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By Amanda Gillooly, GASP communications manager I’ve got a confession to make: The hard sciences aren’t really in my wheelhouse....
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Blog Against Smog
- Oct 24, 2019
- 1 min
Last Call: Sign Our Petition to Tell ACHD, “We Gotta Do Something About This Rotten Egg Odor”
Over the past few months, GASP has collected hundreds of signatures for our petition urging the Allegheny County Health Department to...
- Oct 16, 2019
- 4 min
GASP at 50: Major Milestones, Accomplishments Since 1969
Successfully litigating in federal district court in the 1970s to require Allegheny County to adopt standards based on the Clean Air Act...
- Sep 27, 2019
- 2 min
UPDATED: EHB Denies DEP Request to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Case, Says it’s “Not Worthwhile"
By way of an Opinion and Order issued Thursday, the Environmental Hearing Board essentially ended the Department of Environmental...
- Sep 18, 2019
- 3 min
DEP Opens Investigation Near Erie Coke Following Passive Air Monitoring Sampling Results
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a follow-up investigation near Erie Coke because of the results...
- Sep 9, 2019
- 2 min
DEP Asks EHB Judge to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Supersedeas Case
On Monday, attorneys for DEP filed a Motion to Amend Interlocutory Order Granting Petition for Supersedeas “to provide that the order...
- Aug 28, 2019
- 3 min
EHB Judge: Erie Coke Can Continue Operating Pending Permit Appeal…But with Conditions
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman on Wednesday ruled Erie Coke Corp. can continue...
- Aug 27, 2019
- 1 min
Join GASP in Telling ACHD: Enough with the Rotten Egg Odor—It’s Time to Meet the H2S Standard!
Girl covers nose with hand showing that something stinks isolated on gray background Sad but true: Waking up in the middle of the night...
- Aug 26, 2019
- 3 min
GASP to ACHD: Revisions to Fee Schedule Necessary for Effective Air Quality Program
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) put its thoughts on Allegheny County Health Department’s proposed revisions to its air...
- Aug 22, 2019
- 1 min
Environmental Hearing Board Filing Shows DEP Mulling Erie Coke Settlement Offer
In a legal document filed before the Environmental Hearing Board on Thursday, attorneys for the DEP noted that they are mulling a...
- Aug 20, 2019
- 3 min
County Council Approves Motion Supporting ACHD's Efforts to Ensure U.S. Steel Complies with Regs
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion of council that endorses recent enforcement actions undertaken by the...
- Aug 15, 2019
- 3 min
GASP Joins PennEnvironment for Release of its New Report Detailing Clean Air Act Enforcement Challen
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Thursday joined Penn Environment downtown for a press conference unveiling the...
- Aug 12, 2019
- 1 min
Environmental Hearing Board Judge to Erie Coke Corp.: Petition to Reopen Record is DENIED
Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman filed an order on Monday denying Erie Coke Corp.’s petition to reopen the record to...
- Aug 9, 2019
- 5 min
DEP & Erie Coke Submit Final Arguments in Environmental Hearing Board Case, Clash on Details
Erie Coke photo courtesy of HECA. Whether or not Erie Coke Corp. will be permitted to operate while it appeals the state Department of...
- Aug 7, 2019
- 2 min
UPDATED: Erie Coke Petitions Environmental Hearing Board to Reopen Record; DEP Objects
Erie coke On the day Erie Coke Corp. and DEP were due to file their post-hearing briefs with the Environmental Hearing Board over whether...
- Jul 31, 2019
- 3 min
Residents, Electeds & Enviro Activists Speak Out at Public Hearing About Proposed USS Settlement
Staff Attorney John Baillie provided public comment on behalf of GASP. More than 200 people packed the Clairton Municipal Building...
- Jul 25, 2019
- 6 min
Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Opinion of the U.S. Steel-ACHD Settlement Agreement Heard
A public hearing on the proposed Settlement Agreement between U.S. Steel and the Allegheny County Health Department regarding emissions...
- Jul 3, 2019
- 2 min
Erie Coke Appeals DEP Denial of Title V Operating Permit Renewal, Calls Compliance Docket Placement
Erie coke from HECA Erie Coke Corp. on Tuesday filed an appeal of the decision by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to...
- Jul 1, 2019
- 2 min
Councilman O’Connor Introducing Will of Council Supporting Allegheny County Health Department’s Acti
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was proud to join City Councilman Corey O’Connor, City Councilwoman Erika Strassberger and...
- Jul 1, 2019
- 6 min
UPDATED: DEP Denies Erie Coke Operating Permit; Files For Injunction to Close Plant Following Numero
“For more than a decade, DEP has received persistent complaints from the community and has continuously cited Erie Coke for various...
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