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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...

Hearing Officer Issues Split Decision on Coke Oven Dispute Between the Allegheny County Health Depar

Remember back in September when famously litigious U.S. Steel asked an Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the...

Allegheny County Health Department to Hearing Officer: Deny U.S. Steel Request to Kill New Coke Oven

UPDATE: U.S. Steel filed a reply brief on Oct. 22. You can read it on the Allegheny County Health Department legal docket. The Allegheny...

Residents to Allegheny County Health Department: Better Protect Us With Strong Coke Oven Regs

Editor’s Note: The public comment period for Allegheny County’s coke oven regulations closed as of 4 p.m. Jan. 21. Residents talked about...

What You Need to Know About Allegheny County’s Proposed Coke Oven Regulation Revisions & How to

Editor’s Note: The public comment period for Allegheny County’s draft coke oven regulations closed as of 4 p.m. Jan. 21. THANK YOU to all...

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...

UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality in Liberty-Clairton Underscores Need for Stricter Regs, Proactive Com

UPDATE: Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program Monday evening issued this air quality update through the county’s...

GASP Joins Enviro Groups, Residents to Demand ACHD Action on Coke Oven Regs, Ongoing Emissions

The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) joined environmental groups and droves of residents Friday to send a clear message to the...

Health Department Tracks Down Source of “Rotten Egg” Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions

A year ago GASP began urging the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to do more to eliminate violations of the County’s hydrogen...