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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 5, 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
Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Sept. 14 to Determine Fate of RGGI in PA
The Senate Committee will consider the concurrent resolution on Tuesday, September 14.
Sep 14, 20212 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Mon Valley Air Pollution Episodic Reg
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a long-sought Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode rules.
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Board of Health Green Lights Episodic Weather Regulations for Mon Valley, Next Stop Allegheny County Council
The Allegheny County Board of Health has recommended a long-sought episodic weather regulation be finally approved.
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Environmental Quality Board Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking
Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board recently voted to adopt the final rulemaking for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Jul 13, 20212 min read
County Council Votes YES on Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule Changes Expected to Help Enforcement
County Council voted to approve air quality fee schedule changes expected to help buoy the health department's enforcement efforts.
Jul 6, 20211 min read
County Council Committee Votes to Approve Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule Changes, Final Vote Expect
Council is expected to take a final vote on the measure later this month.
Jul 2, 20212 min read
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