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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 Proposes Strengthening Rules for Open Burning & Open Detonation to Treat Waste Explosives
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a rule to amend standards for facilities that use open burning and open...
Mar 13, 20243 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
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
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 Lauds DEP Cleaner Fuel Transportation Infrastructure Funding Benefitting Local Business, Communities
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded more than $1.28 million in funding to improve air quality in...
Jan 24, 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
PA Sen. Casey Signs Letter Attacking Proposed EPA Rules to Reduce Emissions from Coke & Steelmaking
Earlier this year we blogged about EPA’s proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for...
Dec 8, 20231 min read
The GASP Guide to Asbestos & the Regulations in Place to Keep Kids Safe at School
Children in the United States spend nearly seven hours a day, 180 days a year at school and while districts both public and private have...
Dec 8, 20233 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
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
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 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
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