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November 19, 2007: Allegheny County improves air pollution permit system (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
November 14, 2007: News Analysis: Will Allegheny County Lose Local Control of Air Quality? (Allegheny Front)
November 9, 2007: Quality air: The county should not give up pollution control (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
November 8, 2007: DEP may get control of air quality program (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
November 8, 2007: Supporters defend county’s air monitoring (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
November 5, 2007: County air quality program threatened (Rustbelt Radio)
November 4, 2007: Last gasp for Allegheny County’s air pollution program (Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
September 27, 2007: Behind
the smoke and mirrors of the Mon-Fayette Toll Road (PennFuture)
June 20, 2007: Money
to help reduce Pittsburgh school bus pollution (Pittsburgh
Tribune Review)
June 15, 2007: Jefferson
Hills OKs 10-year lease to clean up coal mining debris
(Pittsburgh Business Times)
June 15, 2007: Concerns
about tire-to-energy plant aired (Erie Times)
June 13, 2007: Rachel
Filippini of GASP clears the air on particulate pollution
(Allegheny Front radio interview)
May 8, 2007: Diesel
fumes raise risks, but outlook for remedies hazy (Pittsburgh
Tribune Review)
May 3, 2007: $1.4M
to clean air goes unused (Pittsburgh Tribune Review)
April 30, 2007: Supreme
Court Lets Air Pollution Equipment Ruling Stand (Environment
News Service)
April 20, 2007: Institutions
take action in honor of environmental pioneer Rachel Carson
(Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 13, 2007: Court
rules in favor of plant construction (Observer Reporter)
March 5, 2007: Nemacolin
plant should proceed (Observer Reporter)
March 5, 2007: Former
councilwoman Madoff now creating dust-up over environment
in Arizona (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 2, 2007: Groups
to sue power plant developer (Observer Reporter)
March 1, 2007: Validity
of power plant’s permit challenged (Herald Standard)
March 1, 2007: Report
documents the health risks of diesel exhaust for commuters
(Pittsburgh Post Gazette)
February 28, 2007: Surprise
leads to Madoff’s last GASP (Pittsburgh Tribune
Review)
February 20, 2007: Clearing Valley air activist’s latest
aim (The Arizona Republic) -– page no longer
found
January 13, 2007: Waste-coal plant work to continue (Observer-Reporter)
-- page no longer found
December 29, 2006: Groups
challenge power plant (Business New Briefs) (Pittsburgh
Post-Gazette)
December 28, 2006: Environmental groups appeal coal plant ruling (Associated Press)
December 27, 2006: Letter to the editor: Diesel pollution by Rachel Filippini, GASP Executive Director (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 25, 2006: Waste coal power plant OK'd by panel: Opponents vow to continue legal battle (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 25, 2006: Environmental groups aim to appeal plant decision (Observer-Reporter)
November 23, 2006: Board's ruling clears way for Nemacolin plant (Observer-Reporter)
November 12, 2006: Noise and pollution from Reliant power plant prompt neighbors to organize (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 2, 2006: Soot monitors OK'd (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 31, 2006: Letter to the editor: Stack rain is a health threat, not a mere 'nuisance' by Michael Parker, GASP Policy & Outreach Coordinator (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 29, 2006: Cambria coke plant permit expires (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 7, 2006: Meeting taller demands (Valley News Dispatch)
October 1, 2006: Scrubbing up: Consumers may get higher rates (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
September 27, 2006: Shenango repairs cut emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 21, 2006: Editorial: Breathe easier / The state takes a welcome step on vehicle emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 19, 2006: State OKs plan to reduce pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 12, 2006: Controversial Washington County power plant gets OK (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 7, 2006: Grant to help cut pollution from buses (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 3, 2006: Asthma rate prompts a look at air quality (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 28, 2006: 3 Pa. power plants put on dirtiest list by group (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 26, 2006: Speakers support stronger mercury controls (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 26, 2006: Beaver County towns washing off soot from power plant (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 12, 2006: Letter to the editor: GASP is also on the smoke trail by Michael Parker, GASP Policy & Outreach Coordinator (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 7, 2006: Clear smoke signal sent to Health Board (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 6, 2006: Power plants getting clean-up: Owner plans to install scrubbers, cut emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 26, 2006: Pittsburgh gets poor air quality ranking (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 24, 2006: Second smokestack planned for Cheswick Power Plant (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
June 7, 2006: Group pushes tougher state rules for mercury emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 6, 2006: Editorial: Get tough / Lawmakers should take a hard line on mercury (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 1, 2006: State looks to reduce mercury hot spots (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 21, 2006: Coke-project plans remain tied up in court (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat)
May 21, 2006: Shifting gear pays off (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
May 19, 2006: Team 4 Investigates Power Plant Danger (WTAE TV)
April 27, 2006: City receives lousy marks for soot pollution; state worse (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 26, 2006: Company continues work on power plant (Observer-Reporter)
March 15, 2006: Stricter rules sought (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
March 9, 2006: EPA urged to toughen standards on fine air pollutants (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 8, 2006: Local groups push to further cut diesel emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 26, 2006: County's use of Clean Air Fund for demolition delayed (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 25, 2006: Environmental group files suit to halt Allegheny County grant (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 25, 2006: Blast furnace cleanup battle getting hot (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
January 24, 2006: County sued for using Clean Air Fund for demolition (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 24, 2006: GASP sues County over misuse of Clean Air Fund (GASP Press Release)
January 20, 2006: City tops in soot violations (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 19, 2006: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia, Harrisburg, York, Lancaster & Reading Among Worst Nationally for Soot Pollution (PennEnvironment Press Release)
January 11, 2006: Liberty-Clairton will get separate ratings (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
December 22, 2005: Shock: Toxics Reporting Rules May Be Eased by EPA (Pittsburgh City Paper)
November 19, 2005: Editorial: Keep it clean / A county pollution fund should be saved for health (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 17, 2005: Panel opposes spending money from Clean Air Fund to remove asbestos (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 3, 2005: Health board OKs funding to remove old smoke stacks (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
November 3, 2005: Board of Health OKs asbestos removal grant (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 24, 2005: Pennsylvania Coke-plant plan fires debate (Johnstown Tribune-Democrat)
July 6, 2005: Editorial: Smoke controls / Resorting to fines and lawsuits for public health (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 29, 2005: State sues utility for U.S. pollution violations (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 28, 2005: States sue Allegheny Energy over pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 25, 2005: Court backs president on relaxed air standards (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 2005: Particulate Air Pollution and the Rate of Hospitalization for Congestive Heart Failure among Medicare Beneficiaries in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania (American Journal of Epidemiology)
May 25, 2005: Fighting for her dream (Observer-Reporter)
May 12, 2005: Pennsylvania power plants top pollution list: Four of the 10 worst sulfur dioxide emitters are in western part of state (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 11, 2005: Region's power plants top emitters of sulfur dioxide (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 11, 2005: Opinion by Clarke Thomas: Keep on cleaning on (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 28, 2005: Is air pollution monitor warping results? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 28, 2005: Air too dirty (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
April 17, 2005: Letter to the Editor: Cambria County coke plant by Jonathan Nadle, GASP President (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 9, 2005: Letter to the editor: 'Clear Skies' bill hurts public health by Rachel Filippini, GASP Executive Director (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 2, 2005: 'Clear Skies' loophole could exempt 894 sites from cutting emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 24, 2005: Dirty Politics, Foul Air (The Nation)
February 4, 2005: State faulted for high level of mercury pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 25, 2005: Letter to the editor: Unite for clean air by Kate St. John, GASP Board Member (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 12, 2005: Pennsylvania's a leader in pollution: Power plants among dirtiest on continent (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 18, 2004: EPA orders Pa. to reduce soot (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 17, 2004: EPA Designates 18 Pennsylvania Counties, Portions of Four Others as Nonattainment for Fine Particulate Matter (DEP Update)
December 15, 2004: EPA says soot pollution in region is still too high (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 7, 2004: High cancer rates in Greene County fuel concerns about monitoring pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 22, 2004: EPA delays action on soot (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 17, 2004: U.S. Steel agrees to reduce ash emissions at Edgar Thomson Plant (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 14, 2004: EPA to review Pa. plan to cut paint emissions: Industry wants to prevent states from reducing smog that way (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 3, 2004: EPA OKs Pa. air pollution curbs (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 24, 2004: Smoky stacks now a rarity in county: But city still ranks near the top for many pollutants (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 7, 2004: Tree Muggers: Bush's record comes home (Pittsburgh City Paper)
September 29, 2004: Blunt GASP Founder Returns For Benefit (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
September 15, 2004: North Versailles teen wins awards for air pollution experiments (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 10, 2004: Group Says Renewable Electricity Standard Could Produce More Than 5,800 Jobs, Billions of Dollars for Pa. (DEP Update)
September 8, 2004: Scientists call for increased use of renewable energy (Associated Press)
August 11, 2004: 'Ozone Action Days': why they really do matter (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 1, 2004: Slowing Down Quicksilver: While parents worry, the feds stay cool to regulating the poisonous mercury from power plants (Pittsburgh City Paper)
June 23, 2004: EPA: Toxic emissions rose in '02 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 10, 2004: Pennsylvania worst state for power plant pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 4, 2004: County seeks to join air quality lawsuit (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 26, 2004: The politics of smoke (PULP)
February 21, 2004: Reliant takes aim on smokestack emissions (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
February 19, 2004: GASP and Reliant Energy sign agreement (GASP Press Statement)
February 10, 2004: Environmental groups ask EPA to halt coal ash dumping (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 9, 2004: 125 Groups Ask EPA to Prevent Additional Water Contamination (Press Release)
January 25, 2004: 'Devastation and Renewal: An Environmental History of Pittsburgh and Its Region,' Edited by Joel A.Tarr -- Book Review by Devra Davis (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 18, 2003: The Lung's Complaint (PULP)
December 5, 2003: Pennsylvania power plants called 3rd dirtiest in U.S. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 4, 2003: Pa. power plant pollution 3rd worst in U.S. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 20, 2003: Black eye for Bush's black hydrogen (PULP)
November 13, 2003: True Crimes (PULP)
November 6, 2003: Allegheny County seeks crackdown on polluters (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 6, 2003: Neville firm faces $13 million fine Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 6, 2003: Neville Chemical may face $13M fine (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
November 6, 2003: Nothing But Blue Skies (PULP)
October 28, 2003: Changes in Clean Air Act prompt suits (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 4, 2003: Soot index joins roster of colorful warnings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 2, 2003: Health department hears plea for 'bad actor' law to control pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 27, 2003: County air pollution policy draws opposition (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
September 4, 2003: Board of Health addresses air quality (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
August 31, 2003: Editorial: Dirty air, dirty politics / The Bush administration needs to take a deep breath (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 29, 2003: Change in Clean Air Act brings Pa. into suit (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 28, 2003: Roddey to sign measure aimed at air pollution (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
August 27, 2003: County Council acts to punish air polluters (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 27, 2003: Pollution measure pans 'bad actors' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
August 22, 2003: Report has us breathing uneasily (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 22, 2003: Council clash with Health board grows (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
August 20, 2003: It's no dirty secret -- Pittsburgh air ranked among nation's worst (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 3, 2003: Health department realigns air quality staff (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 3, 2003: Cheswick plant blamed for rise in air pollution (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 3, 2003: Health officials blame power plant, vow change (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 2, 2003: Report: County's air more polluted than most states (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 1, 2003: County eyes panning pollution 'bad actors' (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
June 30, 2003: Poor reporting by county health department leads to bad report card from EPA (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 21, 2003: Obituary: Patricia Pelkofer / Tenacious environmentalist and a founder of GASP (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 28, 2003: Health Department: Permit proposal (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 8, 2003: State revises car emission tests: Inspections aimed at better air quality (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 6, 2003: Anti-smog group pushes to stop school bus idling outside schools (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 3, 2003: Region gets fourth 'F' in review of air quality (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 24, 2003: EPA gets an earful on plan to 'discount' seniors' lives (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 9, 2003: Testing reinforces air quality findings (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 9, 2003: Understanding Clean Air Act (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 24, 2003: Letter to the Editor: The diversion of the hydrogen-fuel plan by Jonathan Nadle, GASP Vice President (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 3, 2003: Environmental Groups Sue Bush Administration Over Clean Air Rollbacks (GASP Press Release)
February 7, 2003: Region Faces New Air Pollution Controls (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 7, 2003: Settlement Could Bring Cleaner Air to Pittsburgh (Environment News Service)
February 6, 2003: Court Settlement Brings Stronger Clean Air Protection for Pittsburgh (GASP Press Release)
December 18, 2002: Orion Power pays fine for emissions (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 11, 2002: Sucking Air: As the county's Air Quality Division gasps for breath, its overlords sit on funds meant for clearing the skies (Pittsburgh City Paper)
November 20, 2002: Region's power plants rated big polluters (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
November 18, 2002: Pa. ranks among worst states for toxic emissions (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
October 31, 2002: GASP: Waxman to speak (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 19, 2002: Area must meet new air quality standards (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 10, 2002: The haze gets in our eyes: We've come a long way, but Allegheny County still plays in the big leagues of air pollution by Walter Goldburg, GASP President (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 4, 2002: A GASP of Fresh Air: The Group Against Smog and Pollution is Fighting for Every Last Breath (PULP Newsweekly)
May 17, 2002: Quaker Valley teen wins top honors: Students keep tabs on quality of the air (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 24, 2002: Region's air quality undermined by vast microscopic particulates (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 24, 2002: PG Benchmarks: Air Quality Index (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 12, 2002: Letter to the Editor: Support the clinic by Jonathan Nadle, GASP Vice President (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 18, 2001: County's clean air ordinance battled (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 17, 2001: Editorial: Breathing easier / The Pittsburgh area gets a better rating on air quality (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 21, 2001: Council to take up clean air bill (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 25, 2001: Cleaner air gets Allegheny County support (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 1, 2001: Region gets good marks for cleaning up its air (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 1, 2001: Perspectives: Not quite there on clean air: Allegheny County has the air quality laws, but the ability to enforce them has diminished by Walter Goldburg, GASP President (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 1, 2001: Lung association flunks county, city in air quality (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
March 26, 2001: Regional haze means visitors can't take in the long view of America's scenic areas (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 29, 2001: Devices that use sound to collect emissions data could change the way industry expands here (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
December 19, 2000: Editorial: Pollution preventers (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 17, 2000: Thousands of deaths linked to soot, group says (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
October 9, 2000: Cool summer may help region's air quality classification (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
September 7, 2000: Privacy concerns delay HIV proposal (article mentions awarding of AHCD grant to GASP) (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 25, 2000: State board approves smog rules (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 2, 2000: Letter to the Editor: Pittsburgh's bright future is for naught if we let air quality slip by Suzanne Seppi, GASP Executive Director (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 26, 2000: Neville residents to 'read' smoke (Pittsburgh Tribune-Review)
July 26, 2000: Advisory panel gives thumbs up to air quality spotters (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 27, 2000: Report suggests uniform air quality rules statewide (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 22, 2000: Smog report faults state air quality (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 31, 2000: Editorial: Dubious achievement, Pennsylvania is a 'leader' in air, water pollution (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 31, 2000: High court looks at cost of clear air regulations (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 23, 2000: Earth Day must be every day (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 19, 2000: County adopts new air pollution index (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 17, 2000: Earth Day at 30 (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
April 14, 2000: Pennsylvania's power plants fare poorly in national study (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 18, 2000: Pa. ranks 2nd worst in toxic dumping (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 12, 2000: The USX consent decree: Response to the Jan. 27 Letter to the Editor by ACHD (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 27, 2000: Letter to the Editor: Braddock Smog by Marie Kocoshis, GASP President (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 14, 2000: State's air ranked fourth worst in U.S. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
November 4, 1999: U.S. sues utilities for pollution at coal-fired plants (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
August 26, 1999: Obituary: Marjorie McCormick Michaux, a popular poet heard on KDKA in the '40s (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
July 22, 1999: Court fight over new ozone codes creates climate of uncertainty (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 15, 1999: EPA to try new tactics to reduce ozone level (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
June 14, 1999: Another day of ozone inaction? (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 29, 1999: Air OK near coke works (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 27, 1999: Rulings slow pace of air improvements (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 14, 1999: EPA upgrades region's air status, but ozone standards still ahead (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
May 4, 1999: New federal standards will mean more Ozone Action Days (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 12, 1999: Region's air headed for clear bill of health (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
February 6, 1999: County finally makes air grade (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
January 29, 1999: Program cuts could save taxes, environment report says (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
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