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PA Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Regional Greenhouse Initiative
Remember the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in the...
May 24, 20231 min read


EPA Proposes 2nd Prong of Clean Truck Rule, Will Force Electrification of Medium/Light-Duty Vehicles
The first of three prongs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Trucks Rule, which will impose significantly stricter...
May 15, 20232 min read


It's Not Too Late to Comment on Clean Air Fund Changes, County’s Role in Funding Air Quality Program
The Allegheny County Health Department - the local agency charged with enforcing and monitoring air quality standards - is projecting a...
May 11, 20232 min read


GASP Encourages SWPA Schools to Apply for Piece of EPA’s $400M Clean School Bus Grant Program
So here’s some awesome news: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of at least $400 million in grants...
Apr 27, 20233 min read


EPA Phasing in Cleaner Diesel Engines; PA Has Few Limits on Existing Dirty Diesel Engine Emissions
For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is imposing new, more stringent standards on certain...
Apr 18, 20233 min read


GASP Joins U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Advocates to Demand Stronger Rail Safeguards for Communities
GASP was honored to join U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow environmental and community advocates Tuesday to demand stronger rail safeguards...
Apr 12, 20232 min read


EPA Good Neighbor Rule to Require Lower Emissions for PA Sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced new regulations that will implement a provision of the Clean Air Act...
Mar 27, 20234 min read


GASP to Board of Health: Investigate Air Quality Program Budget Woes; Make Plans not Demands
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved for public comment changes to local air quality regulations that would allow...
Mar 22, 20232 min read


GASP Joins U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Officials & Advocates to Laud Air Quality Monitoring Investments
GASP was honored to join U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow environmental and public health advocates for a press conference to celebrate...
Mar 16, 20233 min read


GASP Blasts Health Dept Over Lack of Transparency Regarding Clean Air Fund Ask; BOH Rejects Proposal
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Wednesday sounded the alarm to the Allegheny County Board of Health about a trend that’s...
Jan 11, 20232 min read


Allegheny County Health Department Regulation Subcommittee Meeting Slated for Nov. 15
Allegheny County Health Department’s regulation subcommittee is slated to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 to discuss, among other...
Nov 10, 20221 min read


GASP to Board of Health: Time to Review & Adjust Mon Valley Episode Rule, Take Action on H2S is NOW
GASP joined residents and fellow advocates Wednesday to tell the Allegheny County Board of Health that October’s abysmal air quality is...
Nov 2, 20222 min read


#ICYMI: PA GreenGov Council Hosting First-Ever Sustainability Summit Next Week
Hey GASPers, did you hear that the PA GreenGov Council is hosting its first-ever Sustainability Summit next week? There are a ton of...
Sep 30, 20222 min read


Collaborative White Paper Issues Policy Changes to Curb Single-Use Plastics in Southwest PA
Ever heard of the Plastics Collaborative? Because the group recently published a robust white paper containing a series of policy...
Jul 6, 20224 min read


GASP Lauds EPA Proposal for Stronger Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards to Promote Clean Air, Protect Comm
With all of the news surrounding an air quality-related enforcement order against U.S. Steel this week, GASP wanted to make sure a...
Mar 9, 20223 min read


EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a $1.4 million grant to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management...
Dec 13, 20212 min read


County Council Reappoints Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee Members, GASP Again Implores Offi
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to reappoint several members of the Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee whose...
Oct 27, 20213 min read


HEADS UP: Electric School Bus Rebate Program Deadline Approaching, GASP Encourages Regional Eligible
We just wanted to put out a gentle reminder: American Rescue Plan Act (ARP) funds are now available from the U.S. Environmental...
Oct 26, 20211 min read


May We Introduce Our New Executive Director? GASPers, Meet Patrick Campbell
After earning a bachelor of science degree in marriage and family studies from Mercyhurst College, the Butler High School graduate...
Sep 29, 20212 min read


Famously Litigious U.S. Steel Asks Hearing Officer to Kill Proposed Coke Oven Regulations Designed t
In a move that should not surprise anybody who’s been paying any attention to U.S. Steel’s history of dragging regulators through the...
Sep 14, 20213 min read
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