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Companies Appeal Asbestos-Related Notice of Violation from Allegheny County Health Department
Level Line Building Company, LLC, and BRP4, LLC, on March 12 jointly submitted an appeal of an Enforcement Order issued to the two...
Mar 19, 20201 min read
GASP Makes Statement About Why It Rejected Colcom Funding in Early 2019
Editor’s Note: Members from several activist groups including the Pittsburgh Labor Council for Latin American Advancement, Thomas Merton...
Mar 11, 20201 min read
Watchdog Report: ACHD Issues Notices of Violation, Fines Over Asbestos, Emissions Violations
The following is a summary of some of the lesser-known enforcement actions ACHD has taken so far in 2020: Notice of Violation Letter...
Mar 10, 20203 min read
UPDATED: Liberty-Clairton Area Again Tops List for Worst Air Quality, Another H2S Exceedance Noted
In fact the air quality was poor enough that the 24-hour average Hydrogen Sulfide (H2S) level at the Liberty monitor exceeded the state...
Mar 9, 20201 min read
U.S. Steel Fined $13K for Emissions Violation at Clairton Coke Works Facility
The Feb. 21 enforcement order, which was posted to the Allegheny County Health Department website Friday, indicates that U.S. Steel...
Mar 9, 20201 min read
GASP Supports Monitoring Equipment Request; Again Asks ACHD to Apply for Air Toxics Grant to Do Even
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Wednesday delivered public comments at the Allegheny County Board of Health meeting to...
Mar 5, 20203 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Names New Health Director
Editor’s Note: This story has been updated to include information from an Allegheny County news release. Links to stories from local...
Mar 4, 20203 min read
Liberty-Clairton Again Tops U.S. List of Places with Worst Air Quality; H2S Standard Again Exceeded
Folks in the Liberty-Clairton area on Monday again endured some of the worst air quality in the nation, according to AirNow.gov, a U.S....
Mar 2, 20201 min read
Local Coalition Unveils Recommendations for Former Shenango Coke Plant Site
A group composed of residents and local officials on Wednesday released its final visioning report for the sustainable redevelopment of...
Feb 27, 20203 min read
GASP, South Fayette Township Team Up to Tell Residents: Please Don’t Idle!
Consider this: For every 10 minutes you idle your car or truck, you’re contributing about a pound of carbon dioxide – a primary...
Feb 26, 20202 min read
UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality in Liberty-Clairton Underscores Need for Stricter Regs, Proactive Com
UPDATE: Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program Monday evening issued this air quality update through the county’s...
Feb 24, 20204 min read
Shenango Reimagined Advisory Council, Residents Meet to Discuss Reuse of Former Shenango Coke Site
Residents and local officials packed into a Robert Morris University Island Sports Center meeting room Wednesday to discuss and help...
Feb 20, 20202 min read
GASP Urges ACHD to Apply for EPA Grant Funding for Air Toxics Monitoring
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is now accepting applications from state, local, and tribal air agencies for grant funding...
Feb 20, 20204 min read
Liberty-Clairton Area AGAIN Tops List of Areas with Worst Air Quality, Punctuating Need for Swift AC
The Allegheny County Health Department’s air quality monitor in Liberty AGAIN registered the worst air quality in the nation Monday...
Feb 17, 20202 min read
What You Need to Know About the Community Trust Established by the U.S. Steel, ACHD Settlement
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Monday made public its finalized settlement agreement with U.S. Steel, giving residents...
Feb 13, 20203 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Department Announces It’s Finalized Emissions Settlement with U.S. Steel
This story was updated to include more links to news articles related to the settlement agreement. The Allegheny County Health Department...
Feb 10, 20202 min read
Snapshot: The One Where Pittsburgh Puppet Radio Features GASP
Air quality and…puppets? Yes and yes! GASP was proud to be among the guests this past Friday at Glitter Box Theater on Melwood Avenue for...
Feb 10, 20201 min read
Radon is a Problem in PA: Here’s Why (And How to Protect Your Family)
Sometimes what you don’t know can hurt you. Such is the case with radon exposure. You can’t see it, taste it or smell it, but it could be...
Jan 28, 20202 min read
Watchdog Report: GASP Submits Formal Comments on PPG Industries, Bellefield Boiler Permits
This week, GASP Senior Attorney John Baillie submitted comments on pending RACT (Reasonably Available Control Technology) and Title V...
Jan 23, 20201 min read
You’re Invited: GASP Joining Sunrise Pittsburgh, Fellow Environmentalists for Green New Deal Discuss
Mark your calendars, because we want to formally invite you to a discussion about the Green New Deal hosted by Sunrise Pittsburgh slated...
Jan 22, 20201 min read
Consent Order Between Allegheny Co. Health Dept., Harsco & ATI Calls for Enclosed Building, Fine
A Natrona-based slag processor will pay a more than $107,000 civil penalty and construct a new building to enclose processing thanks to a...
Jan 21, 20203 min read
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