Rejoice! Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regs Have Been Finalized – PA to Formally Join Pro
Pennsylvania’s road to entering the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was a rocky one. We kept you posted on the drama, most...
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- Mar 21, 2022
Public Comments Sought for PA’s New Environmental Justice Policy
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is releasing a draft Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy that...
- Jan 24, 2022
GASP Lauds DEP Decision To Conduct Hazardous Cleanup Program Investigation at Erie Coke, Inc.
This investigation is necessary to identify the nature and extent of hazardous substances in soils, sediment, and water at the property...
- Nov 10, 2021
Allegheny County PM2.5 Levels Below Federal Standard but the Future is Still Hazy
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in September announced that the agency intends to make a “Clean Data Determination”...
- Nov 5, 2021
UPDATED: DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter Liberty-Clairto
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4:12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 to include information about tomorrow’s Mon Valley Air Pollution Watch....
- Sep 14, 2021
Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Sept. 14 to Determine Fate of RGGI in PA
RGGI is a cap-and-trade program for gas emissions from large electric generating units. Eleven states in the northeastern United States...
- Jul 29, 2021
Host a Clean Air Fair for Fun, Interactive Air Quality Education with Puppets
Clean Air Fairs are flexible educational opportunities to help school-age students better understand local air quality. Clean Air Fairs...
- Jun 22, 2021
Proposed Air Quality Permit Fee Increases One Step Closer to Final Approval
Proposed permit fee schedule increases expected to put Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program on sound financial...
- Mar 5, 2021
DEP to Host Virtual Public Hearing on How to Stop Landfill Gas Migration from Mazzaro Land Fill in M
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 to take...
- 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...
- 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...
- Dec 18, 2020
DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter in Liberty-Clairton
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this afternoon issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine...
- Dec 3, 2020
Virtual Public Hearings Regarding PA’s Entry into Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Next Week; Writ
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will kick off the series of hearings on Dec. 8 and will accept written comments on the matter...
- Nov 10, 2020
Steps You Can Take to Minimize Impacts of Poor Air Quality as We Wait for ACHD, Industry Action
In air quality warnings issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)...
- Oct 6, 2020
PA Legislature Moves to Block Fee Schedule Changes That Would Ensure DEP’s Air Quality Program Has F
These fees are critical to the operation of DEP’s Air Quality Program, which works to protect public health and Pennsylvania’s...
- Sep 23, 2020
Changes to DEP Air Quality Program’s Fee Schedule Approved by PA Commission, Now Waits for Green Lig
Here’s some good news on the air quality front: Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) on Sept. 17 approved the...
- Sep 15, 2020
GASP Lauds PA Environmental Quality Board Approval of Proposed Climate Change Regulation
Image courtesy of the DEP website. The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on Sept. 15 voted to promulgate a regulation to...
- Aug 10, 2020
Allegheny County Experiences Two Air Quality Exceedances Aug. 9; Air Quality Action Day Again Declar
Click image to enlarge the chart. This past weekend of warm and muggy weather was punctuated by two air quality exceedances, according to...
- Jul 20, 2020
DEP Awards $2.1 Million in Grants for Cleaner Fuel Vehicle Projects to Help Improve Air Quality, Add
Editor’s Note: The following was taken from a press release issued today by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). More...
- Jul 8, 2020
UPDATED: DEP Declares Ozone Action Day for Thursday, Allegheny County Health Dept. Says No Open Burn
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:14 a.m. Thursday, July 9 to include additional information sent out by the Allegheny County...
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