GASP to ACHD: Revised Coke Oven Regs Must Better Protect Community from H2S, Other Air Pollutants
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Blog Against Smog


GASP joined residents and fellow clean air advocates at a public hearing in Clairton Wednesday night to tell the Allegheny County Health...

- Jan 10, 2022
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...


- Oct 21, 2021
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...


- Jan 20, 2021
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...

- Jan 6, 2021
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...

- May 28, 2020
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...


- Feb 24, 2020
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...


- Jan 10, 2020
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...


- Sep 26, 2018
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...
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