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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
GASP Joins Residents at Hearing to Tell ACHD: Protect Us from Edgar Thomson Emissions
GASP joined residents and fellow air quality advocates Wednesday to speak out about a draft Title V operating permit for U.S. Steel’s...
Jun 29, 20222 min read
Ready to Rally? Join Us & Stand With Residents Raging Against Edgar Thomson Emissions, Permit
Steelers football fans know that Pittsburgh’s own Heinz Field is considered one of the toughest places to play an away game in the entire...
Jun 27, 20222 min read
Environmental Quality Board Shelves Regs for Methane & VOC Emissions from Conventional Gas Wells
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board this week folded in the face of a legal challenge from the gas drilling industry and its...
Jun 15, 20222 min read
5 Reasons to Comment NOW About Proposed U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Air Pollution Settlement
Emissions from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works in North Braddock have fouled Mon Valley skies for decades and for years the facility has...
Jun 15, 20224 min read
GASP to Municipal Leaders: Apply for FREE Climate Action Training to Help Improve Air Quality
What if we told you there was a way for local municipal officials to receive FREE training to conduct inventories of local greenhouse gas...
Jun 8, 20222 min read
The Edgar Thomson PROPOSED Consent Decree Explained – And How Community Input Can Make it Stronger
By now, the news has been widely reported: County and federal air quality regulators have entered into a proposed consent decree with...
Jun 8, 202214 min read
HELP WANTED: Local Artist Seeks Residents to Weigh in on Odors, Experiences with Air Pollution for N
Fellow breathers, your help is needed today at the intersection of art and air pollution. A local artist reached out to GASP to help get...
May 26, 20221 min read
GASP INVESTIGATES: Progress Reducing Air Quality Permit Backlog Made, But Too Many Major Sources Ope
One of the cornerstones of GASP’s clean air advocacy is watchdog work. We keep a close eye on more than just air quality data and...
May 26, 20226 min read
Care About Air Quality? We’ve Got 5 Reasons to Sign A Petition Demanding Action on Climate Crisis
Climate change is more and more evident around the world, from storms and floods to droughts and wildfires. Pennsylvania is particularly...
May 23, 20225 min read
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