairton Coke Works' Air Quality Permit Issued to U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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EPA Rejects Part of U.S. Steel's Air Quality Permit for the Clairton Coke Works, Allegheny Front
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Some Residents Concerned Over Potential Toxic Fumes After Fire at Metallico Metal Scrap Yard, WPXI
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After Latest Norfolk Southern Derailment, W. Pa Lawmakers Call for Rail Accountability, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Environmental Activists Ask EPA to Revoke U.S. Steel's Permit for Clairton Plant, Next Pittsburgh
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Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health Sends Bid to Tap Clean Air Fund to Public Comment Phase, Public Source
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New Dashboard Tracks Hydrogen Sulfide in the Mon Valley, KDKA
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Mon Valley Clean Air Watchdogs Call on the EPA to Challenge Clairton Plant's Operating Permit, WESA
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Rule to Protect Public Health During Mon Valley Inversions is Not Working, Allegheny County Council Hears, Public Source
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Clean-Air Fund Proposal Back to Regulators, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Stories About GASP Initiatives
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Opportunities for Teens: Fresh Voices for Clean Air and More, KidsBurgh
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Solar United Neighbors Launches 2023 Co-Op Program to Bring More Clean Energy to Washington County, Next Pittsburgh
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Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for April 28, 2023, Tube City Almanac
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Local Officials Encouraged Not to Wait Until It's Too Late to Understand Local Air Quality Issues, Latrobe Bulletin
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From Clairton to Potter Township, Locals are Watching Polluters, The Incline
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Grassroots Science Fuels Air-quality Revelations, Ambridge Connection
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Group Against Smog and Pollution Hosts April 19 Workshop on Local Air Quality Issues, PA Environment Digest
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Advocates Tout Air Monitoring Investments as Vital Step in Region's Greener Future, Pittsburgh CityPaper
2022
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Stories About Mon Valley Air Pollution​
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Emissions Ordered Reduced in Mon Valley Following Air-Pollution Warning, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Mon Valley Air Quality on Wednesday 'Unsafe' for Sensitive Residents, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Allegheny County Residents Raise Concerns Over Mon Valley Air Quality Episode, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Inversions Trap Pollution in Allegheny County This Fall, Despite New Rule, Public Source
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High Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in Mon Valley Spark Advocates’ Frustration, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Hydrogen Sulfide Levels in Mon Valley Surpass State Standard, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Mon Valley Air Quality Prompts Another Air Pollution Warning, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
U.S. Steel Clairton Flares After Outage, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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U.S. Steel Pays, Appeals $4.5M Fine Over Clairton Emissions, WPXI
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How Poor Air Quality Days Can Affect Pittsburghers, WESA
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Stories About Air Quality Regulations, Permits & GASP Watchdog Work
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Group Threatens to Sue Landfill Operators Over Permit Delays, Beaver County Times
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July Outage at Clairton Coke Works Released 11 Tons of Pollutants, New Information Shows, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Power Outages At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works And What’s Being Done To Remedy Electrical Issues, PA Environmental Digest
Documents Reveal Impacts Outage at Clairton Coke Works Had on Plant, WTAE
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Executive Decision: These Issues, Questions and People May Define Allegheny County’s Next Big Election, Public Source
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Hydrogen Hub: U.S. Steel, Shell, Equinor to Cooperate on Hydrogen Hub Efforts in Region, WTAE
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How Allegheny County is Trying to Make Air Quality Easier to Understand, Allegheny Front
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Proposed U.S. Steel Permit at the Forefront of Air Quality Public Hearing in Braddock, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
How Will Pittsburgh Fare if New Studies Prompt the EPA to Tighten Air Pollution Standards?, NextPittsburgh
US Steel Told to Redo Allegheny County Air-Quality Mitigation Plans, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Health Dept. OK’s Some Local Pollution Plans, TubeCity Online
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Stories About GASP Initiatives
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EPA Awards $4 Million for New Air Monitoring in Pa. Environmental Justice Areas, StateImpact
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The EPA is Underwriting Citizen Scientists Who Want to Know What's in the Air in Southwestern Pa., Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
“Fresh Voices for Clean Air”: Environmental Group Seeks High School Students, Pittsburgh City Paper​
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Local Nonprofit is Seeking Teens for ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’ Youth Education Initiative, Kidsburgh
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Donora Smog Disaster of 1948 Recounted, Observer-Reporter
Program to Focus on Donora Smog, Mon Valley Independent
Online Discussion to Feature Donora Smog Disaster, Observer-Reporter