(UPDATED) PRESS RELEASE: DEP Issues Four Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
Editor’s Note: The state Department of Environmental Protection issued another Notice of Violation to Erie Coke Works on June 25 for...
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Jun 13, 20193 min
GASP Submits Comments on ACHD Air Quality Monitoring Plan, County SIP
At GASP, we take a three-fold approach to improving air quality: We educate, we advocate, and we do legal watchdog work to ensure that...
Jun 6, 20193 min
Let DEP Know You Support Fee Schedule Changes That Would Better Fund PA’s Air Quality Program
Time is running out for residents to submit comments on the Title V permit fee schedule changes proposed in April by the state Department...
Apr 29, 20193 min
DEP Proposes Air Permit Fee Schedule Change, Public Comments Sought
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board on April 13 published proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
Apr 3, 20192 min
DEP Issues Administrative Order Against Erie Coke Following Wastewater Release
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on April 1 issued an administrative order to Erie Coke Works following a spill at its...
Mar 11, 20192 min
Air Quality 101: Smell Something? Say Something!
Take a deep breath. Smell something acrid or chemical? How about the odor of rotten eggs? Then report it! While the Pennsylvania...
Feb 13, 20192 min
UPDATED: PA DEP’s Northwest Regional Office Issues Administrative Order to Erie Coke Corp.
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. UPDATE: Erie Coke Works on March 7 filed an appeal to DEP’s Feb. 14 order. The Department of...
May 16, 20183 min
DEP Doublespeak Allows Central PA Power Plant Operator to Avoid Reasonably Available Control Tech
The Clean Air Act authorizes the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to set National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for...
Apr 20, 20184 min
Revised General Permits for Natural Gas Production Facilities Available for Public Comment
In February 2017, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) published revisions to “GP-5,” its existing general...
Aug 16, 20173 min
Improvements Needed for Southwestern PA Air Monitoring
In Southwestern Pennsylvania, the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) each operate...
Jul 19, 20172 min
GASP Files Notice of Intent to Sue Armstrong Cement for Air Quality Permit Violations
For Immediate Release: July 18, 2017 Contacts: John Baillie, Senior Attorney, GASP, 412-924-0604 ext. 201, john@gasp-pgh.org GASP Files...
Jul 12, 20171 min
GASP Comments on Proposed Beech Hollow Natural Gas Plant
GASP recently submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding the new Beech Hollow natural...
Apr 26, 20172 min
Comments to Compressor Station Plan Approval Result in Much Lower Potential Emissions Levels
On Feb. 6, 2017 GASP submitted comments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) regarding a draft plan approval...
Nov 14, 20162 min
A Major Air Pollution Source Permit That Has Major Problems
In October, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued the draft Title V Operating Permit for the ATI Allegheny Ludlum steel...
Sep 28, 20165 min
Almost One-Third of Major Sources of Air Pollution in Southwestern PA Do Not Have a Current Operatin
In August 2015 and May 2016, the Allegheny County Controller’s office reported on the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD)...
Jul 6, 20162 min
Methane From Natural Gas Industry Must Be Better Controlled
Methane is the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas in the U.S., and at least a quarter of it comes from our natural gas industry. It’s...
Jun 1, 20165 min
A Change in Air Quality After the Closure of the Shenango Coke Plant
Spring 2016 is proving to be unlike any previous spring for residents of communities surrounding Neville Island. Since the DTE Energy...
Sep 1, 20152 min
GASP Reaches Settlement Agreement with DEP & Tenaska PA Partners re: Westmoreland Generating Station
Back in May, GASP appealed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) issuance of an air quality permit for Tenaska...
May 29, 20142 min
Give Your Comments: Should Coal-Fired Power Plants Emit More Air Pollution?
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released a proposal that puts emissions limits on some big sources...
Jan 21, 20141 min
GASP Settles Air Quality Permit Appeals Regarding Two Butler County Compressor Stations
In May of 2013, GASP appealed two nearly identical air permits issued by the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP)...
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