ACTION ALERT | Tell Allegheny County Council: Air Quality Permit Fee Changes Desperately Needed
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Blog Against Smog
- 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 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...
- Feb 8, 2021
Advisory Committee Votes to Table Episodic Weather Regs, Health Department Says It Might Take it to
Draft episodic weather regulations long-sought by residents and air quality advocates could be sent out for public comment as soon as...
- Jan 27, 2021
Allegheny County Health Department: Federal Air Quality Standards Attained at All Monitors for 1st T
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced in a press release Tuesday that, for the first time in its history, all air quality...
- Jan 26, 2021
GASP Legal Review Leads to Stronger Air Quality Permit for Lawrenceville-Based Pressure Chemical Co.
The Allegheny County Health Department’s notice last week of air quality permits open for comment and issued in final form listed a final...
- Jan 21, 2021
Allegheny County Health Department Announces Air Quality Monitor Network Update
Editor’s Note: The following is from a news release issued by the Allegheny County Health Department Thursday morning. The Allegheny...
- Jan 20, 2021
Residents to Allegheny County Health Department: Better Protect Us With Strong Coke Oven Regs
Editor’s Note: The public comment period for Allegheny County’s coke oven regulations closed as of 4 p.m. Jan. 21. Residents talked about...
- Jan 19, 2021
New DEP Fee Schedule Expected to Put Air Quality Program on ‘Sound Financial Footing’
We’ve got some good news to report: The revised fee schedule for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Air Quality...
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