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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
EPA Announces Enhancements to Indoor Air Quality Program Aimed at Healthier Homes by Design
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday announced enhancements to a program designed to advance indoor air quality...
Aug 5, 20241 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
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
What You Need to Know About EPA’s Newly Unveiled 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week released its 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan, which describes agency actions...
Jun 21, 20242 min read
EPA Proposes New Sulfur Dioxide Limits for Last Three Remaining Coal-Fired Power Plants in PA
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently published a proposed rule that will finally (we hope!) implement the 2010...
Jun 20, 20242 min read
Feds Announce National Strategy to Reduce Food Loss and Waste, Recycle Organics
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, today announced...
Jun 12, 20242 min read
West Mifflin Borough Champions Climate Conscious Municipal Planning; Councilman Encourages Fellow Officials to ‘Dip a Toe In’
West Mifflin Councilman Dan Davis said that over the last few years, he could just “see the tide changing.” Davis, an environmental...
Jun 11, 20242 min read
Residents’ Guide to Allegheny Co. Health Dept's '25 Network Monitoring Plan, How to Comment
If you follow our local air quality issues, then you likely already know the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is our local air...
Jun 5, 20245 min read
INVESTIGATION: ACHD Air Quality Permit Backlog Worst It's Been in Years; DEP Making Progress
At GASP we don’t just watch air quality and push back against industrial polluters’ illegal emissions, we also work to hold air quality...
May 29, 20246 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces Public Comment Period for Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) today announced that it is requesting public comment on its 2025 Air Monitoring Network...
May 21, 20241 min read
GASP Disappointed - But Not Surprised - By Clean Air Fund Audit Findings
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Connor on Tuesday released the results of a long-sought audit of the Clean Air Fund, finding that...
May 21, 20243 min read
EPA Announces National Standards for Emissions from Bulk Gasoline Terminals – 4 Regional Major Sources to Be Impacted
The revised NESHAPs that apply to county operators are part of a larger EPA effort to update standards relevant to gas storage facilitities.
May 9, 20241 min read
EPA Proposes Revised Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 for 1st Time Since ‘71
On April 15, EPA proposed to retain the secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter, while revising the SO2 NAAQS.
Apr 29, 20243 min read
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