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Tell County Council: Do Your Job & Pass Air Quality Permit Fee Increases
Allegheny County, your voice matters. For months, you've turned out, you've spoken up, and you've made your concerns clear: We need...
May 29, 20252 min read
GASP to County Council: You Must Take Action to Protect Public Health
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) again joined residents and fellow advocates to tell Allegheny County Council: You must get the...
May 22, 20252 min read
GASP Lauds Health Department Expansion of Asthma Support Across Allegheny County
This May - in observance of Asthma Awareness Month - the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced it is “deepening its...
May 6, 20251 min read
Exemptions from the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: What’s the Verdict on Sources in Our Region
We blogged last month about an invitation that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made to sources of hazardous air...
May 5, 20257 min read
It’s Official: EPA Determines Allegheny County Has Met National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide
Big news, folks: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday published notice of its approval of a request to designate...
Apr 29, 20251 min read
GASP, Residents to Allegheny Co. Council: Your Failure to Pass AQ Permit Fees Harming Public Health
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Tuesday again joined residents and fellow environmental advocates to tell Allegheny County...
Apr 23, 20252 min read
EPA Proposes to Grant ACHD Request for Redesignation of Allegheny Co. to Attainment for National Standards for Fine Particulate Matter…in Part
Just about a year ago we blogged about the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) withdrawal of a request to the U.S....
Apr 16, 20252 min read
Allegheny Co. Council Continues to Play Political Games with Public Health, Proposed Permit Fee Schedule Changes Still Unaddressed
Bad news, friends: Allegheny County Council continues to demonstrate a shocking disregard for the health and well-being of our community...
Apr 16, 20252 min read
EPA Offers Exemptions from Clean Air Act Standards...Can It Do That?
The Clean Air Act generated some rare headlines at the very end of March, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) ...
Apr 14, 20253 min read
GASP, Residents Blast Allegheny County Council for Lack of Action on Air Quality Permit Fees
GASP on Tuesday blasted Allegheny County Council for its inaction on a health department proposal that would increase certain permit fees...
Apr 8, 20252 min read
(UPDATED) GASP to County Council: Do Your Job & Approve Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program
This story was updated on 9:45 a.m. March 26 to include more details about the meeting. GASP on Tuesday joined residents and fellow...
Mar 25, 20253 min read
BOH Approves $490K Clean Air Fund Transfer to Help Fill AQ Program Budget Hole; Shortfall Exemplifies Why Co. Council Must Approve Updated Permit Fee Schedule
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved a transfer of $490,605 from the Clean Air Fund to go toward the Air Quality...
Mar 20, 20252 min read
EPA Announces Scores of Environmental Regs it Plans to Gut - New PM 2.5 Standard Among Them
The EPA press releases were issued like thunderclaps Wednesday afternoon - boom, boom, boom: EPA Announces Action to Implement POTUS’s...
Mar 13, 20253 min read
Waste Methane Emissions Charge on the Oil & Gas Industry Spiked Thanks to Congressional Vote
Back in May 2024, we blogged about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) finalization of a proposed rule that would have...
Mar 3, 20251 min read
What’s Going on With Emissions Standards for Cars?
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), about 28 percent of our national gas emissions come from...
Feb 25, 20253 min read
Allegheny Co. Air Quality Meets Federal Standard for 2023, Fee Schedule Changes Key to Continued Progress
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) this week released its 2023 Air Quality Annual Report, which shows the county has met the EPA’s...
Feb 13, 20253 min read
Trump Executive Order Targets the Nation’s Transition to Electric Vehicles
The change in Presidential Administrations brought with it a flurry of executive orders, one of which touches on subjects that we’ve...
Jan 30, 20252 min read
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 27, 20252 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 23, 20252 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 23, 20252 min read
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