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UPDATED: EHB Denies DEP Request to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Case, Says it’s “Not Worthwhile"
By way of an Opinion and Order issued Thursday, the Environmental Hearing Board essentially ended the Department of Environmental...
Sep 27, 20192 min read


DEP Opens Investigation Near Erie Coke Following Passive Air Monitoring Sampling Results
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a follow-up investigation near Erie Coke because of the results...
Sep 18, 20193 min read


GASP Unveils Michelle Madoff Award of Environmental Excellence Honorees in Advance of 50th Anniversary
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly Communications Manager Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) amanda@gasp-pgh.org 412-924-0604 x206 FOR...
Sep 12, 20194 min read


DEP Asks EHB Judge to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Supersedeas Case
On Monday, attorneys for DEP filed a Motion to Amend Interlocutory Order Granting Petition for Supersedeas “to provide that the order...
Sep 9, 20192 min read


EHB Judge: Erie Coke Can Continue Operating Pending Permit Appeal…But with Conditions
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman on Wednesday ruled Erie Coke Corp. can continue...
Aug 28, 20193 min read


GASP Joins PennEnvironment, Dozens of Electeds to Call for Clean Air, Industrial Emissions Crackdown
GASP was on hand Wednesday morning to support our friends at PennEnvironment and a group of 63 elected officials from across Allegheny...
Aug 28, 20192 min read


Join GASP in Telling ACHD: Enough with the Rotten Egg Odor—It’s Time to Meet the H2S Standard!
Girl covers nose with hand showing that something stinks isolated on gray background Sad but true: Waking up in the middle of the night...
Aug 27, 20191 min read


GASP to ACHD: Revisions to Fee Schedule Necessary for Effective Air Quality Program
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) put its thoughts on Allegheny County Health Department’s proposed revisions to its air...
Aug 26, 20193 min read


Environmental Hearing Board Filing Shows DEP Mulling Erie Coke Settlement Offer
In a legal document filed before the Environmental Hearing Board on Thursday, attorneys for the DEP noted that they are mulling a...
Aug 22, 20191 min read


GASP Joins Rep. Summer Lee and Others at Environmental Forum
Photos courtesy of Rep. Summer Lee’s office. Residents packed the Forest Hills Municipal Building on Tuesday to take part in an...
Aug 21, 20191 min read


County Council Approves Motion Supporting ACHD's Efforts to Ensure U.S. Steel Complies with Regs
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion of council that endorses recent enforcement actions undertaken by the...
Aug 20, 20193 min read


GASP Joins PennEnvironment for Release of its New Report Detailing Clean Air Act Enforcement Challen
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Thursday joined Penn Environment downtown for a press conference unveiling the...
Aug 15, 20193 min read


Environmental Hearing Board Judge to Erie Coke Corp.: Petition to Reopen Record is DENIED
Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman filed an order on Monday denying Erie Coke Corp.’s petition to reopen the record to...
Aug 12, 20191 min read


DEP & Erie Coke Submit Final Arguments in Environmental Hearing Board Case, Clash on Details
Erie Coke photo courtesy of HECA. Whether or not Erie Coke Corp. will be permitted to operate while it appeals the state Department of...
Aug 9, 20195 min read


UPDATED: Erie Coke Petitions Environmental Hearing Board to Reopen Record; DEP Objects
Erie coke On the day Erie Coke Corp. and DEP were due to file their post-hearing briefs with the Environmental Hearing Board over whether...
Aug 7, 20192 min read


YOU’RE INVITED: Rep. Doyle Hosting Climate Change Town Hall Aug. 14
Mark your calendars because U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-18th District, is hosting a Climate Change Town Hall this month, giving local folks...
Aug 1, 20191 min read


Residents, Electeds & Enviro Activists Speak Out at Public Hearing About Proposed USS Settlement
Staff Attorney John Baillie provided public comment on behalf of GASP. More than 200 people packed the Clairton Municipal Building...
Jul 31, 20193 min read


DEP Issues Three More Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
The Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday posted three Notice of Violation letters it issued to Erie Coke Corp. The letters...
Jul 30, 20191 min read


Public Hearing Regarding Modifications to ACHD’s Air Quality Installation/Permit Fees Set
Save the date: The Allegheny County Board of Health (ACHD) will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m Aug. 26 to take testimony on proposed...
Jul 30, 20191 min read


Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Opinion of the U.S. Steel-ACHD Settlement Agreement Heard
A public hearing on the proposed Settlement Agreement between U.S. Steel and the Allegheny County Health Department regarding emissions...
Jul 25, 20196 min read


SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. Steel Investors Sue Company, Allege Systemic Maintenance/Operational Failures
Editor’s Note: GASP staff members took a deep dive into a federal class-action lawsuit filed in April against U.S. Steel on behalf of its...
Jul 24, 201910 min read
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