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UPDATED: GASP Rallies with Residents & Advocates Prior to Shareholder Vote Approving Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel
Regardless of who is at the helm of the company, leadership must commit to a corporate future that prioritizes public health.
Apr 12, 20243 min read
EPA Finalizes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Integrated Steel Making Facilities
Good news: Revisions to the NESHAPs for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities have been finalized by the EPA.
Apr 4, 20241 min read
EPA Finalizes New Pollution Standards for Cars, Light-Duty Trucks & Medium Duty Vehicles; GASP Calls Regs ‘Monumental’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks,...
Mar 20, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Publishes Long-Awaited Draft Title V Permit for Synthomer (Formerly Eastman Chemical)
We have blogged about the much-delayed and long-awaited Title V Operating Permit for the Jefferson Hills chemical-manufacturing facility...
Mar 19, 20242 min read
GASP Applauds EPA Finalization of Ban on Ongoing Uses of Asbestos to Protect People from Cancer
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only...
Mar 19, 20242 min read
UPDATED: GASP Lauds Finalization of EPA Rule to Slash Toxic Emissions of Ethylene Oxide & Reduce Cancer Risk
Editor's Note: The EPA on April 5, 2024, finalized its ethylene oxide rule, which is effective immediately. The U.S. Environmental...
Mar 14, 20243 min read
Shapiro Unveils Energy Plan as Alternative to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday unveiled what he called “a new era of energy leadership in Pennsylvania. In a release, he said his plan...
Mar 14, 20243 min read
GASP to ACHD: Neville Chemical Operating Permit Insufficient; Residents Deserve Stronger Protections
At a permit hearing Tuesday, GASP joined residents and advocates from Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) and others to demand the...
Mar 13, 20242 min read
EPA Moving Full Steam Ahead with Process to OK CA Emissions Standards for Railroad Locomotives
A few months back we blogged about the California Air Resources Board’s (also known as CARB) adoption of a regulation that would, over...
Mar 6, 20242 min read
RACT II Equals RACT III for 58 Major Sources of Air Pollution in PA
We recently blogged about the much-delayed implementation of the second round of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II)...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
BREAKING: U.S. Steel Fined Nearly $2 Million for 362 Air Quality Violations at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) today fined U.S. Steel nearly $2 million for 362 pushing violations that occurred at its...
Feb 26, 20241 min read
WATCHDOG REPORT: PA Regulators’ Struggle to Implement Clean Air Act Requirements for Regional Power Plants Continues
Today, we want to take you back to 2008, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality...
Feb 26, 20243 min read
New Designated Non-Attainment Area for SO2 in Western PA? That’s What EPA's Proposing - But is it Too Late to Make a Difference?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this month announced a proposal that - if approved - would mean four...
Feb 20, 20243 min read
GASP Joins Rep. Summer Lee, Fellow Advocates to Celebrate Investment in Electric School Buses, Raise Awareness of Funding Opportunity
GASP was honored to stand alongside U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow clean air advocates today to announce a $40 million federal grant...
Feb 8, 20242 min read
GASP Lauds EPA’s New, More Stringent Air Quality Standard for Fine Particulate Matter
The sun is shining in winter in Pittsburgh and we have great news to share! No, you are not dreaming. The U.S. Environmental Protection...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
DEP Announces Start of Emergency Project to Plug Abandoned Gas Wells in Scott Township
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has begun an emergency project to plug two leaking abandoned natural gas wells...
Feb 5, 20242 min read
EPA Proposes New Regs Designed to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry
The EPA this month announced a proposed rule designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Jan 30, 20244 min read
GASP to ACHD: ATI Air Quality Permit Must Include Stronger Testing, Monitoring Requirements
GASP on Wednesday afternoon presented testimony at a public hearing in Natrona Heights held by Allegheny County Health Department to...
Jan 18, 20242 min read
DEP Receives $3 Million From EPA to Develop Climate Action Plan, Proposes Grant Program to Reduce Emissions in Heavy Industry
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received $3 million from the EPA to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan...
Jan 18, 20242 min read
EPA Proposes Stronger Air Pollution Standards for Large Facilities that Burn Municipal Solid Waste
The EPA has announced a proposal to strengthen Clean Air Act standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste. If...
Jan 18, 20242 min read
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