Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Comment on Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan, GASP Reviewi
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Tuesday announced that it is seeking written public comment on its draft 2023 Air...
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Blog Against Smog
- Apr 12, 2022
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Clean Air Fund ‘Planning Framework,’ U.S. Steel’s Request, and an H2S Stu
Allegheny County Health Department leaders on Monday night proposed a long-term “spending framework” for its Clean Air Fund, saying that...
- Mar 17, 2022
EPA Finalizes Its “Clean Data” Determination for 2012 Annual PM2.5 Standard for Allegheny County
In Wednesday’s Federal Register, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its finalized determination that Allegheny...
- Mar 3, 2022
Time Running Out to Speak Out About U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works’ Draft Air Quality Permit
The deadline to weigh in on the draft air quality permit for U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works is quickly approaching, and it’s so...
- Mar 2, 2022
GASP to Allegheny County Board of Health: Leverage Your Authority & Demand More From ACHD
The Allegheny County Board of Health meeting’s public comment period Wednesday was dominated by residents who expressed their concern...
- Feb 8, 2022
Mon Valley Air Pollution Mitigation Plans Now Available on Allegheny Co. Health Department Website
GASP just last week called on ACHD to make the documents public so that residents could see for themselves how the polluters in their...
- Nov 22, 2021
GASP Joins Partners in Response to Bombshell Media Reports About U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Maintenance
Breathe Project in responding to bombshell media reports published in Allegheny Front and Public Source Friday analyzing court documents...
- Oct 27, 2021
Liberty Air Quality Monitor Experiences Malfunction; GASP, ACHD Provide Answers
At GASP we review air quality data the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) publishes on a regular basis. Today we noticed...
- Sep 29, 2021
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...
- Jul 27, 2021
The Mon Valley Stinks (Literally): Sky-High H2S Concentrations Cause Air Quality Exceedances
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, July 29 to include additional information about an air quality exceedance...
- Jul 2, 2021
County Council Committee Votes to Approve Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule Changes, Final Vote Expect
Allegheny County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday afternoon voted to recommend for final approval proposed air...
- Apr 19, 2021
Another Weekend, Another H2S Air Quality Exceedance for Mon Valley
The average concentration yesterday was 0.006 ppm, according to preliminary health department data. The state 24-hour standard is 0.005...
- Apr 14, 2021
Welcome to Ozone Season, Allegheny Co.: Here’s What You Need to Know About the Air Pollutant
No, not the kind that’s way up high protecting us from those harmful UV rays. We’re talking ground-level ozone. What the heck is...
- 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...
- Jan 29, 2021
GASP: Allegheny County Renewable Energy Agreement A Positive Step for Local Sustainability
Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald this week announced an investment in locally-generated clean energy, with Allegheny County entering into...
- Oct 6, 2020
Allegheny Co. Controller: ACHD’s Taken “Encouraging Steps” to Stave Off Air Quality Permit Backlog
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner on Tuesday said her office’s audit of the County Health Department’s (ACHD) Clean Air Act...
- Sep 16, 2020
Local Enviro Groups to Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald: Lives Literally Depend on Your Swift Action
GASP and several local environmental groups and nonprofit partners sent a letter this week to Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich...
- Sep 15, 2020
Amplify Project | Pittsburgh’s Pollution Problem (And How Expanded Public Transportation Can H
GASP this year launched a new initiative called The Amplify Project. Its goal? To help amplify the voices of folks in our community that...
- Sep 9, 2020
Indoor Air Quality and Asbestos in The Home: What You Need to Know
Now more than ever, we find ourselves spending most of our time at home, becoming an increasingly important place of security and...
- Jun 25, 2020
ACHD Announces SO2 Exceedance, Says June 17 Edgar Thomson Plume Due to Valve Failure
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Thursday announced that according to preliminary data from the North Braddock air...
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