It’s Been Nearly 4 Years EPA, Public Deserves Transparency, Action Regarding Edgar Thomson Emissions
A reddish-brown plume of smoke that streamed out of U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant in June 2020 prompted air quality complaints and...
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Blog Against Smog
- Jul 27, 2021
The Mon Valley Stinks (Literally): Sky-High H2S Concentrations Cause Air Quality Exceedances
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 9:25 a.m. on Thursday, July 29 to include additional information about an air quality exceedance...
- Apr 19, 2021
Another Weekend, Another H2S Air Quality Exceedance for Mon Valley
The average concentration yesterday was 0.006 ppm, according to preliminary health department data. The state 24-hour standard is 0.005...
- Aug 27, 2020
GASP Delivers Widely-Supported Petition to ACHD Demanding Public Update on Emissions Issues at U.S.
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly GASP Communications Manager amanda@gasp-pgh.org/ 412-924-0604 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Delivers...
- Aug 17, 2020
Cheswick Generating Station Assessed $32K Civil Penalty for Emissions Issues
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has assessed a $32,280 civil penalty against GenOn Power Midwest, LP, for 13 exceedances of a...
- Aug 13, 2020
Sign Our Petition to Tell ACHD it Must Provide Public Update on Edgar Thomson Emissions Issues
GASP needs your help to send a message to the Allegheny County Health Department that enough is enough: The public deserves a substantive...
- Sep 27, 2019
UPDATED: EHB Denies DEP Request to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Case, Says it’s “Not Worthwhile"
By way of an Opinion and Order issued Thursday, the Environmental Hearing Board essentially ended the Department of Environmental...
- Jun 14, 2019
(UPDATED) PRESS RELEASE: DEP Issues Four Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
Editor’s Note: The state Department of Environmental Protection issued another Notice of Violation to Erie Coke Works on June 25 for...
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