Group Against Smog & Pollution

Proposed permit fee schedule increases expected to put the Air Quality Program on sound financial footing are one step closer to approval.

Allegheny County experienced its 27th H2S exceedance of the year Friday when concentrations exdeeded PA's 24-hour average standard.

We have everything you need to know about the regs, sample comment language & a form that will route them straight to the health department.

Allegheny Co. Health Dept. issued $201,500 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for air pollution violations at Clairton Coke Works.

The spate of exceedances so far this year begs the question: What is going on at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works?

Here's what you need to know to make comments on Allegheny County Health Department's draft episodic weather regulations.

The Liberty-Clairton area (again) had the worst AQI in the country Saturday morning when it soared into the red, unhealthy-for-all range. 

This year, there are now 24 major sources of air pollution in Allegheny County. Of those, two have never been issued Title V Permits.

AQI soared into the red, unhealthy-for-everybody range this morning, peaking at 163. An air dispersion report issued Wednesday by the...

It was a rough weekend of air quality for Mon Valley, which experienced another days-long bad-air episode &two more air quality exceedances.

GASP calls on county officials to be transparent regarding any plans that have been established for the future of the Clack Campus.

Is the future of Pennsylvania’s workforce development green? The answer is yes, according to a new report from the PA DEP.

ACHD issued four stop-work orders related to asbestos violations. Two of those happened at fast-food restaurants being renovated.

A recording of GASP's Making the Connection: Food Waste & The Environment event featuring 412 Food Rescue & others is now available.

On April 15, ACHD published notice of a draft installation permit for an enclosure as well as new work practices at Harsco’s facility. 

The Allegheny Co. Board of Health on Wednesday voted unanimously to approve long-sought episodic weather regs go out for public comment.

In fiction & reality, bad romances are marked by a lack of trust/transparency & the one between U.S. Steel & Allegheny Co. is no different.

Study confirms 2018 fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works that knocked out pollution controls for 3 months sickened local residents.

That made 12 total exceedances in April – exceedances in the wake of a Notice of Violation against U.S. Steel for H2S violations.

Allegheny County Health Department on Saturday morning issued a Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning through its Allegheny Alerts system.

An estimated one in 8 Americans are facing food insecurity. How can we ensure everyone is fed and prevent food from ending up in landfills?