UPDATED: Allegheny County Health Department’s Lawrenceville Air Quality Monitor Back Online
UPDATE: This blog was updated at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23 to reflect new information from the Allegheny County Health Department....
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Blog Against Smog
- Jun 1, 2020
PM2.5 Monitors at Parkway East, Lawrenceville Sites Back on Line Following Technical Issues
Editor’s Note: An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that both the Parkway East and Lawrenceville PM25...
- Dec 18, 2018
Video Presentations From “Making the Connection: Manganese and Children’s IQ”
Along with following up on the long-delayed permitting of the McConway and Torley steel foundry in Lawrenceville, GASP has also been...
- Sep 15, 2016
Local Nonprofits Demand Strong Permit for McConway and Torley Steel Foundry
On September 14, at the Allegheny County Board of Health meeting, a dozen local community and environmental non-profit organizations...
- May 8, 2015
Lawrenceville: The Priority is Protecting Public Health
In working to reduce emissions from the McConway and Torley (M&T) facility in Lawrenceville, GASP’s objective has always been to advocate...
- Mar 25, 2015
Lawrenceville Steel Foundry: Have Your Voice Heard on 4/14
The McConway & Torley facility in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood is a steel foundry that produces railcar couplings. Activities...
- Mar 10, 2015
GASP to Hold Public Meeting on Steel Foundry in Lawrenceville on March 16
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Air Quality Program recently announced its intent to issue an operating permit for the...
- Feb 18, 2015
Public Meeting on Lawrenceville Steel Foundry on Monday, March 16
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Air Quality Program recently announced its intent to issue an operating permit for the...
- Oct 30, 2012
Air Toxics Guidelines Revised; Board of Health Vote on 11/7
Here’s a look at the Allegheny County Health Department’s revised Air Toxics Guidlines proposal. These guidelines were modified based on...
- Jul 21, 2011
Physical Activity and Temporal Trends in Air Quality
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (to exercise!)” Joe Osborne, Legal Director We all know that getting regular...
- Jun 27, 2011
McConway & Torley and GASP Announce Agreement to Reduce Air Emissions in Lawrenceville
McConway and Torley, LLC (M&T) and the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) have finalized an agreement regarding air emission...
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