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(UPDATED) PRESS RELEASE: DEP Issues Four Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
Editor’s Note: The state Department of Environmental Protection issued another Notice of Violation to Erie Coke Works on June 25 for...
Jun 14, 20192 min read
Save the Date: Ozone Garden Planting Event Slated for July 1
Clear your schedules the evening of July 1, because GASP is teaming up with Repair the World Pittsburgh for an event you won’t want to...
Jun 14, 20191 min read
GASP Submits Comments on ACHD Air Quality Monitoring Plan, County SIP
At GASP, we take a three-fold approach to improving air quality: We educate, we advocate, and we do legal watchdog work to ensure that...
Jun 13, 20193 min read
Let DEP Know You Support Fee Schedule Changes That Would Better Fund PA’s Air Quality Program
Time is running out for residents to submit comments on the Title V permit fee schedule changes proposed in April by the state Department...
Jun 6, 20193 min read
U.S. Steel Appeals Latest ACHD Civil Penalty
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced Tuesday that U.S. Steel has appealed the most recent civil penalty. The $337,670...
Jun 4, 20191 min read
EPA Seeks to Delay Implementation of PAMS Requirement
The Environmental Protection Agency on Friday published a notice that it would like to delay the start of the PhotoChemical Assessment...
May 31, 20192 min read
Public Comments Sought for EPA’s Proposed Science and Transparency Rule
The Environmental Protection Agency’s Science Advisory Board will convene from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. June 5 and then again from 9 a.m. to 1...
May 30, 20191 min read
Councilwoman Strassburger Announces Community Listening Session on Air Quality
Pittsburgh City Councilwoman Erika Strassburger this week announced that she will be hosting a “Community Listening Session on Air...
May 29, 20191 min read
You’re Invited: Workshops to Address Health Impacts of Air Pollution Slated for June 4
Fellow Breathers, Air pollution has serious health consequences. Given Allegheny County’s persistent air quality problems, and most...
May 29, 20191 min read
Health Dept. Director Dr. Hacker to Depart Allegheny County in July
County Executive Rich Fitzgerald announced in a press release Friday that Dr. Karen Hacker, director of the Allegheny County Health...
May 24, 20191 min read
Air Monitoring During the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works Fire & Repair Period Explored & Explained
Typical raw coke oven gas is largely hydrogen (52 percent-59 percent) and methane (26 percent-33 percent) but among other minor...
May 16, 20197 min read
6 Things to Consider for National Bike to Work Day
Bicyclists rejoice: Friday is National Bike to Work Day! Here at GASP, we’re a fan of initiatives like this – ones that ultimately help...
May 15, 20192 min read
U.S. Steel Fined for First Quarter Violations of 2019 & Failed Stack Test
This marks the fourth civil penalty levied against U.S. Steel since June of 2018, totaling more than $2.3 million. In addition, the...
May 13, 20191 min read
Mon Valley Residents Speak out About How Air Pollution from U.S. Steel Fire Impacted Their Lives
A crowd of residents from Clairton and surrounding communities packed the Church of Jesus Christ on Reed Street for an opportunity to...
May 10, 20193 min read
Does the Mon Valley Have the Worst Air in PA? New Report Says Yes
A recent report published by Clean Water Action details the history of violations of the federal Clean Air Act standards in the Mon...
May 8, 20192 min read
GASP Executive Director Named One of “25 Essential Pittsburghers”
Congratulations are in order for GASP Executive Director Rachel Filippini, who was named one of “25 Essential Pittsburghers” for her work...
May 8, 20192 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Responds to ‘State of the Air’ Report
Editor’s Note: The below information was taken from a press release issued Monday by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in...
Apr 30, 20193 min read
DEP Proposes Air Permit Fee Schedule Change, Public Comments Sought
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board on April 13 published proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
Apr 29, 20193 min read
PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Sue U.S. Steel for Clean Air Act Violations in Pittsburgh
Two area environmental groups—PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council—on Monday announced that they had filed suit against U.S. Steel,...
Apr 29, 20193 min read
U.S. Steel Appeals $707K Civil Penalty for Emissions Problems at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health (ACHD) department on Friday announced that U.S. Steel has appealed the civil penalty of $707,568 that was...
Apr 26, 20191 min read
State of the Air Report Ranks Pittsburgh’s Air Quality as 7th Worst in U.S.
The American Lung Association released its 2019 “State of the Air” report and Pittsburgh did not fare well: Not only did it rank the...
Apr 24, 20195 min read
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