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Meet the GASP Team: Say Hello to Our Intern Sarah Flowers
GASPers, we’d like to formally introduce you to our intern, Sarah Flowers. Sarah is currently pursuing her master’s degree at the...
Sep 28, 20221 min read
GASP Lauds Launch of New National Office Dedicated to Advancing Environmental Justice & Civil Rights
We have some good news on the environmental justice front to share with you today: The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced...
Sep 26, 20223 min read
DEP Announces Start of Investigation at Former Erie Coke Property
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently began field activities as part of its environmental investigation...
Sep 12, 20222 min read
GASP to BOH: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Failed Residents During July Outages at Clairton Coke Works
GASP joined fellow environmental advocates Wednesday to again send a message to the Allegheny County Board of Health: The health...
Sep 7, 20223 min read
EPA Proposes Stronger Regulations to Protect Communities from Chemical Accidents
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is proposing revisions to the Risk Management Program (RMP) rule to further protect...
Aug 29, 20223 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Special Air Quality Advisory Meeting Regarding Clean Air Fund
The Allegheny County Health Department this week announced a special meeting of its Air Quality Advisory Committee for 5 p.m. Aug. 29....
Aug 26, 20221 min read
Records Request Offers New Details About July Power Outage at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works
Documents obtained through a public records request GASP submitted to the Allegheny County Health Department last month have provided new...
Aug 23, 20226 min read
Tool Measuring Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens Unveiled – How Does Your Community Stack Up?
Federal health officials last week announced what’s being touted as the first national, place-based mapping tool designed to measure the...
Aug 19, 20224 min read
DEP Gives New Info Re: Local Commercial Sterilization Facility, Emissions Linked to Cancer Risk
The U.S. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced last week that a Zelienople commercial sterilization facility was on a list...
Aug 12, 20222 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Releases Inaugural Air Quality Annual Report
The Allegheny County Health Department this week quietly released an inaugural air quality report detailing work undertaken by the Air...
Aug 11, 20221 min read
EPA to Residents: Ethylene Oxide Emissions from 2 PA Facilities Contribute to Increased Cancer Risk
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently completed a risk assessment for commercial sterilizing facilities (they sterilize...
Aug 5, 20222 min read
Sign Up to Receive Important Mon Valley Air Pollution Watch/Warning Alerts
Air pollution has long been an environmental and public health concern in the Mon Valley, and a spate of recent research studies have...
Aug 3, 20221 min read
Applicants Sought for GASP's ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’ Youth Education Initiative
GASP is seeking Allegheny County students in grades 9, 10, and 11 interested in becoming environmental game-changers. If that sounds like...
Jul 28, 20223 min read
ACHD Proposes RACT Regs to Reduce Emissions of Ozone-Forming Compounds: Here's What You Need to Know
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has published a proposed revision to its air quality regulations that will impose a new set...
Jul 28, 20224 min read
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend 2-Day Smoke School to Evaluate Those Neighborhood Plumes
Editor's Note: All the available spots for this free opportunity have been filled. Poor air quality affects us all, but it doesn’t affect...
Jul 13, 20222 min read
GASP to BOH: Public Needs Transparency, Updates – Especially After High-Profile Emissions Events
GASP on Wednesday submitted formal written comments to the Allegheny County Board of Health in advance of its Wednesday meeting, again...
Jul 13, 20223 min read
RGGI Saga Continues After Commonwealth Court Enjoins Implementation in PA
The saga of Pennsylvania’s quest to enter the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative – or RGGI – has yet another chapter: Last week, a...
Jul 10, 20222 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Civil Penalties, Warnings Over Air Quality Violations
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Jul 6, 20224 min read
GASP to ACHD: Public Deserves Update on U.S. Steel Outage at Clairton, Air Quality Implications
An unplanned early morning power outage at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works facility on Monday, the Fourth of July, resulted in heavy...
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Collaborative White Paper Issues Policy Changes to Curb Single-Use Plastics in Southwest PA
Ever heard of the Plastics Collaborative? Because the group recently published a robust white paper containing a series of policy...
Jul 5, 20224 min read
Smoke & Flames at Clairton Coke Works: Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues Alert Regarding Outage
Flames and heavy smoke spewing from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works on Monday prompted the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to...
Jul 4, 20221 min read
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