Group Against Smog & Pollution

Last week, GASP, Clean Water Action, and Pittsburgh United were joined by several local physicians and a number of other organizations representing labor, environment, health, and faith to call on Pittsburgh City Council to take back up the Clean Air Act of 2010. The Clean Air Act of 2010 is clean construction legislation that would require contractors and construction companies working on large, publicly subsidized projects to utilize cleaner construction equipment. The focu

We are completely perplexed that the Obama Adminstration did not include any funds to support the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA) in their FY12 budget proposal.  Reducing diesel pollution is a win for jobs, health, and climate.  The DERA program has been a poster child for bipartisan cooperation and has diverse support among industry, labor, environmental, and health groups, and state and local agencies across the country. In a FY 2008 report to Congress, EPA estimated

On the heels of an Environmental Working Group report that found Cr(VI) in tap water of cities throughout the US,  EPA issued new guidance to drinking water suppliers on how to monitor for these toxic compounds while EPA studies the latest findings to determine if a newer, lower standard needs set. One known source of Cr(VI) that can be tackled quickly is coal combustion waste (CCW). Various methods of removing pollutants produced by coal-fired power plants are very effective