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...
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Blog Against Smog
- Apr 22, 2022
GASP Earth Week of Actions: Everyday Choices That Can Help Improve Air Quality at Home & Work
This week we’ve talked a lot about actions that you can take to help reduce your personal impact on the environment and local air quality...
- Apr 19, 2022
GASP’s Earth Week of Actions: Prioritize Recycling & Reusing
This Earth Week we wanted to reiterate that the benefits of recycling cannot be understated. It reduces the amount of waste sent to our...
- Apr 18, 2022
GASP’s Earth Week of Actions: Take Action to Stave Off Food Waste
A 113-page Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report published in November dissected one of America’s most egregious contributions to...
- Apr 11, 2022
UPDATE: Commonwealth Court Blocks Publication of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regs, Then DEP F
GASP has been following the soap opera that has become Pennsylvania’s efforts to enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative...
- Apr 6, 2022
How to Be the Change: Some Simple Actions You Can Take to Make a Difference in Air Quality
We get it: With all the gloom and doom related to climate change and air quality, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and anxious. But rest...
- Apr 5, 2022
Investigation Shed Light on Link Between Air Pollution/Mental Health & Now EHN Calling for Action
Last year, two local news organizations teamed up to publish an explosive series that explored the mental health impacts of air and water...
- Mar 24, 2022
VIDEO: Photo Exhibit Memorialized How County’s Sole Remaining & Soon-to-Shutter Coal-Fired Powe
In mere days the sole remaining coal-fired electric generating plant in Allegheny County is scheduled to cease operations, ending a...
- Mar 9, 2022
GASP Lauds EPA Proposal for Stronger Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards to Promote Clean Air, Protect Comm
With all of the news surrounding an air quality-related enforcement order against U.S. Steel this week, GASP wanted to make sure a...
- Mar 7, 2022
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...
- Feb 17, 2022
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 8, 2022
Mon Valley Air Pollution Mitigation Plans Now Available on Allegheny Co. Health Department Website
GASP just last week called on ACHD to make the documents public so that residents could see for themselves how the polluters in their...
- Jan 24, 2022
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 13, 2022
Making the Connection: The Link Between Pollution & Mental Health Event Recording Now Available
Good news, everybody: A recording is now available for our recent event, Making the Connection: The Alarming Link Between Pollution &...
- Jan 6, 2022
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 5, 2022
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...
- Dec 16, 2021
Check it Out: Trailer for ‘Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh’s Air’ Now Showing
We’re excited to share with you today the trailer for our friend Mark Dixon’s documentary film, “Inversion: The Unfinished Business of...
- Dec 2, 2021
What More Can We Say? Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU
You came through big for GASP this Giving Tuesday, and I wanted to personally tell you: Thank you. Thank you for your financial support,...
- Dec 2, 2021
GASP & City of Pittsburgh Team Up to Send the Message: Don’t Idle!
Did you know that for every 10 minutes you idle your car or truck, you’re contributing about a pound of carbon dioxide – a primary...
- Nov 30, 2021
It’s Giving Tuesday: Here’s 7 Reasons to Give to GASP Today
After all these years with you fighting the good air quality fight, the difficult truth remains: Environmental advocacy is largely a...
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