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ACHD Provides Preliminary Details Related to U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Breakdown
The Allegheny County Health Department today issued a press release announcing that there was a breakdown at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson...
Feb 251 min read
What’s Going on With Emissions Standards for Cars?
According to the United States Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA), about 28 percent of our national gas emissions come from...
Feb 253 min read
County Awards $250K to Mon Valley Groups to Improve Air Quality, Seeks Applications for 2nd Round of Funding
Allegheny County Economic Development (ACED) recently announced funding for projects dedicated to improving air quality and public health...
Feb 193 min read
Round Three of DEP’s Reasonably Available Control Technology Results in New Requirements for Cleveland Cliffs’ Butler Works
Editor's Note: GASP on Feb. 27 submitted formal comments on the new RACT requirements for the Butler Works. You can read them here. The...
Feb 134 min read
Allegheny Co. Air Quality Meets Federal Standard for 2023, Fee Schedule Changes Key to Continued Progress
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) this week released its 2023 Air Quality Annual Report, which shows the county has met the EPA’s...
Feb 133 min read
Trump Executive Order Targets the Nation’s Transition to Electric Vehicles
The change in Presidential Administrations brought with it a flurry of executive orders, one of which touches on subjects that we’ve...
Jan 302 min read
County Council Health & Human Services Committee Slated to Meet Feb. 20, Be There to Tell Members to VOTE YES on Air Quality Funding Proposal
Save the date, friends: Allegheny County Council’s proposal to fully fund our air quality program through increasing certain fees on...
Jan 272 min read
GASP Statement on Trump Executive Orders, Decision to Leave X/Twitter
So, anything big happen lately? OK. We admit. Lame joke. Sorry, sorry: Sometimes if you can’t laugh, you’ll cry. This week has been a...
Jan 232 min read
Health Department Awarded Nearly $1M to Support Climate Resilience in Allegheny County
Good news: Fifteen environmental justice communities in Allegheny County are eligible to receive a combined $930,000 to beautify the area...
Jan 232 min read
GASP Testifies at DEP Hearing, Supports Proposal to Designate Allegheny County as a Non-Attainment Area for PM2.5 NAAQS
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) Executive Director Patrick Campbell on Tuesday presented formal comments at a state Department of...
Jan 212 min read
Help! GASP Still Needs Hosts for 4 Monitors Near Lindy Paving for Community Air Quality Research Project
Today, we need a little help from our friends, fellow breathers. Specifically, our friends who live in the Hill District area. We need to...
Jan 161 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces 900 Free Radon Test Kits
January is National Radon Action Month and the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) Housing and Community Environment Program is...
Jan 152 min read
GASP Applauds Finalization of Protections for Workers and Communities Like Erie & Zelienople from Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Pollution
Good news alert for yinz: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the interim decision for Ethylene Oxide...
Jan 154 min read
GASP Joins EPA in Encouraging Residents to Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Homes for Radon
Did yinz know that January is National Radon Action Month? Did you further know that the EPA recommends that folks test their abodes for...
Jan 72 min read
EPA Formalizes Designation of New PA Non-Attainment Area & Reduces Secondary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide to End 2024
We blogged earlier this year about two developments concerning the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide...
Dec 23, 20242 min read
GASP Laments County Council Again Punting Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Proposal to Committee; Asks for Full Council Work Session
We’re not gonna sugar coat it - things didn't go our way last night: Allegheny County Council on Tuesday again punted the proposal to...
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Watchdog Win: DEP Reduces Emissions Limits at Brunner Landfill in Response to GASP’s Comments - Paving Way for First Title V Permit
We have a watchdog win to share with you today, friends: As a result of GASP’s legal advocacy work, emissions limits for harmful air...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
OPPORTUNITY ALERT: GASP Seeking Hosts for EPA-Funded Allegheny County Community Air Monitoring Project
Friends, we have an amazing opportunity for folks to be a crucial part of our EPA-funded Allegheny County Community Air Monitoring Project...
Dec 6, 20241 min read
ACHD Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Headed to Council for Final Vote Following Committee’s Affirmative Recommendation
Friends, we have excellent news to report: Last night, Allegheny County Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services voted to...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!
Dear Fellow Breathers, We wanted to start the day off by saying THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support this Giving Tuesday. Because of the...
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Can You Help Your Local Clean Air Watch Dogs Meet $5K Giving Tuesday Fundraising Goal?
Can you do us a solid? Take a few deep breaths real quick. Relax. How did it feel? How did it smell ? We ask because for way too many...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
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