Air Advisory Committee: Episodic Weather Regulation Ready to Go to Public Comment
GASP Executive Director Rachel Filippini, who is a member of the committee, lauded the affirmative vote. “This was a long time coming,”...
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Blog Against Smog
- Apr 8, 2021
UPDATED | Watchdog Report: Two More Air Quality Exceedances for Mon Valley
This story was updated at 3:28 p.m. April 8 to include information released by the Allegheny County Health Department via the Allegheny...
- Apr 7, 2021
UPDATED: Yet Another H2S Exceedance & More Unhealthy Air for Mon Valley, ACHD Responds
This story was updated at 10:32 a.m. Wednesday to include a statement issued by the Allegheny County Health Department. Another day,...
- Apr 5, 2021
UPDATED: Several More H2S Exceedances for Mon Valley as Poor Air Quality Lingers
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 3:51 p.m. Monday to include today’s exceedances at the Liberty and North Braddock air quality...
- Mar 29, 2021
#ICYMI: Mon Valley Tallies Two More Air Quality Exceedances This Past Weekend
Another weekend, another pair of air quality exceedances for the Mon Valley – concentrations of hydrogen sulfide at Allegheny County...
- Mar 24, 2021
ACTION ALERT | Tell Allegheny County Council: Air Quality Permit Fee Changes Desperately Needed
The petition is now closed. Thank you to everyone who signed! Imagine if you will, a world where local air quality program staffers must...
- Mar 16, 2021
More Air Quality Violations at Clairton Coke Works Leads to $383K Demand for Stipulated Penalties
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued the demand for stipulated penalties on March 12. The associated violations are from...
- Mar 15, 2021
Residents Tell Allegheny Co. Health Dept: Put Our Health Above Industry Profits with Strong Permits
The message was delivered again and again by residents during the more than 90-minute hearing: U.S. Steel needs to clean up its act, and...
- Mar 12, 2021
Thursday Marked Fourth Straight Day of Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances in the Mon Valley
The values in red denote exceedances of PA’s 24-hour H2S standard of 0.005 ppm. Thursday marked the fourth straight day of air quality...
- Mar 11, 2021
Two Pittsburgh Contractors Fined More than $19K for Asbestos-Related Air Quality Violations, Enforce
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) assessed a civil penalty of more than $19,000 against two Pittsburgh-area contractors...
- Mar 11, 2021
UPDATED: Mon Valley Experiences 2 More Air Quality Exceedances Wednesday – First of 2021 For PM2.5
The values in red are indicative of exceedances of the state H2S standard of 0.005 ppm. Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 1:46...
- Mar 10, 2021
Natrona-Based HARSCO Again Penalized for Fugitive Slag Emissions, Air Quality Violations
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Jan. 15 issued a demand for stipulated penalties in the amount of $4,500 to Harsco Corp....
- Mar 10, 2021
Neville Island Company Fined More than $7K for Open Air Release of Cement, Failure to Submit Reports
A Neville Island cement company was assessed a civil penalty of $7,150 for what the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) described...
- Mar 10, 2021
Mon Valley Again Experiences Worst Air Quality in the Nation, Exceedances Noted
Smell something foul in your neighborhood? If you live in the Mon Valley that’s probably a resounding, “YES.” Terrible air quality has...
- Mar 9, 2021
U.S. Steel Fined Nearly $13K for (Again) Violating Air Quality Regs
Allegheny County Health Department has issued two enforcement orders against U.S. Steel for violating local air pollution regulations –...
- Mar 5, 2021
U.S. Steel Projects Emissions Increases Following Pollution Reduction Project at Clairton Coke Works
Editor’s Note: The deadline to submit public comments regarding the U.S. Steel permits was 11:59 p.m. March 15. Right now, the Allegheny...
- Mar 4, 2021
Same Old Story: More Rotten (Egg) Air Quality, Exceedances, in the Mon Valley
Ambient air concentrations of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) exceeded Pennsylvania’s 24-hour standard in North Braddock and Liberty on Wednesday...
- Mar 3, 2021
Updated Air Quality Permit Fees Approved by Allegheny Co. Board of Health
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday greenlighted increases for air quality permit fees and set the price tag for 14 new...
- Feb 16, 2021
Limited Opportunity: Want to Make a Difference in Local Air Quality? Learn to be a Smoke Reader
Even those of us who don’t live near or downwind of an industrial source of air pollution have at some point likely looked at emissions...
- Feb 10, 2021
One Year Later: What We Know About How the U.S. Steel Community Trust Money is Being Spent
The $2.7 million trust benefits five Mon Valley communities – Clairton, Glassport, Liberty, Lincoln, and Port Vue, and is governed by a...
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