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EPA Launches New Website to Support the Development of Climate-Resilient Projects
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced the launch of a new website, the Climate Resilience and Adaptation...
Sep 12, 20241 min read
GASP Lauds Board of Health Approval of Revised Fee Schedule Expected to Fully Fund Air Quality Program
Good news, folks: The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved a revised air quality permit fee schedule that is expected...
Sep 11, 20243 min read
ACHD Seeking Public Comment on Revised Title V Permit for U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Facility; Sept. 23 Hearing Set
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is seeking public comment on the revised Title V operating permit for U.S. Steel’s Edgar...
Sep 5, 20242 min read
#ICYMI: Nippon Steel Announces Plans to Invest $1B More at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works Facilities
U.S. Steel has been a perennial air polluter, so GASP has been closely following news related to Nippon Steel’s pending acquisition of...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
DEP Announces First-in-PA Registered Apprenticeship Program to Plug Abandoned Oil and Gas Wells
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday announced a new registered apprenticeship program to train...
Aug 26, 20242 min read
Aug 20, 20240 min read
GASP, Residents & Advocates Speak Out in Favor of Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program
GASP joined residents and fellow advocates at a public hearing in West Mifflin Monday to send the message: Allegheny County Health...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Deadline to Submit Comment in Support of Fully Funding Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program Approaching
Dear Fellow Breathers, We’ve gotta couple questions for you. Have you ever: Lamented how bad the air smelled? Woke up and immediately...
Aug 15, 20242 min read
ACTION ALERT: Speak Out to Support Plan to Fully Fund Air Quality Program by Making Polluters Pay
Time is running out to speak up in support of an Allegheny County Health Department proposal to fully fund our Air Quality Program by...
Aug 8, 20242 min read
PA DEP Announces New Practice for Determining Air Quality Permitting Application Deadlines
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Saturday published notice of a new practice regarding the deadlines for...
Jul 31, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces Application Window is Open for Clean Air Fund Projects
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced today that its Air Quality Program is seeking applications for the funding of...
Jul 29, 20243 min read
Save the Date: Public Comment Period Open for Air Quality Program Funding Proposal; Hearing Slated
A hearing date has been set for Aug. 19 in West Mifflin.
Jul 25, 20241 min read
Board of Health Sends Air Quality Funding Plan to Public Comment Following Public Pressure
Speakers who addressed the Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday called the need for a fully funded Air Quality Program "crucial"...
Jul 17, 20243 min read
GASP Implores Residents to Show Support for a Fully Funded Air Quality Program at July 17 BOH Meeting Following Embarrassing Committee Vote
We’re not going to mince words: The committee tasked with recommending whether or not an Allegheny County Health Department plan to...
Jul 10, 20244 min read
UPDATED: ACHD Announces Monitoring Failure Led to H2S & Sulfur Dioxide Data Removal; GASP Seeking Further Info
UPDATE: ACHD monitoring staff got back to GASP Wednesday afternoon with an update. The department said that multiple municipalities via...
Jul 10, 20242 min read
SCOTUS tells EPA its Good Neighbor Plan is “Arbitrary and Capricious;” Stays the Plan
The Clean Air Act spent some time in the headlines recently thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the EPA’s “Good Neighbor”...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
A Small Victory for Clean Air In & Around Neville Island
We have some good news to share, friends: Back in March, we commented on the draft Title V Operating Permit for Neville Chemical Company,...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
Special Air Advisory Committee Meeting Slated to Mull Proposal to Increase Fees on Polluters & Shore Up ACHD Shortfall
A special meeting of the Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee has been announced. The meeting, which is open to the public, is...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
New Allegheny County Health Department Director Named
Editor's Note: This blog was updated to include additional information from a county press release issued Monday afternoon. The Allegheny...
Jun 24, 20242 min read
EPA, DOE Announce $850 Million to Reduce Methane Pollution from the Oil and Gas Sector
Applications are open for $850M in federal funding for projects to monitor, quantify & reduce methane emissions from the O&G industry
Jun 21, 20242 min read
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