County Council Committee Votes to Approve Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule Changes, Final Vote Expect
Allegheny County Council’s Health and Human Services Committee on Thursday afternoon voted to recommend for final approval proposed air...
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Blog Against Smog
- Feb 27, 2020
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 20, 2020
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...
- Jan 23, 2020
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 21, 2020
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...
- Dec 19, 2019
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...
- Aug 22, 2019
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 12, 2019
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 9, 2019
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...
- Jun 6, 2019
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...
- Sep 11, 2018
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...
- Aug 21, 2018
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 1, 2018
Petition: Don’t Spend Air Quality Funds on Office Renovation
Allegheny County’s air quality is among the worst in the nation, ranking in the top 2 percent of U.S. counties for cancer risk from...
- Jul 10, 2018
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...
- Nov 16, 2017
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...
- Jul 19, 2017
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...
- Nov 14, 2016
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...
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