Making the Connection: Food Waste & the Environment Recording Now Available
We wanted to thank everyone again for joining us last week for our, Making the Connection: Food Waste & The Environment event featuring...
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Blog Against Smog
- Apr 22, 2021
The Climate Change Problem That Might Not Be on Your Radar: Food Waste & How YOU Can Combat It
According to ReFed, a whopping 35 percent of all food in the United States went unsold or uneaten. “That’s $408 billion worth of food...
- Apr 14, 2021
Welcome to Ozone Season, Allegheny Co.: Here’s What You Need to Know About the Air Pollutant
No, not the kind that’s way up high protecting us from those harmful UV rays. We’re talking ground-level ozone. What the heck is...
- Apr 6, 2021
National Healthy Schools Day '21 Build Back Better: GASP Joins Call for Clean Air in Every School
Schools urgently need to rebuild better after years of institutional and facility neglect. For two decades, healthy schools advocates...
- Feb 26, 2021
Air Quality Matters: The Correlation Between Cancer & Air Pollution – Are You at Risk?
It’s been said a hundred different ways over the years, but the old cliche still rings true: An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of...
- Feb 25, 2021
Air Quality Matters: Yes, Industrial Emissions Stink, But Don’t Ignore Your Indoor Air Quality
Those of us who reside in the Mon Valley, Neville Island, and other parts of Allegheny County (and beyond) know all too well how offsite...
- Feb 24, 2021
Air Quality Matters: Care About Your Heart Health? Then You Need to Understand *This* Risk Factor
When you think about what it takes to keep your heart healthy, many things might come to mind: Staying active, eating clean, and making...
- Feb 16, 2021
Limited Opportunity: Want to Make a Difference in Local Air Quality? Learn to be a Smoke Reader
Even those of us who don’t live near or downwind of an industrial source of air pollution have at some point likely looked at emissions...
- Jan 25, 2021
GASP Pittsburgh Introduces New Youth Education Initiative ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is seeking Allegheny County students in grades 9, 10, and 11 who are interested in becoming...
- Jan 4, 2021
This Invisible Danger in Your Home Could Hurt Your Health (And What to Do About It)
With everyone spending a whole lot more time inside, indoor air quality is more important than ever. Because the U.S. Environmental...
- Nov 24, 2020
Q&A: GASP Staff Attorney Shares Advice to Budding Environmental Lawyers as Part of Consortium f
Today, we want to put the spotlight on our staff attorney Ned Mulcahy, who was interviewed recently by the Consortium for Public...
- Nov 4, 2020
Youth Panelists Sought for Chatham University Panel Discussion About Pollution, Gender & Sexual
Mark your calendars for two upcoming panel discussions regarding the intersection of soil, air and water pollution and gender justice as...
- Oct 6, 2020
GASP’s Dirty Gertie Flies Again: How the ‘70s-Era Mascot Got a Glow Up, Trivia Gig
Originally created as a way to draw attention to its efforts to improve awareness of air quality issues, GASP’s Dirty Gertie the Poor...
- Sep 29, 2020
GASP Bids Adieu to Popular Educator Chelsea Hilty, Wishes Her Well in New Endeavors
To the folks she’s led on hikes and other activities, she’s a wealth of knowledge about air quality and how it impacts the natural world...
- Sep 15, 2020
Amplify Project | Pittsburgh’s Pollution Problem (And How Expanded Public Transportation Can H
GASP this year launched a new initiative called The Amplify Project. Its goal? To help amplify the voices of folks in our community that...
- Sep 9, 2020
Indoor Air Quality and Asbestos in The Home: What You Need to Know
Now more than ever, we find ourselves spending most of our time at home, becoming an increasingly important place of security and...
- Aug 11, 2020
Recording Now Available from Our Making the Connection: Fast Fashion & The Environment Event
A recording of our Making the Connection: Fast Fashion & the Environment event is now available for those who wanted to attend but could...
- Aug 4, 2020
Join GASP for a Free Presentation Addressing the Emissions You See in Your Community (and What to Do
Have you ever seen a cloud of smoke or dust in the air that appears to be coming from an industrial facility or construction site and...
- Jul 28, 2020
Clothes & Climate Change: How a Fashion Choice Change Could Lead to Better Air Quality
The cost of being cute is far more than the price tag on that piece of clothing you’ve had your eye on. There’s also an air pollution...
- Jul 28, 2020
Sustainable Shopping: Pittsburgh Area Delivers on Green Fashion Finds
Fashion isn’t cheap – the environmental costs are astounding. The fashion industry is a pollution powerhouse, fouling our air and water....
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