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14 hours ago1 min read
ACHD Director Making Board of Health Meetings More Accessible; Says Residents Will Be Able to Participate Virtually Moving Forward
The air quality watch dogs here at GASP want to express our sincere gratitude to Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. lulia...
3 days ago1 min read
Congress Fails to Disapprove Waiver for California Standards by Deadline; What Happens Now?
Last month we blogged about how the waiver that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA” issued to allow California to impose...
7 days ago3 min read
EPA Announces Scores of Environmental Regs it Plans to Gut - New PM 2.5 Standard Among Them
The EPA press releases were issued like thunderclaps Wednesday afternoon - boom, boom, boom: EPA Announces Action to Implement POTUS’s...
Mar 31 min read
Waste Methane Emissions Charge on the Oil & Gas Industry Spiked Thanks to Congressional Vote
Back in May 2024, we blogged about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalization of a proposed rule that would have...
Feb 251 min read
ACHD Provides Preliminary Details Related to U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Breakdown
The Allegheny County Health Department today issued a press release announcing that there was a breakdown at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson...
Feb 253 min read
What’s Going on With Emissions Standards for Cars?
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), about 28 percent of our national gas emissions come from...
Feb 193 min read
County Awards $250K to Mon Valley Groups to Improve Air Quality, Seeks Applications for 2nd Round of Funding
Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) recently announced funding for projects dedicated to improving air quality and public health...
Feb 133 min read
Allegheny Co. Air Quality Meets Federal Standard for 2023, Fee Schedule Changes Key to Continued Progress
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) this week released its 2023 Air Quality Annual Report, which shows the county has met the EPA’s...
Jan 302 min read
Trump Executive Order Targets the Nation’s Transition to Electric Vehicles
The change in Presidential Administrations brought with it a flurry of executive orders, one of which touches on subjects that we’ve...
Jan 272 min read
County Council Health & Human Services Committee Slated to Meet Feb. 20, Be There to Tell Members to VOTE YES on Air Quality Funding Proposal
Save the date, friends: Allegheny County Council’s proposal to fully fund our air quality program through increasing certain fees on...
Jan 232 min read
GASP Statement on Trump Executive Orders, Decision to Leave X/Twitter
So, anything big happen lately? OK. We admit. Lame joke. Sorry, sorry: Sometimes if you can’t laugh, you’ll cry. This week has been a...
Jan 232 min read
Health Department Awarded Nearly $1M to Support Climate Resilience in Allegheny County
Good news: Fifteen environmental justice communities in Allegheny County are eligible to receive a combined $930,000 to beautify the area...
Jan 212 min read
GASP Testifies at DEP Hearing, Supports Proposal to Designate Allegheny County as a Non-Attainment Area for PM2.5 NAAQS
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) Executive Director Patrick Campbell on Tuesday presented formal comments at a state Department of...
Jan 161 min read
Help! GASP Still Needs Hosts for 4 Monitors Near Lindy Paving for Community Air Quality Research Project
Today, we need a little help from our friends, fellow breathers. Specifically, our friends who live in the Hill District area. We need to...
Jan 152 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces 900 Free Radon Test Kits
January is National Radon Action Month and the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) Housing and Community Environment Program is...
Jan 154 min read
GASP Applauds Finalization of Protections for Workers and Communities Like Erie & Zelienople from Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Pollution
Good news alert for yinz: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the interim decision for Ethylene Oxide...
Jan 72 min read
GASP Joins EPA in Encouraging Residents to Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Homes for Radon
Did yinz know that January is National Radon Action Month? Did you further know that the EPA recommends that folks test their abodes for...
Dec 23, 20242 min read
EPA Formalizes Designation of New PA Non-Attainment Area & Reduces Secondary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide to End 2024
We blogged earlier this year about two developments concerning the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide...
Dec 18, 20243 min read
GASP Laments County Council Again Punting Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Proposal to Committee; Asks for Full Council Work Session
We’re not gonna sugar coat it - things didn't go our way last night: Allegheny County Council on Tuesday again punted the proposal to...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
Watchdog Win: DEP Reduces Emissions Limits at Brunner Landfill in Response to GASP’s Comments - Paving Way for First Title V Permit
We have a watchdog win to share with you today, friends: As a result of GASP’s legal advocacy work, emissions limits for harmful air...
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