DEP: Capping Carbon Pollution Would Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars
Cutting carbon dioxide pollution from power plants would save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars in Pennsylvania, according to new...
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Blog Against Smog
- Jun 29, 2020
GASP Awarded Grant to Help Educate Middle School Students About Air Quality & Climate Change
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was recently awarded a $17,497 grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection...
- Jun 25, 2020
Attorney General: Grand Jury Finds PA Failed To Protect Citizens During Fracking Boom
Editor’s Note: The following is from a press release issued by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Links to associated media...
- Jun 17, 2020
Watchdog Report: Good News & Bad News About the Air Quality Permit Backlog
Watchdog work is a cornerstone of what we do here at GASP, and part of that involves keeping a watchful eye on both sources of industrial...
- Jun 3, 2020
Watchdog Report: GASP Weighs in on RACT II Determinations
Over the past several months, GASP has submitted comments on several “RACT II Determinations” made by the Allegheny County Health...
- Jan 6, 2020
Environmental Hearing Board Terminates Two Prior Erie Coke Appeals; Approves Supersedeas Petition
UPDATE: At the joint request of lawyers for Erie Coke Corp. and the state Department of Environmental Protection, a Pennsylvania...
- Dec 26, 2019
About Liberty-Clairton’s Bad Air Days…And How U.S. Steel Could Be a Better Neighbor If It Wanted To
The cause? A strong weather inversion, one that also helped trap air pollutants closer to the ground, prompting a spike in fine...
- Dec 19, 2019
UPDATED: Erie Coke Corp. Shutting Down Operations
Erie Coke Corp. has shut down operations at its bay-front facility, according to news reports. GoErie.com’s Madeleine O’Neil reported...
- Dec 19, 2019
Your Year-End Charitable Donation to GASP Will Help Fund 2020 Air Quality Advocacy, Education &
Dear Fellow Breather, We’re nearing the end of a banner year here at the Group Against Smog and Pollution. We celebrated our golden...
- Dec 5, 2019
Annual Air Quality Reports Issued by Allegheny County Health Department, DEP
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released new...
- Sep 27, 2019
UPDATED: EHB Denies DEP Request to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Case, Says it’s “Not Worthwhile"
By way of an Opinion and Order issued Thursday, the Environmental Hearing Board essentially ended the Department of Environmental...
- Sep 18, 2019
DEP Opens Investigation Near Erie Coke Following Passive Air Monitoring Sampling Results
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a follow-up investigation near Erie Coke because of the results...
- Sep 9, 2019
DEP Asks EHB Judge to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Supersedeas Case
On Monday, attorneys for DEP filed a Motion to Amend Interlocutory Order Granting Petition for Supersedeas “to provide that the order...
- Aug 28, 2019
EHB Judge: Erie Coke Can Continue Operating Pending Permit Appeal…But with Conditions
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman on Wednesday ruled Erie Coke Corp. can continue...
- Aug 22, 2019
Environmental Hearing Board Filing Shows DEP Mulling Erie Coke Settlement Offer
In a legal document filed before the Environmental Hearing Board on Thursday, attorneys for the DEP noted that they are mulling a...
- Aug 12, 2019
Environmental Hearing Board Judge to Erie Coke Corp.: Petition to Reopen Record is DENIED
Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman filed an order on Monday denying Erie Coke Corp.’s petition to reopen the record to...
- Aug 9, 2019
DEP & Erie Coke Submit Final Arguments in Environmental Hearing Board Case, Clash on Details
Erie Coke photo courtesy of HECA. Whether or not Erie Coke Corp. will be permitted to operate while it appeals the state Department of...
- Aug 7, 2019
UPDATED: Erie Coke Petitions Environmental Hearing Board to Reopen Record; DEP Objects
Erie coke On the day Erie Coke Corp. and DEP were due to file their post-hearing briefs with the Environmental Hearing Board over whether...
- Jul 30, 2019
DEP Issues Three More Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
The Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday posted three Notice of Violation letters it issued to Erie Coke Corp. The letters...
- Jul 30, 2019
Public Hearing Regarding Modifications to ACHD’s Air Quality Installation/Permit Fees Set
Save the date: The Allegheny County Board of Health (ACHD) will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m Aug. 26 to take testimony on proposed...
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