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Happy Holidays From Your Friends at GASP
Your pals at GASP wanted to wish all who celebrate: HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
Dec 22, 20221 min read
Recording of GASP's Making the Connection Event Featuring Donora Smog Experts Now Available
THANK YOU to everyone who attended our event Making the Connection: What the Donora Smog Disaster Can Teach Us 74 Years Later. You can...
Dec 15, 20221 min read
GASP Smoke Reader Dispatch: More Concerning Mon Valley Works Emissions Reported to ACHD
GASP’s resident smoke reader - longtime project manager Sue Seppi - was back at it again last week, with stops in Clairton and Braddock...
Dec 13, 20222 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Stipulated Penalties Against U.S. Steel for 1st Quarter of 2022
The Allegheny County Health Department announced Friday that it has issued $458,225 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for...
Dec 2, 20221 min read
Neville Scrap Recycler Awarded $499K Grant to Upgrade Equipment as Part of Wider DEP Initiative
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Thursday announced that scrap metal processor Metalico was awarded a...
Dec 1, 20223 min read
CONGRATS to GASP's Zelda Curtiss, Who Was Honored as a Volunteer of the Year by the JCC
Today we’re shouting CONGRATULATIONS at the top of our lungs to Zelda Curtiss, one of GASP’s longtime board members who was recently...
Dec 1, 20221 min read
What More Can We Say? Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU for Your Support on Giving Tuesday!
Your friends at GASP wanted to take a moment to say THANK YOU for all your support this week. With your help, we raised more than $2,000...
Dec 1, 20221 min read
GASP & Citizen Smoke Readers File Air Quality Complaints Over Emissions from Clairton Coke Works
Did you know that GASP assists residents in getting certified as citizen smoke readers to make observations of those worrisome...
Nov 29, 20222 min read
Air Pollution, Stench Pummels Mon Valley Over Holiday Period
Last week was one of excess for those in and around the Mon Valley, but not for the Thanksgiving-related reasons you might think: sadly,...
Nov 28, 20223 min read
We’ve Got 6 Reasons to Donate to GASP This Giving Tuesday
This Giving Tuesday, we want to be upfront with the reality of air quality advocacy: It remains largely a David vs. Goliath endeavor. On...
Nov 28, 20223 min read
UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality Returns to Mon Valley with More of the Same Expected Thursday
UPDATE #2 (4:31 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22): The state Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday afternoon declared Thursday, Nov....
Nov 23, 20223 min read
Erie Coke Corp. & Officer Indicted for Violating Clean Air Act, Tampering with Emissions Controls
The now-shuttered Erie Coke Corp. and one of its corporate officers have been indicted by a federal grand jury for violations of the...
Nov 17, 20222 min read
GASP Sends Notice of Intent to Sue to Beaver County Landfill Operator Over Lack of Title V Permit
GASP on Nov. 15 sent a Beaver County landfill operator a notice of intent to sue under the Clean Air Act and PA Air Pollution Control Act.
Nov 17, 20223 min read
Join Us 12/14 for Making the Connection: What the Donora Smog Disaster Can Teach Us 74 Years Later
The Donora Smog Disaster of 1948 is perhaps the most infamous air pollution event in American history. That weekend of horrific air...
Nov 15, 20221 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Regulation Subcommittee Meeting Slated for Nov. 15
Allegheny County Health Department’s regulation subcommittee is slated to meet at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 15 to discuss, among other...
Nov 10, 20221 min read
Local Nonprofits Awarded Nearly $500K EPA Grant to Enhance Citizen Air Monitoring Network
Local residents routinely wake up to some of the worst air quality in the country and have logged nearly 70,000 complaints since the 2016...
Nov 10, 20223 min read
Local Resident Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Steel Over Dust, Noxious Odors from Edgar Thomson Facility
A new class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel alleges the company’s negligent practices at its Braddock-based Edgar Thomson facility led...
Nov 9, 20222 min read
GASP to Board of Health: Time to Review & Adjust Mon Valley Episode Rule, Take Action on H2S is NOW
GASP joined residents and fellow advocates Wednesday to tell the Allegheny County Board of Health that October’s abysmal air quality is...
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Here's What the Post-Gazette Editorial Board Got Wrong About the Mon Valley's H2S Problem
At GASP, sometimes we read commentaries on air quality so bereft of facts, insight, and empathy that we must respond. The Oct. 18...
Oct 27, 20223 min read
Wanna Speak Out About Absymal Air Quality? Here’s How to Comment at Nov. 2 Board of Health Meeting
We know: It’s been a rough month when it comes to air quality. We read your social media posts and SmellPGH reports, which detailed...
Oct 27, 20222 min read
Weigh In: EPA Seeks Info Supporting Indoor Air Quality Improvements to Improve Public Health
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is seeking public comments to support indoor air quality management improvements to reduce...
Oct 25, 20222 min read
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