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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 11, 20201 min read


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...
Aug 4, 20202 min read


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, 20203 min read


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....
Jul 28, 20205 min read


GASP Awarded Grant to Help Educate Middle School Students About Air Quality & Climate Change
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was recently awarded a $17,497 grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection...
Jun 29, 20202 min read


Get On Your Bikes And Ride for Better Air Quality
Cutting your car dependence will do more than just save you some cash on gas: Bike riding is also far better for local air quality (not...
May 28, 20201 min read


With Council Vote Upcoming, GASP Stresses Importance of ‘Clean Construction’ Legislation
After months of advocacy, an important piece of legislation that will help bolster local air quality has just one more step to go before...
May 27, 20201 min read


GASP Congratulates CREATE Lab & Yen-Chia Hsu, for Smoke Hunting Tool Release
CREATE Lab’s Yen-Chia Hsu trains volunteers to label smoke at GASP HQ. Congratulations are in order for Carnegie Mellon University’s...
May 27, 20201 min read


Surprising Sources of Air Pollution: 6 Ways Animal Farms Contribute to Poor Air Quality
While billowing smoke emanating from industrial complexes and trucks belching diesel emissions might be what people most closely...
May 13, 20202 min read


What’s in the Air: How Ground-Level Ozone Impacts Health & Plants
When you hear the word “ozone” do you automatically think of the kind way up in the Earth’s stratosphere? If so, did you know that’s the...
May 6, 20202 min read


The GASP Guide to Celebrating the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day
Today we’re celebrating an important milestone: The 50th Anniversary of Earth Day here in the United States! For those who might not be...
Apr 22, 20202 min read


Pittsburgh Earth Week 2020 Coalition Declares a Climate Emergency, Announces Virtual Teach-In
Fifty years ago, the first Earth Week drew millions of participants across the U.S. to New York City. It was a moment that captured the...
Apr 16, 20203 min read


Breathing Easy in a Time of COVID-19: About That Backyard Fire
With sunny skies and warmer weather, nobody wants to feel cooped up in their house, so taking care of outdoor chores seems like the...
Apr 9, 20202 min read


What’s in the Air: Some Things You Might Not Know About Carbon Monoxide
CO is one of six common air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Known as a criteria pollutant, the...
Apr 7, 20202 min read


Learn More About Air Quality, Borrow Low-Cost Monitoring Equipment With ROCIS Program
With everyone spending a whole lot more time at home, why not take some time to learn a little more about your indoor air quality, how it...
Apr 1, 20201 min read


What’s in the Air: Understanding Particulate Matter & Why It Should Be on Your Radar
Here at the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), we get it: Science isn’t in everybody’s wheelhouse. We understand that when it comes...
Mar 31, 20205 min read


Common-Sense Ways to Improve the Air Quality in Your Home
Considering Gov. Tom Wolf’s order asking residents of Allegheny County to stay home for everything but essential trips for things such as...
Mar 25, 20202 min read


Snapshot: Kids “Went Wild” Over GASP’s Clean Air Kits
The first review of GASP’s Clean Air Kits is in, and we couldn’t be more thrilled. Here’s what Grounded Strategies Project Manager for...
Jan 14, 20201 min read


Snapshot: Air Quality, Gift Wrapping, and Beer at 3 Rivers Outdoor Co.
All of us here at GASP wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to our friends at 3 Rivers Outdoors Co. for a fun and festive fundraiser Friday!...
Dec 23, 20191 min read


Snapshot: GASP Hosts Chat with CMU Professor, Author of New Air Pollution Study
About a dozen people attended an event hosted by GASP last week featuring Carnegie Mellon University Professor Nicholas Z. Muller, author...
Nov 18, 20191 min read
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