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LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend Smoke School; Get the Same Training as the Health Inspectors
Even those of us who don’t live nearby to - or downwind of - an industrial source of air pollution like the Clairton Coke Works have at...
Mar 1, 20232 min read
Act Now or Forever Hold Your Breath: Tell the EPA to Adopt Stronger PM2.5 Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in January recommended strengthening the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for...
Feb 27, 20236 min read
Rotten Egg Stench & Poor Air Quality Return to Mon Valley
Local residents took to CMU CREATE Lab’s Smell PGH app Monday morning to sound off about poor air quality and its associated stench,...
Feb 20, 20232 min read
U.S. Steel, ACHD Trade Barbs Over Coke Oven Enforcement Procedures; GASP: As They Bicker We Suffer
The Allegheny County Health Department and U.S. Steel traded barbs over the past few weeks in legal filings addressing evidentiary issues...
Feb 17, 20231 min read
Health Department to Residents: Data Shows E. Palestine Emissions Not Impacting Local Air Quality
The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday issued a public update on its website and social media channels telling residents that...
Feb 16, 20232 min read
North Side Developers Appeal $754K Fine for Asbestos; GASP Calls for Increased Asbestos Education
Editor's Note: The Allegheny County Health Department on Feb. 21 filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. You can read that document here. A...
Feb 16, 20234 min read
#ICYMI: EPA Orders Neville Scrapper to Reduce Emissions, Limit Hours Following Years of Complaints
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered a Neville Island-based metal scrap facility that’s long been the subject...
Feb 16, 20232 min read
HELP WANTED: GASP Seeking Proposals for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Consultant
Dear Fellow Breathers, GASP is currently seeking a consultant to lead our board and staff in a one-year process to address issues of...
Feb 9, 20231 min read
PA Affordable Housing, PPG Paints Arena & Others Subject to Air Quality Enforcement Action, Fines
At GASP, we hope to be your eyes and ears when it comes to all things air quality. And we think it’s especially important to spotlight...
Feb 9, 20233 min read
UPDATED: U.S. Steel Appeal of Clairton Coke Works Title V Operating Permit Dismissed
Editor's Note: An Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer on Sept. 4 issued an order to dismiss U.S. Steel's appeal. You can...
Jan 27, 20231 min read
The U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Emissions Consent Decree Explained
As GASP reported Monday, like it or not, U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson facility is now subject to the terms of a court-approved consent...
Jan 26, 20236 min read
Save the Date: Join GASP, Black Environmental Collective, WHE for Discussion on Environmental Racism
Environmental Racism is defined as a condition in which the places where people of color live suffer disproportionately from the impacts...
Jan 25, 20231 min read
U.S. Steel Emissions Settlement Finalized; Public Comments Provide “No Basis" for Altering Decree
A federal district court judge has approved a long-awaited consent decree that settles years of air quality violations at U.S. Steel’s...
Jan 23, 20233 min read
U.S. Steel Files Petition Over Air Quality Enforcement, GASP Submits Records Request for More Info
U.S. Steel on Tuesday filed a petition regarding Allegheny County Health Department's air quality enforcement procedures that led to a...
Jan 20, 20231 min read
UPDATED: Appeal in Churchill Asbestos Matter DISMISSED, $1M Fine Due in 30 Days; GASP Lauds Ruling
UPDATE (Feb. 9, 2022): This case has been appealed to the Pennsylvania Commonweatlth Court. You can read the notice of appeal here. An...
Jan 19, 20234 min read
It’s Not Too Late to Resolve to Be Sustainably Minded in 2023 - Here Are 4 Easy Ways To Get Started
With the Climate Clock ticking, it’s never been more urgent for a societal paradigm shift that prioritizes sustainability. The Climate...
Jan 18, 20234 min read
GASP Blasts Health Dept Over Lack of Transparency Regarding Clean Air Fund Ask; BOH Rejects Proposal
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Wednesday sounded the alarm to the Allegheny County Board of Health about a trend that’s...
Jan 11, 20232 min read
GASP Statement on Shapiro Tapping Allegheny County Health Dept’s Dr. Bogen for PA Health Secretary
Gov. Elect Josh Shapiro on Wednesday announced he nominated Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen as Pennsylvania’s...
Jan 11, 20231 min read
EPA Proposes New, Stricter Air Quality Standard for Fine Particulate Matter, Public Comments Sought
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Friday announced a proposal to strengthen a key national ambient air quality standard...
Jan 6, 20233 min read
Coming to a Town Near You: GASP Workshop Aims to Educate Officials on All Things Air Quality
At GASP we aim to be a resource for not only residents but for municipal officials, too, so they can better understand and take action on...
Jan 5, 20232 min read
A Thank You, A Look-Back & a Reminder As We Say Buh-Bye to 2022
It was a busy year for us here at GASP, one spent doing what we do best: Advocating for policy changes to help improve air quality,...
Dec 29, 20222 min read
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