Past Few Days Have Seen Mixed Bag of Air Quality & Confusion - More of the Same Expected Today
This past weekend in southwestern Pennsylvania was idyllic: There were unseasonably warm temperatures, peak fall color, and plentiful...
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Blog Against Smog
- Oct 20, 2022
Pittsburgh Regional Transit, U.S. Steel Support Facility, Others Cited for Air Quality Violations
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) entered into a consent agreement with the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to settle air...
- Oct 14, 2022
How Bad has Air Quality Been? H2S Was Below PA Standard For Only 3 Hours This Week
GASP crunched the numbers and can tell you definitively that in the Mon Valley (and downwind of it) the stench has been UNRELENTING this...
- Oct 12, 2022
Mon Valley Air Pollution Exceeded National Health Standard Tuesday, Stench Continues While ACHD Mum
UPDATE: Stench and elevated concentrations of H2S persisted Thursday at the Liberty air quality monitor. Another exceedance of...
- Oct 12, 2022
4 Years Later, Issues at Tenaska Westmoreland Power Plant Prevent Full Compliance Determination
Today we want to talk about the Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a two-turbine, 940-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant...
- Oct 11, 2022
Another Abysmal Air Quality Day in Mon Valley: Fine Particulates *AND* H2S Elevated Today
On what otherwise is a beautiful fall day for many residents of southwest Pennsylvania, air quality in the Mon Valley is abysmal Tuesday,...
- Oct 10, 2022
2nd Day in a Row of Skyrocketing H2S for Mon Valley, 5th Exceedance of PA 24-Hour Standard in 6 Days
UPDATE: Poor air quality is expected to continue in the Mon Valley. While the Allegheny County Health Department did not address the most...
- Oct 6, 2022
UPDATE: PA’s 1-Hr H2S Standard Exceeded in Mon Valley for 1st Time Since ‘15; GASP Demands Answers
Editor's Note Update #2: The Allegheny County Health Department issued a follow-up public alert regarding hydrogen sulfide levels at the...
- Sep 30, 2022
Pitt Researchers: Steel Industry Pollution Responsible for Toxic Metals in Pittsburgh Soil
For years, Mon Valley residents who live in the shadow of U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works facilities have attended Allegheny County Board...
- Sep 26, 2022
GASP Lauds Launch of New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice & Civil Rights
We have some good news on the environmental justice front to share with you today: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced...
- Sep 12, 2022
DEP Announces Start of Investigation at Former Erie Coke Property
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently began field activities as part of its environmental investigation...
- Sep 7, 2022
GASP to BOH: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Failed Residents During July Outages at Clairton Coke Works
GASP joined fellow environmental advocates Wednesday to again send a message to the Allegheny County Board of Health: The health...
- Aug 26, 2022
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Special Air Quality Advisory Meeting Regarding Clean Air Fund
The Allegheny County Health Department this week announced a special meeting of its Air Quality Advisory Committee for 5 p.m. Aug. 29....
- Aug 23, 2022
Records Request Offers New Details About July Power Outage at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works
Documents obtained through a public records request GASP submitted to the Allegheny County Health Department last month have provided new...
- Aug 19, 2022
Tool Measuring Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens Unveiled – How Does Your Community Stack Up?
Federal health officials last week announced what’s being touted as the first national, place-based mapping tool designed to measure the...
- Jul 13, 2022
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend 2-Day Smoke School to Evaluate Those Neighborhood Plumes
Editor's Note: All the available spots for this free opportunity have been filled. Poor air quality affects us all, but it doesn’t affect...
- Jul 13, 2022
GASP to BOH: Public Needs Transparency, Updates – Especially After High-Profile Emissions Events
GASP on Wednesday submitted formal written comments to the Allegheny County Board of Health in advance of its Wednesday meeting, again...
- Jul 10, 2022
RGGI Saga Continues After Commonwealth Court Enjoins Implementation in PA
The saga of Pennsylvania’s quest to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – or RGGI – has yet another chapter: Last week, a...
- Jul 6, 2022
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Civil Penalties, Warnings Over Air Quality Violations
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
- Jul 5, 2022
GASP to ACHD: Public Deserves Update on U.S. Steel Outage at Clairton, Air Quality Implications
An unplanned early morning power outage at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works facility on Monday, the Fourth of July, resulted in heavy...
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