Group Against Smog & Pollution

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced Mobile Air Units provided by state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Carnegie Mellon University (CMU) will be stationed in the Mon Valley today and tomorrow. Here's the press release issued Thursday afternoon: This increased air quality monitoring is part of the ACHD Air Quality program's continued investigation of the incident at the Clairton Coke Works on Monday, August 11, 2025.   The addition of the Mo

Yes, public officials, the Allegheny County Health Department, regulatory and citizen monitors all confirmed that before, during, and...

UPDATE: Late Monday afternoon, Allegheny County released this update: Allegheny County Emergency Services (ACES) and Allegheny County Police (ACPD) remain on scene of the confirmed explosion at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works plant. Officials can confirm there has been a second fatality in connection with this incident. This was the last of the two individuals that was initially unaccounted for. Additionally, ten people were transported to area hospitals to be treated for a va

In early June, Mon Valley residents were dealt three straight days of persistent rotten egg odor caused by elevated hydrogen sulfide...

Over the last few weeks, we have blogged about myriad (bad) decisions by Trump’s EPA leaders to delay the implementation of Clean Air Act...

Here at GASP, we are on the front lines of the fight for clean air. We know first hand how communities -  especially those living in the...

The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) along with Cancer and Environment Network of SWPA (CENSWPA) and Cancer Bridges today...

Trump’s EPA on Tuesday announced yet another proposal to undermine environmental regulations designed to protect our environment and...

Here’s something completely different…Some positive news from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding air quality in our...

Last year, many of us signed with relief when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled critical revisions to the National...

Another day, another environmental regulatory rollback announced by Trump’s EPA: The agency last week announced it will extend the...

GASP and our friends at the Climate Action Campaign hosted a press conference at Sol Patch Garden in Braddock to sound the alarm over...

Last week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced its plan to delay full implementation of the revised National...

Last year, we   blogged  about the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) revisions to the National Emission Standards for...

Last week, we   blogged  about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) proposed revocation of limits on coal-fired electric...

While our core work involves advocacy, watchdog efforts, and public education, did you know a vital component of our success lies in our...

Can we get a drumroll, please? Because we’re thrilled to unveil our Fresh Voices - Oral History Project , which engaged high school...

Earlier this year we blogged about how the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided exemptions from several National Emission...

The high-profile, multi-billion-dollar takeover of U.S. Steel by Japanese-based Nippon has been finalized, the companies announced...

At GASP we don’t just monitor air quality issues and push back against industrial polluters’ illegal emissions – we also try to hold air quality regulators accountable for doing their jobs and fulfilling the duties that air pollution laws impose on them.   This includes tracking how efficiently Pennsylvania regulators – specifically, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) – process permit applications for sources o

Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...