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County Council Committee Votes to Approve Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule Changes, Final Vote Expect
Council is expected to take a final vote on the measure later this month.
Jul 2, 20212 min read
Local Coalition Unveils Recommendations for Former Shenango Coke Plant Site
A group composed of residents and local officials on Wednesday released its final visioning report for the sustainable redevelopment of...
Feb 27, 20203 min read
Shenango Reimagined Advisory Council, Residents Meet to Discuss Reuse of Former Shenango Coke Site
Residents and local officials packed into a Robert Morris University Island Sports Center meeting room Wednesday to discuss and help...
Feb 20, 20202 min read
Watchdog Report: GASP Submits Formal Comments on PPG Industries, Bellefield Boiler Permits
This week, GASP Senior Attorney John Baillie submitted comments on pending RACT (Reasonably Available Control Technology) and Title V...
Jan 23, 20201 min read
Consent Order Between Allegheny Co. Health Dept., Harsco & ATI Calls for Enclosed Building, Fine
A Natrona-based slag processor will pay a more than $107,000 civil penalty and construct a new building to enclose processing thanks to a...
Jan 21, 20203 min read
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, 20193 min read
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 22, 20191 min read
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 12, 20191 min read
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 9, 20195 min read
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...
Jun 6, 20193 min read
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 29, 20193 min read
GASP to ACHD: Deny Eastman Chemical’s Changes Until Consent Order Obligations Met
GASP on Feb. 14 submitted formal comments related to draft installation permits for the Eastman Chemical’s Jefferson Hills facility,...
Jan 24, 20194 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Commits to Clear Permit Backlog After EPA Scrutiny
Title V of the Clean Air Act requires that each major source of air pollution (as well as certain minor sources) have an operating permit...
Sep 11, 20182 min read
EPA Finds Room for Improvement With Allegheny County’s Title V Operating Permit Program
GASP has blogged about the backlog of Title V Operating Permits at the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) from time to time over...
Aug 21, 20183 min read
Petition: Don’t Spend Air Quality Funds on Office Renovation
Editor's Note: The petition period is now closed. Thank you to all who signed. Allegheny County’s air quality is among the worst in the...
Aug 1, 20181 min read
GASP, Clean Air Council Sue Allegheny Co. Over Illegal Use of Clean Air & Title V Funds
Contact: Rachel Filippini Executive Director, Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) 412-924-0604 x201 rachel@gasp-pgh.org Katie Edwards...
Jul 10, 20183 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Proposes to Allow Additional 2K Tons per Year of Air Pollution from ATI
Allegheny County Health Department Proposes to Allow More Air Pollution from Steel Plant After Department Failed to Issue Operating...
Nov 16, 20175 min read
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 19, 20172 min read
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...
Nov 14, 20162 min read
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