Group Against Smog & Pollution

We need to start with a little science lesson so we can drive home an air quality issue that probably isn’t on your radar. The subject? Hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs), which are a family of chemicals used mostly in refrigerators and air conditioners.   For such uses, they have replaced chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs), which were phased out worldwide by the so-called Montreal Protocol, an international agreement struck in 1989. CFCs damage the stratospheric ozone layer, which protects u

Now for something completely different - some GOOD news out of the EPA:   The agency signaled in an Oct. 3 notice its intent to kill an...

Trump’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week published a proposed rule  to eliminate greenhouse gas reporting requirements for...

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Friday released new details related to air quality monitoring in the wake of the deadly...

Just a quick appreciation post: The gang at GASP wants to extend a HUGE thank you to everyone who attended our recent Walk and Talk at...

Last month’s deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works left the community reeling, and while the Allegheny County Health...

Friends, we have some awesome news to share: GASP has hired its first-ever environmental health manager. Her name is Rachel Macias, and...

Did you know that every year, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) must publish an air quality network monitoring plan providing a detailed description of how - and where - air pollution is monitored in Allegheny County? It’s true! The annual Air Network Monitoring plan is required by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and details the specific location of each monitoring station, as well as the department’s monitoring methods, monitoring objectives, frequ

The federally required annual review of Title V Air Quality permitting by the Allegheny County Health Department showed repeat concerns...