Shenango Coke: Air Quality Compliance Issues Continue
We recently checked up on Shenango Inc.’s compliance with limitations on the sulfur content of its coke oven gas, visible emissions from...
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- Mar 25, 2015
Lawrenceville Steel Foundry: Have Your Voice Heard on 4/14
The McConway & Torley facility in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood is a steel foundry that produces railcar couplings. Activities...
- Feb 18, 2015
Public Meeting on Lawrenceville Steel Foundry on Monday, March 16
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Air Quality Program recently announced its intent to issue an operating permit for the...
- Jan 9, 2015
Update on Lawsuit with Shenango Coke
On Aug. 28, 2014 we wrote about Shenango, Inc.’s compliance with certain emissions limitations that apply to its coke-making operations...
- Dec 19, 2014
EPA Designates Allegheny County as NOT Attaining Updated Particle Standard
On Dec. 18, EPA designated all of Allegheny County as being in non-attainment for the annual fine particulate standard (PM2.5) of 12...
- Nov 24, 2014
Environmental Groups Praise Chatham University, Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy for Reducing Diesel Emi
On Nov. 14, 2014 on the campus of Chatham University, a panel of experts discussed clean construction trends, funding opportunities, and...
- Aug 28, 2014
Shenango Coke Update: Consent Order and Lawsuit
On Feb. 6, 2014 GASP gave notice of intent to sue Shenango, Inc., a coke-making facility on Neville Island, based on Shenango’s chronic...
- Apr 29, 2014
Shenango’s Latest Consent Agreement: Good Enough?
Shenango, Inc. operates a coke manufacturing plant with a 56-oven coke battery on Neville Island in Allegheny County. Shenango...
- Apr 21, 2014
Public Meeting on Shenango Consent Agreement
Title: Public Meeting on Shenango Consent Agreement Location: Avalon Borough Building, 640 California Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15202...
- Aug 16, 2013
GASP’s Recent Legal Actions Reduce Compressor Station Emissions
GASP’s legal team regularly comments on draft air permits and files appeals when necessary to reduce harmful emissions from natural gas...
- Jan 7, 2013
Air Quality Modeling Workshop
Curious how air quality regulators come up with plans to combat air pollution, and how they know that the plans will work? The Allegheny...
- Jun 7, 2012
County Issues Permit for Frazer Twp. Compressor Station
On May 18, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Air Quality Program issued a permit to Superior Appalachian Pipeline (SAP) to...
- Apr 25, 2012
GASP & Other Local Groups Respond to ALA “State of the Air 2012” Report
The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2012” report shows improvement in air quality, but underscores the need for more...
- Mar 15, 2012
Frazer Township Compressor Station Meeting Notes
On an early March evening, behind the seemingly placid Garfield Artworks façade, the Group Against Smog and Pollution was busy...
- Jun 30, 2011
McConway & Torley and GASP Announce Agreement to Reduce Air Emissions from Lawrenceville Steel
CONTACT: Group Against Smog & Pollution Joe Osborne GASP Legal Director 412-325-7382 joe@gasp-pgh.org McConway & Torley David...
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