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GASP Unveils Storytelling Project Featuring Rick Sebak & Others
Can we get a drumroll, please? Because we’re thrilled to unveil our Fresh Voices - Oral History Project , which engaged high school...
Jun 25, 20252 min read
EPA Proposes to Repeal Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units
Earlier this year we blogged about how the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided exemptions from several National Emission...
Jun 20, 20252 min read
Here's What We Know About the U.S. Steel-Nippon Deal
The high-profile, multi-billion-dollar takeover of U.S. Steel by Japanese-based Nippon has been finalized, the companies announced...
Jun 18, 20252 min read
Title V Operating Permit Backlogs Exist, Underscores Need for Revisions to Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Fee Schedule
At GASP we don’t just monitor air quality issues and push back against industrial polluters’ illegal emissions – we also try to hold air quality regulators accountable for doing their jobs and fulfilling the duties that air pollution laws impose on them. This includes tracking how efficiently Pennsylvania regulators – specifically, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) – process permit applications for sources o
Jun 16, 20257 min read
ACHD Takes Enforcement Action on Asbestos Abatement, Open Burning Violations
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Jun 10, 20252 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Department Fines Two Neville Island Companies for Air Quality Violations
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Jun 9, 20252 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues $918K Penalty to U.S. Steel for Uncontrolled Pushes at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued $918,000 in new penalties against U.S. Steel for air quality violations at its...
Jun 9, 20252 min read
County Council Still Mum on Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule, GASP Blasts Lack of Action & Asks Residents to Contact These 3 Reps
Allegheny County Council met again this week, and AGAIN, the air quality permit fee schedule changes long sought by the health department...
Jun 5, 20252 min read
5 Things to Know About this Week’s Clairton Coke Works Breakdown
Friends, it’s been a week. Regionally, we’ve dealt with Canadian wildfire smoke impacts, and the Mon Valley has suffered through five...
Jun 5, 20252 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Department Issues More Penalties to U.S. Steel for Air Quality Violations at Clairton Coke Works
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Jun 4, 20252 min read
BREAKING: Allegheny County Health Department Investigating Breakdown at U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department is investigating a breakdown at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works facility last night, as well as...
Jun 3, 20252 min read
Congress Belatedly Disapproves EPA Waivers for California’s Vehicle Emissions Standards? Maybe
As the Biden administration was in its waning days this past January, we blogged about how the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)...
Jun 2, 20252 min read
Tell County Council: Do Your Job & Pass Air Quality Permit Fee Increases
Allegheny County, your voice matters. For months, you've turned out, you've spoken up, and you've made your concerns clear: We need...
May 29, 20252 min read
GASP to County Council: You Must Take Action to Protect Public Health
Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) again joined residents and fellow advocates to tell Allegheny County Council: You must get the...
May 22, 20252 min read
Ready to Rally? Air Quality Advocates to Host Event Before Wednesday Allegheny County Council Meeting
Yinz ready to rally? We hope so. Because for months, residents have waited for a vote on crucial air quality permit fee schedule changes....
May 20, 20251 min read
Get Ready, Pittsburgh! "Inversion" is Coming & We're Here for It!
So, what are yinz doing at 7 p.m. May 27th? We know that’s a very specific question - here’s what’s going on: Many of you know our good...
May 15, 20252 min read
May 8, 20250 min read
GASP Lauds Health Department Expansion of Asthma Support Across Allegheny County
This May - in observance of Asthma Awareness Month - the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced it is “deepening its...
May 6, 20251 min read
The Latest Penalties Against U.S. Steel for Clairton Coke Works Air Quality Violations
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
May 5, 20252 min read
Exemptions from the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: What’s the Verdict on Sources in Our Region
We blogged last month about an invitation that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made to sources of hazardous air...
May 5, 20257 min read
It’s Official: EPA Determines Allegheny County Has Met National Ambient Air Quality Standards for Sulfur Dioxide
Big news, folks: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Monday published notice of its approval of a request to designate...
Apr 29, 20251 min read
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