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Allegheny County Health Department Releases 2020 Air Quality Report
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in December 2021 provided its yearly analysis and summary of air quality monitoring data,...
Jan 13, 20222 min read


Making the Connection: The Link Between Pollution & Mental Health Event Recording Now Available
Good news, everybody: A recording is now available for our recent event, Making the Connection: The Alarming Link Between Pollution &...
Jan 13, 20221 min read


Mon Valley Sees 2nd Exceedance of PA Hydrogen Sulfide Air Quality Standard of the Year Wednesday
It was the second such exceedance of the year at that air quality monitor, according to preliminary data. As a reminder, H2S...
Jan 13, 20221 min read


Hearing Officer Issues Split Decision on Coke Oven Dispute Between the Allegheny County Health Depar
Remember back in September when famously litigious U.S. Steel asked an Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the...
Jan 10, 20223 min read


GASP Lauds Gov. Wolf’s Veto of RGGI-Killing Resolution Voted on (Possibly Illegally) by PA Senate
GASP on Monday lauded Gov. Tom Wolf’s veto of a Senate resolution that would have put a pin in Pennsylvania’s opportunity to enter the...
Jan 10, 20222 min read


Regional Greenhouse Gas Regulations Delayed By Possibly Illegal Vote by PA House of Reps
Today we bring you the latest chapter in the saga of Pennsylvania’s journey to bring the Keystone State into the Regional Greenhouse Gas...
Jan 7, 20222 min read


U.S. Steel Issued Civil Penalty for Air Quality Violation Stemming from Clairton Coke Works Equipmen
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on Jan. 6 to correct an error regarding the volume of air pollutants emitted during the five-hour...
Jan 6, 20222 min read


GASP, Fellow Activists & Residents Tell Board of Health: You’re Not Taking This Seriously
Longtime Clairton resident Art Thomas didn’t mince words Wednesday when he spoke before the Allegheny County Board of Health, telling...
Jan 6, 20225 min read


Tuesday Marked First Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedance of the Year for Allegheny County
Well, that didn’t take long: The first exceedance of Pennsylvania’s 24-hour average hydrogen sulfide (H2S) standard is already in the...
Jan 5, 20221 min read


Allegheny County Health Department Takes Enforcement Action Related to Asbestos Abatement
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) periodically updates its website with recent Air Quality Program enforcement actions. That...
Dec 30, 20213 min read


ACTION ALERT: Tell EPA You Support Rule to Limit Greenhouse Gas Emissions from Oil & Gas Operations
Anyone who has lived in a community riddled with fracked wells knows Pennsylvania has struggled with properly regulating the oil and gas...
Dec 28, 20214 min read


UPDATED: Today Will Mark 54th H2S Exceedance of 2021 at Liberty Monitor; Abysmal Air Quality Returns
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, to include information on an exceedance that occurred at...
Dec 21, 20212 min read


Check it Out: Trailer for ‘Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh’s Air’ Now Showing
We’re excited to share with you today the trailer for our friend Mark Dixon’s documentary film, “Inversion: The Unfinished Business of...
Dec 16, 20211 min read


UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality Returns to Mon Valley as Allegheny County Experiences 51st H2S Exceed
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 1-:17 a.m. Dec. 17 to include information and updated chart to reflect an H2S exceedance that...
Dec 14, 20212 min read


EPA Awards Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management Association Nearly $1.4 million for Diesel Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a $1.4 million grant to the Mid-Atlantic Regional Air Management...
Dec 13, 20212 min read


Public Input Sought: EPA Announces Listening Session About Clean School Bus Program
GASP has long advocated for clean school buses and is pleased to tell you about an upcoming listening session hosted by the U.S....
Dec 10, 20211 min read


Lower Emissions Limits Proposed for Cheswick Generating Station
And that’s just what’s happened in Pennsylvania regarding Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT) for large coal-fired power...
Dec 8, 20212 min read


What More Can We Say? Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU
You came through big for GASP this Giving Tuesday, and I wanted to personally tell you: Thank you. Thank you for your financial support,...
Dec 2, 20211 min read


GASP & City of Pittsburgh Team Up to Send the Message: Don’t Idle!
Did you know that for every 10 minutes you idle your car or truck, you’re contributing about a pound of carbon dioxide – a primary...
Dec 2, 20211 min read


It’s Giving Tuesday: Here’s 7 Reasons to Give to GASP Today
After all these years with you fighting the good air quality fight, the difficult truth remains: Environmental advocacy is largely a...
Nov 30, 20214 min read


2 More H2S Exceedances for Mon Valley, Still No Word from ACHD on What’s Being Done to Stem Issue
That makes 48 days so far this year that H2S levels exceeded the air quality standard at the Liberty monitor. There have been 17 other...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
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