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UPDATED: Asbestos Abatement Violations Lead to $31K Civil Penalty from ACHD
UPDATE: BRP4 LLC and Level Line Building Co. on Oct. 20 appealed the enforcement order issued by the Allegheny County Health Department....
Sep 29, 20202 min read
MarkWest to Pay $150K in EPA Settlement for Clean Air Act Violations at Evans City Plant
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Friday announced a settlement with MarkWest Liberty Bluestone, L.L.C. to settle alleged Clean...
Sep 25, 20201 min read
Prism Response Inc. Agrees to $13,400 Civil Penalty to Settle Alleged Asbestos Abatement Violations
The payment was part of a consent order and agreement between Prism Response and the ACHD finalized Sept. 22. As part of the settlement,...
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Cross-Sector Coalition Launches a National Initiative to Eradicate Non-Hereditary Childhood Cancers
Childhood cancer is the number one cause of death by disease for children in the United States, killing more children than pediatric...
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Changes to DEP Air Quality Program’s Fee Schedule Approved by PA Commission, Now Waits for Green Lig
Here’s some good news on the air quality front: Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) on Sept. 17 approved the...
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Local Enviro Groups to Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald: Lives Literally Depend on Your Swift Action
GASP and several local environmental groups and nonprofit partners sent a letter this week to Allegheny County Chief Executive Rich...
Sep 16, 20201 min read
GASP Lauds PA Environmental Quality Board Approval of Proposed Climate Change Regulation
Image courtesy of the DEP website. The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on Sept. 15 voted to promulgate a regulation to...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
Amplify Project | Pittsburgh’s Pollution Problem (And How Expanded Public Transportation Can Help)
GASP this year launched a new initiative called The Amplify Project. Its goal? To help amplify the voices of folks in our community that...
Sep 15, 20201 min read
Indoor Air Quality and Asbestos in The Home: What You Need to KnowÂ
Now more than ever, we find ourselves spending most of our time at home, becoming an increasingly important place of security and...
Sep 9, 20203 min read
Allegheny County Board of Health Greenlights $340K Air Toxics Study, Additional H2S Monitoring
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved several Clean Air Fund requests, including a $340,544 proposal for a...
Sep 3, 20203 min read
Swissvale-Based Kopp Glass Appeals ACHD Enforcement Order
Swissvale-based Kopp Glass has appealed an enforcement order issued by the Allegheny County Health Department July 27 requiring it to...
Aug 28, 20201 min read
CA Citizen’s Suit Settlement Puts Pressure on PA to Implement Air Pollution Control on VOC Emissions
A proposed consent decree that would settle a federal citizen’s suit filed in California regarding control emissions of volatile organic...
Aug 27, 20203 min read
GASP Delivers Widely-Supported Petition to ACHD Demanding Public Update on Emissions Issues at U.S.
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly GASP Communications Manager amanda@gasp-pgh.org/ 412-924-0604 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Delivers...
Aug 27, 20203 min read
Air Pollution Violations Lead to a $6K Penalty for ATI, Harsco Following Dust Complaints
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Aug. 11 issued a demand for stipulated penalties in the amount of $6,000 to ATI Flat...
Aug 20, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Orders Over Asbestos Abatement
According to the orders posted to the ACHD website Aug. 13, the companies violated Allegheny County’s Air Pollution Control Regulations...
Aug 18, 20202 min read
ACHD Issues $1,755 Civil Penalty Against Pittsburgh Cremation Services
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on June 8 filed an enforcement order against Pittsburgh Cremation Services for failing to...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Cheswick Generating Station Assessed $32K Civil Penalty for Emissions Issues
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has assessed a $32,280 civil penalty against GenOn Power Midwest, LP, for 13 exceedances of a...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Order to U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Over
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued an enforcement order against U.S. Steel for opacity violations at its Edgar...
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Sign Our Petition to Tell ACHD it Must Provide Public Update on Edgar Thomson Emissions Issues
GASP needs your help to send a message to the Allegheny County Health Department that enough is enough: The public deserves a substantive...
Aug 13, 20201 min read
In the Face of Poor Air Quality, Allegheny County Health Department (AGAIN) Gives Far Too Much Credi
When air quality was downright awful for more than a week during the festive season this past December, ACHD was quick to point out that...
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Recording Now Available from Our Making the Connection: Fast Fashion & The Environment Event
A recording of our Making the Connection: Fast Fashion & the Environment event is now available for those who wanted to attend but could...
Aug 11, 20201 min read
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