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UPDATED: Residents’ Guide to Allegheny Co. Health Dept's '24 Network Monitoring Plan, How to Comment
The comment period is now over. Thanks to all who submitted a comment. You can read GASP's formal comments here. If you follow local air...
Nov 29, 20234 min read
EPA & CA Air Resources Board Team Up to Reduce Locomotive Emissions - Here's What You Need to Know
Railroad locomotives, which typically burn massive amounts of diesel fuel, are a significant mobile source of air pollution, especially...
Nov 27, 20233 min read
On the 12th Day of Stench-mas My Health Department Gave to Me… The Cold Shoulder
If you live in or near the Mon Valley, you have our condolences. The stench has been TERRIBLE lately. How terrible? Today marks the 12th...
Nov 20, 20232 min read
It's Giving Season - Here's What a Year-End Donation to GASP Means...
Dear Fellow Breathers, At GASP, we know that action is eloquence. So we won’t try to impress you with fancy prose because our work speaks...
Nov 16, 20232 min read
DEP Directs Civil Penalty for Cheswick Demolition Violation to Benefit Springdale
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Thursday announced that a civil penalty arising from the former Cheswick...
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Here We Go Again: 8 Straight Days of Stench, H2S Exceedances - GASP *Again* Calls on ACHD for Update
Mon Valley friends beware, the stench is really bad today. In addition to starting off the day with one of the worst NowCast AQIs in the...
Nov 16, 20231 min read
Mon Valley Sees 5 Straight Days of H2S Exceedances & Stench; ACHD Remains Mum on Fix
It was a gorgeous weekend in Pittsburgh. There were blue skies, unseasonably warm temperatures, and plenty of sunshine. In the Mon...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
Commonwealth Court Enters Final Order Barring PA from Participation in RGGI
Remember RGGI? We have blogged repeatedly about the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative and the tortured way it wound through the...
Nov 1, 20231 min read
GASP Lauds EPA Launch of New Initiative to Help People Access Unprecedented Enviro Justice Resources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Community, Equity & Resiliency initiative, a...
Nov 1, 20232 min read
GASP to Board of Health: Task ACHD with Creating Crisis Comms Plan, Convene Dormant Subcommittees
GASP Executive Director Patrick Campbell on Wednesday implored members of the Allegheny County Board of Health to use their authority to...
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Public Comment on 2024 Air Quality Network Monitoring Plan
Editor's Note: On Nov. 9, ACHD extended the deadline for public comment through Dec. 1. This blog was updated to reflect the new...
Oct 27, 20231 min read
First Look: GASP & Fellow Advocates Gear Up for EPA-Funded Air Monitoring Work
From left to right, are: Yvonne Sorovacu, Protect PT; Paul Dille, CREATE Lab; Nathan Deron, EHP; Ned Mulcahy, GASP. Members of GASP,...
Oct 27, 20232 min read
Watchdog Alert: Former Eastman Chemical Plant in Jefferson Hills to Reduce Pollution
In our annual updates about the Title V Operating Permit programs at the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and Pennsylvania...
Oct 26, 20231 min read
Stench Returns Despite Enforcement Efforts; GASP Again Calls on ACHD for Answers, Transparency
If you stepped outside this week in the Mon Valley, took a deep breath, and promptly asked yourself, “What is that STENCH?” we’ve...
Oct 26, 20234 min read
GASP to DEP on New Environmental Justice Policy: Ensure Residents Have Real Seat at the Table
GASP Executive Director Patrick Campbell was among those who presented comments Wednesday to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
Oct 26, 20232 min read
Environmental Justice Matters - Weigh in on the DEP’s Newly Unveiled Policy NOW
Editor's Note: Good news! The DEP has extended the public comment period. This blog has been updated to reflect the new submission...
Oct 12, 20232 min read
What You Need to Know About DEP's New Environmental Justice Policy & How to Weigh In
Editor's Note: Good news! The DEP has extended the public comment period. This blog has been updated to reflect that new deadline of Nov....
Oct 10, 20234 min read
Clean Air Victory! GASP, Enviros Win EPA’s Objection to Clairton Coke Works Air Pollution Permit
Editor's Note: GASP, Clean Air Council, Environmental Integrity Project, and PennFuture on Thursday jointly issued the following press...
Oct 5, 20234 min read
EPA Wants to Tighten Air Pollution Regs for Steel-Making Facilities - Show Your Support Today
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this summer proposed policy revisions that will impact coke-making operations including...
Sep 29, 20232 min read
GASP to ACHD: Time To Create Crisis Communications Plan in Wake of Metalico Fire, Pollution Concerns
PHOTO CREDIT: BREATHE PROJECT GASP on Tuesday joined our friends and fellow advocates at Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) and...
Sep 27, 20233 min read
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