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County Council Health & Human Services Committee Slated to Meet Feb. 20, Be There to Tell Members to VOTE YES on Air Quality Funding Proposal
Save the date, friends: Allegheny County Council’s proposal to fully fund our air quality program through increasing certain fees on...
Jan 272 min read
GASP Statement on Trump Executive Orders, Decision to Leave X/Twitter
So, anything big happen lately? OK. We admit. Lame joke. Sorry, sorry: Sometimes if you can’t laugh, you’ll cry. This week has been a...
Jan 232 min read
Health Department Awarded Nearly $1M to Support Climate Resilience in Allegheny County
Good news: Fifteen environmental justice communities in Allegheny County are eligible to receive a combined $930,000 to beautify the area...
Jan 232 min read
GASP Testifies at DEP Hearing, Supports Proposal to Designate Allegheny County as a Non-Attainment Area for PM2.5 NAAQS
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) Executive Director Patrick Campbell on Tuesday presented formal comments at a state Department of...
Jan 212 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces 900 Free Radon Test Kits
January is National Radon Action Month and the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) Housing and Community Environment Program is...
Jan 152 min read
GASP Applauds Finalization of Protections for Workers and Communities Like Erie & Zelienople from Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Pollution
Good news alert for yinz: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the interim decision for Ethylene Oxide...
Jan 154 min read
EPA Formalizes Designation of New PA Non-Attainment Area & Reduces Secondary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide to End 2024
We blogged earlier this year about two developments concerning the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide...
Dec 23, 20242 min read
GASP Laments County Council Again Punting Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Proposal to Committee; Asks for Full Council Work Session
We’re not gonna sugar coat it - things didn't go our way last night: Allegheny County Council on Tuesday again punted the proposal to...
Dec 18, 20243 min read
ACHD Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Headed to Council for Final Vote Following Committee’s Affirmative Recommendation
Friends, we have excellent news to report: Last night, Allegheny County Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services voted to...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
GASP, Industrious Labs & Local Environmental Leaders Rally Outside MetCoke World Summit to Demand a Greener Future
GASP on Thursday joined national green steel organization Industrious Labs and fellow local environmental leaders outside the MetCoke...
Nov 15, 20242 min read
UPDATED: County Council Committee to Discuss Crucial Air Quality Funding Proposal Coming Up; Join GASP in Urging Members to Vote YES
Editor's Note: According to the Allegheny County website, the Health and Human Services Committe meeting originally slated for Nov. 14...
Nov 13, 20242 min read
EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions and Drive Innovation in the Oil and Gas Sector
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced a final rule to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas...
Nov 12, 20242 min read
EPA Revises Good Neighbor Plan, PA Power Plants May be Required to Reduce Smog-Forming Emissions
Did you know the Clean Air Act includes a so-called Good Neighbor Provision that prohibits sources within a state from interfering with...
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Council Sends Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Back to Committee, Fight Continues
Dear Fellow Breathers, We've got more work to do. Last night, Allegheny County Council remanded the proposal to fully fund our Air...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
DEP New Grant Opportunities to Fight Hunger and Prevent Food Waste
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announces new grant availability for non-profit organizations helping to...
Oct 7, 20241 min read
Tell Allegheny County Council to Vote YES on Fee Schedule Changes Needed to Fully Fund Our Air Quality Program
Let us put it to you this way: If Allegheny County Health Department’s revised air quality permit fee schedule that is expected to help...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
DEP Launches New Program in Pennsylvania to Plug Orphan Oil & Gas Wells, Cutting Methane Emissions in the Commonwealth
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Wednesday launched a new grant program aimed at plugging orphaned oil and gas wells...
Oct 2, 20242 min read
DEP Announces it Secured Nearly $2M for Renewable Energy Planning for PA
Did you hear? The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it has secured a $1.96 million grant from the U.S....
Sep 26, 20242 min read
EPA Announces $117 Million in Grants Available to Advance Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Wasted Food
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $117 million for three separate funding opportunities to advance recycling...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
GASP Encourages Local Districts to Apply for Portion of EPA's $965M in Clean School Bus Funding
Some good news to share today: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced the latest round of funding from the Clean School Bus...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
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