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Will PA Join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative? Now It’s Up to the Courts to Decide
As we predicted, Pennsylvania’s participation in the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) has become the subject of litigation....
Feb 7, 20221 min read
Allegheny Co Health Dept. Issues Notice of Applicability, Tells it to Submit Mitigation Plan
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued a notice of applicability to Magnus Productions, telling the company that it...
Feb 7, 20223 min read
<UPDATED> Allegheny County Air Quality Program Approves 10 Mon Valley Episode Rule Plans, Reje
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department approved all six of the resubmitted plans on April 1, 2022. You can read more about...
Feb 3, 20223 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Tells U.S. Steel, Others that Mitigation Plans "Unacceptable"
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has notified U.S. Steel and other major source polluters that emissions mitigation plans...
Feb 2, 20222 min read
2022's 4th Exceedance of PA’s H2S Air Quality Standard Noted in Mon Valley; Still No Word from ACHD
Sadly, if you live in the Mon Valley, this likely isn’t news: Air quality was terrible early Saturday, with AirNow.gov showing...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
GASP Lauds DEP Decision To Conduct Hazardous Cleanup Program Investigation at Erie Coke, Inc.
This investigation is necessary to identify the nature and extent of hazardous substances in soils, sediment, and water at the property...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Rotten Egg Odor Returns Wednesday as Mon Valley Experiences 3rd 2022 Exceedance of PA’s Hydrogen Sul
This was one of the complaints filed with CMU’s SmellPGh app Wednesday. Wednesday marked the third time so far this year that...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Releases 2020 Air Quality Report
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in December 2021 provided its yearly analysis and summary of air quality monitoring data,...
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Mon Valley Sees 2nd Exceedance of PA Hydrogen Sulfide Air Quality Standard of the Year Wednesday
It was the second such exceedance of the year at that air quality monitor, according to preliminary data. As a reminder, H2S...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Hearing Officer Issues Split Decision on Coke Oven Dispute Between the Allegheny County Health Depar
Remember back in September when famously litigious U.S. Steel asked an Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the...
Jan 10, 20223 min read
GASP Lauds Gov. Wolf’s Veto of RGGI-Killing Resolution Voted on (Possibly Illegally) by PA Senate
GASP on Monday lauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of a Senate resolution that would have put a pin in Pennsylvania’s opportunity to enter the...
Jan 10, 20222 min read
Regional Greenhouse Gas Regulations Delayed By Possibly Illegal Vote by PA House of Reps
Today we bring you the latest chapter in the saga of Pennsylvania’s journey to bring the Keystone State into the Regional Greenhouse Gas...
Jan 7, 20222 min read
U.S. Steel Issued Civil Penalty for Air Quality Violation Stemming from Clairton Coke Works Equipmen
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 6 to correct an error regarding the volume of air pollutants emitted during the five-hour...
Jan 6, 20222 min read
GASP, Fellow Activists & Residents Tell Board of Health: You’re Not Taking This Seriously
Longtime Clairton resident Art Thomas didn’t mince words Wednesday when he spoke before the Allegheny County Board of Health, telling...
Jan 6, 20225 min read
Tuesday Marked First Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedance of the Year for Allegheny County
Well, that didn’t take long: The first exceedance of Pennsylvania’s 24-hour average hydrogen sulfide (H2S) standard is already in the...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Takes Enforcement Action Related to Asbestos Abatement
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) periodically updates its website with recent Air Quality Program enforcement actions. That...
Dec 30, 20213 min read
ACTION ALERT: Tell EPA You Support Rule to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Oil & Gas Operations
Anyone who has lived in a community riddled with fracked wells knows Pennsylvania has struggled with properly regulating the oil and gas...
Dec 28, 20214 min read
UPDATED: Today Will Mark 54th H2S Exceedance of 2021 at Liberty Monitor; Abysmal Air Quality Returns
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, to include information on an exceedance that occurred at...
Dec 21, 20212 min read
UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality Returns to Mon Valley as Allegheny County Experiences 51st H2S Exceed
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 1-:17 a.m. Dec. 17 to include information and updated chart to reflect an H2S exceedance that...
Dec 14, 20212 min read
Lower Emissions Limits Proposed for Cheswick Generating Station
And that’s just what’s happened in Pennsylvania regarding Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for large coal-fired power...
Dec 8, 20212 min read
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