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Join GASP for Smoke Reading Tour Stop #2: Understanding Neville Island-Area Pollution Sources
The term island living may invoke images of clear water, sun-splashed beaches, and warm, gentle breezes for some. Unfortunately, our...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Watchdog Update | Newest on DEP’s Air Quality Permit Backlog; GASP Report Spurs WTAE Investigation
Editor’s Note: Big thank you to WTAE Investigative Reporter Paul Van Osdel for his story about this air quality backlog issue. You can...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Brag Alert: See Why This Year’s Fresh Voices for Clean Air Participants, Projects Were *Chef’s Kiss*
We will ask for your forgiveness now because we will be bragging in this blog. Honestly, our latest Fresh Voices for Clean Air cohort was...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
ACHD, Stop Messaging Like It’s 1999: Why EPA’s NowCast AQI is Essential to Public Health
As wildfire smoke enveloped our region at the end of June and air quality plummeted, we heard (and thought) one question again and again:...
Jul 13, 20235 min read
ACHD Fines INEOS on Neville Island for Emissions Violations; Enters Consent Decree with ALCOSAN
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Provides BOH with Air Quality Update, Improvement Goals
While there were no action items on the agenda for Wednesday’s Allegheny County Board of Health meeting, members were treated to a...
Jul 12, 20232 min read
U.S. Seel Fined $301K for Air Pollution Violations at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Tuesday announced it issued $301,725 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for air...
Jul 11, 20231 min read
DEP’s RACT III Determinations Results in New Emission Controls at Beaver Co. Compressor Station
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently published notice of what may be the first Reasonably Available Control...
Jul 3, 20232 min read
PA Senate Approves Bills to Revise State Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program
In May, we blogged about Pennsylvania Senate Bills 561 and 562, which would, respectively, exempt vehicles less than five years old from...
Jul 3, 20231 min read
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend Smoke School; Get the Same Training as the Health Inspectors
Editor's Note: Thank you so much to everyone who expressed interest! All spots have been filled. HOWEVER: Folks interested in learning...
Jun 29, 20232 min read
RECORDING: GASP Air Quality Educational Workshop for Elected Officials Now Available for Residents
At GASP, we aim to be a resource for EVERYONE to better understand and take action on critical air quality issues specific to their...
Jun 20, 20231 min read
Wildfire Impacts Spotlight Deficiencies in How Air Quality Agencies Inform & Warn the Public
Last week the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) issued a series...
Jun 15, 20235 min read
GASP Joins Officials in Call for Strong Clean Car Standards; More EVs to Get to Zero Emissions
The Route Zero Relay on Monday continued its nationwide journey, marking its stop in Pittsburgh, where GASP was honored to stand...
Jun 12, 20234 min read
GASP Smoke Reading Tour Stops at Clairton; Residents Observed U.S. Steel Emissions & Honed Skills
GASP program manager and resident smoke reader Sue Seppi on Friday led a group of local residents on a tour of Clairton to observe...
Jun 7, 20231 min read
GASP INVESTIGATES: Despite Fee Changes, Air Quality Permit Backlog Still an Issue for ACHD, DEP
A cornerstone of GASP’s clean air advocacy is watchdog work. We keep tabs on more than just air quality data and emissions spewing from...
Jun 1, 20236 min read
PA Supreme Court Hears Oral Argument on Regional Greenhouse Initiative
Remember the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI), a cap-and-trade program for greenhouse gas emissions from power plants in the...
May 24, 20231 min read
New Developments in U.S. Steel, Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Dispute Over Air Quality Penalties
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
May 24, 20231 min read
Coming for a Plume Near You: Join Us June 2 to Try Smoke Reading of Clairton Coke Works for Yourself
Did you know that many air quality regulations are based on plume opacity? In fact, Allegheny County Air Quality Program staff often...
May 18, 20231 min read
Read Judge’s Order Certifying Class in Suit Against U.S. Steel Over 2018 Clairton Coke Works Fire
An Allegheny County Common Pleas Judge last week issued an order certifying a class of more than 123,000 local residents in a lawsuit...
May 16, 20232 min read
Are There Changes Coming to Pennsylvania’s Vehicle Emissions Inspection Program?
Two bills introduced in the state Senate recently would exempt cars registered to owners in seven Pennsylvania counties - Blair,...
May 15, 20233 min read
EPA Proposes 2nd Prong of Clean Truck Rule, Will Force Electrification of Medium/Light-Duty Vehicles
The first of three prongs of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean Trucks Rule, which will impose significantly stricter...
May 15, 20232 min read
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