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Sep 5, 20242 min read
GASP Pittsburgh Seeking Applicants for ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’ Youth Education Initiative
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly GASP Communications Manager amanda@gasp-pgh.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Pittsburgh Seeking Applicants...
Sep 4, 20242 min read
Sustainability Spotlight: For Swissvale, ‘Forward Thinking’ is Key to Mitigating Municipal Climate Impacts
Swissvale Councilwoman Shawn Alfonso Wells acknowledges that yes, navigating the world of sustainability can be difficult. She said the...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
#ICYMI: Nippon Steel Announces Plans to Invest $1B More at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works Facilities
U.S. Steel has been a perennial air polluter, so GASP has been closely following news related to Nippon Steel’s pending acquisition of...
Aug 26, 20242 min read
DEP Announces First-in-PA Registered Apprenticeship Program to Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday announced a new registered apprenticeship program to train...
Aug 23, 20242 min read
DEP Accepting Applications for Environmental Education Projects
Good news alert: The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has made nearly $1 million available for projects that will promote...
Aug 20, 20240 min read
Aug 20, 20242 min read
GASP, Residents & Advocates Speak Out in Favor of Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program
GASP joined residents and fellow advocates at a public hearing in West Mifflin Monday to send the message: Allegheny County Health...
Aug 15, 20242 min read
Deadline to Submit Comment in Support of Fully Funding Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program Approaching
Dear Fellow Breathers, We’ve gotta couple questions for you. Have you ever: Lamented how bad the air smelled? Woke up and immediately...
Aug 9, 20242 min read
Join Our Team: GASP is Hiring a Full-Time Field Technician
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is seeking a full-time field technician to join our team. The field technician is responsible for...
Aug 8, 20242 min read
ACTION ALERT: Speak Out to Support Plan to Fully Fund Air Quality Program by Making Polluters Pay
Time is running out to speak up in support of an Allegheny County Health Department proposal to fully fund our Air Quality Program by...
Aug 5, 20241 min read
EPA Announces Enhancements to Indoor Air Quality Program Aimed at Healthier Homes by Design
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced enhancements to a program designed to advance indoor air quality...
Jul 31, 20242 min read
PA DEP Announces New Practice for Determining Air Quality Permitting Application Deadlines
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Saturday published notice of a new practice regarding the deadlines for...
Jul 29, 20243 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces Application Window is Open for Clean Air Fund Projects
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced today that its Air Quality Program is seeking applications for the funding of...
Jul 25, 20241 min read
Save the Date: Public Comment Period Open for Air Quality Program Funding Proposal; Hearing Slated
A hearing date has been set for Aug. 19 in West Mifflin.
Jul 17, 20243 min read
Board of Health Sends Air Quality Funding Plan to Public Comment Following Public Pressure
Speakers who addressed the Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday called the need for a fully funded Air Quality Program "crucial"...
Jul 10, 20244 min read
GASP Implores Residents to Show Support for a Fully Funded Air Quality Program at July 17 BOH Meeting Following Embarrassing Committee Vote
We’re not going to mince words: The committee tasked with recommending whether or not an Allegheny County Health Department plan to...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
UPDATED: ACHD Announces Monitoring Failure Led to H2S & Sulfur Dioxide Data Removal; GASP Seeking Further Info
UPDATE: ACHD monitoring staff got back to GASP Wednesday afternoon with an update. The department said that multiple municipalities via...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Environmental Groups Support Plan to Boost Funding for Allegheny County Air Quality Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 08, 2024 Media Contacts: Amanda Gillooly, Group Against Air Pollution and Smog (GASP), amanda@gasp-pgh.org...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
SCOTUS tells EPA its Good Neighbor Plan is “Arbitrary and Capricious;” Stays the Plan
The Clean Air Act spent some time in the headlines recently thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the EPA’s “Good Neighbor”...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
A Small Victory for Clean Air In & Around Neville Island
We have some good news to share, friends: Back in March, we commented on the draft Title V Operating Permit for Neville Chemical Company,...
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