Watchdog Report: GASP Weighs in on RACT II Determinations
Over the past several months, GASP has submitted comments on several “RACT II Determinations” made by the Allegheny County Health...
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- Jun 1, 2020
- 1 min
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...
- May 28, 2020
- 2 min
Special Report: How COVID-19 Impacted Allegheny County Air Quality
Stay-at-home orders issued by local and state governments this spring have led to more people working and taking classes from home, which...
- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
Get On Your Bikes And Ride for Better Air Quality
Cutting your car dependence will do more than just save you some cash on gas: Bike riding is also far better for local air quality (not...
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
With Council Vote Upcoming, GASP Stresses Importance of ‘Clean Construction’ Legislation
After months of advocacy, an important piece of legislation that will help bolster local air quality has just one more step to go before...
- May 27, 2020
- 1 min
GASP Congratulates CREATE Lab & Yen-Chia Hsu, for Smoke Hunting Tool Release
CREATE Lab’s Yen-Chia Hsu trains volunteers to label smoke at GASP HQ. Congratulations are in order for Carnegie Mellon University’s...
- May 26, 2020
- 3 min
Amplify Project | Two Steps Allegheny County Officials Can Take to Reduce Air Pollution & Improve Air Quality
By Arjun Narayan North Allegheny High School Junior As a teenager, I often wonder if I have the tools and experience to enact true change...
- May 20, 2020
- 3 min
Clean Construction Legislation Advances to Allegheny County Council for Approval
Allegheny County Council’s Public Works committee on Wednesday advanced long-sought “Clean Construction” legislation to the full council...
- May 13, 2020
- 2 min
Surprising Sources of Air Pollution: 6 Ways Animal Farms Contribute to Poor Air Quality
While billowing smoke emanating from industrial complexes and trucks belching diesel emissions might be what people most closely...
- May 11, 2020
- 1 min
Allegheny County Health Department Seeking Input on Annual Air Monitoring Network
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in a press release Monday announced it is requesting public comment on its 2021 Air...
- May 4, 2020
- 3 min
Watchdog Report: Has U.S. Steel Kept the Promises It Made in Latest Settlement Agreement with ACHD?
Editor’s Note: A U.S. Steel representative on May 13 provided an update to the Allegheny County Board of Health during the public comment...
- Apr 30, 2020
- 4 min
GASP Continues Air Quality Advocacy, But We Need Your Help to Keep Up the Fight
Dear Fellow Breathers, While so much in our world and our daily lives have changed over the last few weeks, your friends here at the...
- Apr 23, 2020
- 2 min
Watchdog Report: GASP Weighs in on PA’s Proposed Infrastructure SIP
GASP on April 20 submitted comments regarding Pennsylvania’s proposed “Infrastructure SIP” for the eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air...
- Apr 21, 2020
- 5 min
UPDATED: Allegheny Co. Again Gets F in “State of the Air” Report
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4:48 p.m. Tuesday to include remarks from the Allegheny County Health Department. The American...
- Apr 14, 2020
- 2 min
DEP Announces Agreement with Range Resources for Air Quality Violations in Washington County
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Tuesday announced in a press release that it executed a Consent...
- Apr 10, 2020
- 4 min
With Grant Deadline Extended, There’s No Excuse for ACHD NOT to Seek Air Toxics Monitoring Funding
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new May 1 deadline to apply for funding under its Community-Scale Air...
- Apr 8, 2020
- 1 min
GASP Praises Council for Introduction of Clean Construction Legislation, Touts Air Quality Benefits
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) strongly supports Allegheny County Council for introducing long-sought clean construction...
- Apr 7, 2020
- 2 min
What’s in the Air: Some Things You Might Not Know About Carbon Monoxide
CO is one of six common air pollutants regulated by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). Known as a criteria pollutant, the...
- Apr 1, 2020
- 1 min
Learn More About Air Quality, Borrow Low-Cost Monitoring Equipment With ROCIS Program
With everyone spending a whole lot more time at home, why not take some time to learn a little more about your indoor air quality, how it...
- Mar 31, 2020
- 5 min
What’s in the Air: Understanding Particulate Matter & Why It Should Be on Your Radar
Here at the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), we get it: Science isn’t in everybody’s wheelhouse. We understand that when it comes...
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