Group Against Smog & Pollution

A cornerstone of GASP’s clean air advocacy is watchdog work. We keep a close eye on more than just air quality data and emissions emanating from industrial polluters – we also work to keep air quality regulators accountable. Here in Allegheny County, that means keeping track of how efficiently our air local quality regulator – the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) – is managing the issuance of new air quality permits and the renewal of old ones. GASP’s legal team firs

Further, Eastman was the subject of a federal enforcement action in 2011; the order that resolved that action required Eastman to comply with a comprehensive testing and permitting process that has been ongoing for more than eight years. On Oct. 11, 2019, GASP formally appealed an installation permit issued by ACHD for the Water White Poly Process Unit at Eastman’s plant. The installation permit purportedly was to comply with the court order that resolved the 2011 enforcement

Media Contact Amanda Gillooly Communications Manager Group Against Smog and Pollution amanda@gasp-pgh.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Appeals Eastman Chemical Installation Permit Issued by Allegheny County Health Dept. PITTSBURGH – The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Friday formally appealed an installation permit issued by the Allegheny County Health Department for the Water White Poly Process Unit at Eastman Chemical Resins, Inc.’s plant in Jefferson Hills Borough

GASP has blogged about the backlog of Title V Operating Permits at the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) from time to time over the last few years. The Clean Air Act requires every major source of air pollution to have a Title V Operating Permit. A facility’s Title V Operating Permit must include all federal, state, and local air pollution law requirements to which the facility is subject. Because Title V facilities must report on their compliance with those requireme