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GASP to ACHD: Revised Coke Oven Regs Must Better Protect Community from H2S, Other Air Pollutants
GASP joined residents and fellow clean air advocates at a public hearing in Clairton Wednesday night to tell the Allegheny County Health...
May 12, 20222 min read
Allegheny County Board of Health Greenlights $30K Clean Air Fund Request for Air Pollution Health Im
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday unanimously voted to approve a $30,000 Clean Air Fund request to finance the...
May 6, 20222 min read
<UPDATED> GASP to Board of Health: Use Your Authority to Demand More Transparency, Improved Pu
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 9:37 a.m. to include a link to the Allegheny County Board of Health meeting. ACHD posted the...
May 4, 20224 min read
No Surprise: U.S. Steel Appeals Allegheny County Health Department $1.8M Enforcement Order Over H2S
As expected, the infamously-litigious U.S. Steel Corp. has appealed a March 7 Allegheny County Health Department enforcement order for...
Apr 18, 20221 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Clean Air Fund ‘Planning Framework,’ U.S. Steel’s Request, and an H2S Stu
Allegheny County Health Department leaders on Monday night proposed a long-term “spending framework” for its Clean Air Fund, saying that...
Apr 12, 20223 min read
Air Quality Exceedances Abound This Week at Allegheny County Health Department’s Liberty Monitor
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Tuesday morning issued a Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning for Tuesday and all of Wednesday....
Mar 15, 20222 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Issues $1.8 Million Fine Against U.S. Steel for H2S Emissions
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department issued the following news release Monday morning. The release followed GASP’s...
Mar 7, 20223 min read
<UPDATED> No More Excuses for U.S. Steel: ACHD Finds Clairton Coke Works “Entirely” Responsibl
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department today in a press release announced that it has fined U.S. Steel more than $1.8...
Mar 7, 20222 min read
GASP to Allegheny County Board of Health: Leverage Your Authority & Demand More From ACHD
The Allegheny County Board of Health meeting’s public comment period Wednesday was dominated by residents who expressed their concern...
Mar 2, 20223 min read
<UPDATED> More H2S Exceedances at Liberty, Mon Valley Residents Report Stench
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:35 a.m. Feb. 23 to include an updated H2S chart. Users of CMU CreateLab’s crowd-sourcing app...
Feb 22, 20223 min read
Unhealthy Air, Stench Return as Mon Valley Sees 5th H2S Exceedance of Year, GASP Calls for Answers
Wednesday marked the fifth time so far this year that levels of hydrogen sulfide (AKA H2S, an air pollutant distinguished by its...
Feb 17, 20223 min read
2022's 4th Exceedance of PA’s H2S Air Quality Standard Noted in Mon Valley; Still No Word from ACHD
Sadly, if you live in the Mon Valley, this likely isn’t news: Air quality was terrible early Saturday, with AirNow.gov showing...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
Rotten Egg Odor Returns Wednesday as Mon Valley Experiences 3rd 2022 Exceedance of PA’s Hydrogen Sul
This was one of the complaints filed with CMU’s SmellPGh app Wednesday. Wednesday marked the third time so far this year that...
Jan 20, 20222 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Releases 2020 Air Quality Report
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in December 2021 provided its yearly analysis and summary of air quality monitoring data,...
Jan 13, 20222 min read
Mon Valley Sees 2nd Exceedance of PA Hydrogen Sulfide Air Quality Standard of the Year Wednesday
It was the second such exceedance of the year at that air quality monitor, according to preliminary data. As a reminder, H2S...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
U.S. Steel Issued Civil Penalty for Air Quality Violation Stemming from Clairton Coke Works Equipmen
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 6 to correct an error regarding the volume of air pollutants emitted during the five-hour...
Jan 6, 20222 min read
GASP, Fellow Activists & Residents Tell Board of Health: You’re Not Taking This Seriously
Longtime Clairton resident Art Thomas didn’t mince words Wednesday when he spoke before the Allegheny County Board of Health, telling...
Jan 6, 20225 min read
Tuesday Marked First Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedance of the Year for Allegheny County
Well, that didn’t take long: The first exceedance of Pennsylvania’s 24-hour average hydrogen sulfide (H2S) standard is already in the...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
UPDATED: Today Will Mark 54th H2S Exceedance of 2021 at Liberty Monitor; Abysmal Air Quality Returns
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, to include information on an exceedance that occurred at...
Dec 21, 20212 min read
UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality Returns to Mon Valley as Allegheny County Experiences 51st H2S Exceed
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 1-:17 a.m. Dec. 17 to include information and updated chart to reflect an H2S exceedance that...
Dec 14, 20212 min read
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