An Open Letter from GASP on Giving Tuesday

Giving Tuesday is a global movement that celebrates radical generosity. If you've been meaning to support the fight for a healthier Pittsburgh, now is the perfect moment. 

Because we’ve got a truth bomb for you: Pittsburgh is one of the most beautiful and resilient cities in the country, but (and it’s a big but) the air quality challenges—especially in places like the Mon Valley—are still a serious daily reality. 

When you wake up to that rotten-egg smell (Hydrogen Sulfide or H2S for short) or to headlines about yet another pollution event at a local industrial facility, we want you to know GASP is already on the case.

Your support - on Giving Tuesday and EVERY day - allows us do the hard, necessary work that big polluters abhor: 

• Watchdog Work: The devil, they say, is in the details. That’s why watchdog work is at the center of GASP’s mission. We review and provide formal comments to strengthen permits and regulations. We make public records requests, investigate and raise the red flag on issues like the air quality permit backlogs at ACHD and DEP. You can count on us to pay attention to the issues that matter most - in detail - and speak out on them. When necessary, we even initiate legal action. 

• Youth Advocacy: Through programs like Fresh Voices for Clean Air, we're training high school students to become the next generation of clean air advocates, ensuring the fight continues. 

• Community Air Monitoring: We've set up a community air monitoring network in neighborhoods impacted by toxic diesel and industrial emissions that too often fly under the regulatory radar. 

This work costs staff time, fees, and equipment, which is why a Giving Tuesday gift is so critically needed. Our big ask: Can you chip in $50 right now to help us put even more pressure on polluters?

Truly, a gift of any size fuels our advocacy and community programs - especially at a time of historic regulatory rollbacks and attacks on science. 

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Thank you for standing with us today and every day. 

Yours for clean air,

The Gang at GASP