A Guide to Common Air Pollutants & Where They Come From
Air quality is a complex issue with plenty of confusing terms and jargon. To help simplify things, our Fresh Voices for Clean Air...
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Blog Against Smog
- Jan 13, 2022
- 1 min
Making the Connection: The Link Between Pollution & Mental Health Event Recording Now Available
Good news, everybody: A recording is now available for our recent event, Making the Connection: The Alarming Link Between Pollution &...
- Dec 10, 2021
- 1 min
Public Input Sought: EPA Announces Listening Session About Clean School Bus Program
GASP has long advocated for clean school buses and is pleased to tell you about an upcoming listening session hosted by the U.S....
- Dec 2, 2021
- 1 min
GASP & City of Pittsburgh Team Up to Send the Message: Don’t Idle!
Did you know that for every 10 minutes you idle your car or truck, you’re contributing about a pound of carbon dioxide – a primary...
- Oct 18, 2021
- 1 min
INTERVIEW: Dirty Gertie Talks Pollution, Says She Has No Plans to Migrate Despite Air Pollution
Get to know GASP’s longtime mascot Dirty Gertie the Poor Polluted Birdie and her friend and puppeteer Dave English in this recent...
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
May We Introduce Our New Executive Director? GASPers, Meet Patrick Campbell
After earning a bachelor of science degree in marriage and family studies from Mercyhurst College, the Butler High School graduate...
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend 2-Day Smoke School & Get Same Training As Health Inspectors
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...
- Aug 16, 2021
- 1 min
PHOTO/VIDEO GALLERY: Jeghetto’s Homecoming Puppet Show in Clairton Wows Children & Adults
Clairton Park came alive Saturday with a unique blend of hip hop and puppetry thanks to Tarish “Jeghetto” Pipkins, an internationally...
- Jul 29, 2021
- 1 min
Host a Clean Air Fair for Fun, Interactive Air Quality Education with Puppets
GASP’s Clean Air Fairs and education kits are funded by the Allegheny County Clean Air Fund and DEP's education grants program.
- Jul 19, 2021
- 1 min
Join GASP for Puppets in the Park: Jeghetto’s Homecoming Show
You’re Invited! WHEN: 3 p.m. Aug. 14 WHERE: Clairton Park (Shelter 3) COST: Free! GASP is pleased to sponsor the event, which will...
- Jul 8, 2021
- 1 min
PHOTO GALLERY: It Was All Fun and Learning at GASP’s Clean Air Fair in Swissvale
It was a hot and sticky summer day in Swissvale June 26, but that didn’t stop families from dropping in for GASP’s second Clean Air Fair...
- May 12, 2021
- 5 min
More Enforcement Actions Related to Asbestos-Abatement Issued & Why It’s an Air Quality Concern
ACHD issued four stop-work orders related to asbestos violations. Two of those happened at fast-food restaurants being renovated.
- May 7, 2021
- 1 min
Making the Connection: Food Waste & the Environment Recording Now Available
A recording of GASP's Making the Connection: Food Waste & The Environment event featuring 412 Food Rescue & others is now available.
- Apr 22, 2021
- 3 min
The Climate Change Problem That Might Not Be on Your Radar: Food Waste & How YOU Can Combat It
An estimated one in 8 Americans are facing food insecurity. How can we ensure everyone is fed and prevent food from ending up in landfills?
- Apr 14, 2021
- 2 min
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
- 2 min
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
- 3 min
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
- 4 min
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
- 4 min
Air Quality Matters: Care About Your Heart Health? Then You Need to Understand *This* Risk Factor
Editor’s Note: February may be the shortest month, but it is full of national public health awareness initiatives – it’s Heart Health...
- Feb 16, 2021
- 2 min
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...
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