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Fellow Breathers–Give the Gift of Better Air Quality This Season!
Dear Fellow Breather, Another year is drawing to a close, and while some environmental victories have been achieved, our nation and our...
Dec 13, 20163 min read
A Major Air Pollution Source Permit That Has Major Problems
In October, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued the draft Title V Operating Permit for the ATI Allegheny Ludlum steel...
Nov 14, 20162 min read
Almost One-Third of Major Sources of Air Pollution in Southwestern PA Do Not Have a Current Operatin
In August 2015 and May 2016, the Allegheny County Controller’s office reported on the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD)...
Sep 28, 20165 min read
Local Nonprofits Demand Strong Permit for McConway and Torley Steel Foundry
On September 14, at the Allegheny County Board of Health meeting, a dozen local community and environmental non-profit organizations...
Sep 15, 20163 min read
You + GASP = Better Air Quality!
Dear Fellow Breather, As we welcome in warmer temperatures, we also dread an increase in high ozone pollution days, because summer...
Aug 3, 20163 min read
Methane From Natural Gas Industry Must Be Better Controlled
Methane is the second-most prevalent greenhouse gas in the U.S., and at least a quarter of it comes from our natural gas industry. It’s...
Jul 6, 20162 min read
Comment on Allegheny County’s 2017 Air Monitor Plan
In Allegheny County, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) manages a network of monitors that sample various pollutants in the...
Jun 17, 20161 min read
A Change in Air Quality After the Closure of the Shenango Coke Plant
Spring 2016 is proving to be unlike any previous spring for residents of communities surrounding Neville Island. Since the DTE Energy...
Jun 1, 20165 min read
Making the Connection: Air Pollution and Brain Health
Please click the image below to register. See you there! #airpollution #airquality
Mar 29, 20161 min read
Our Region Must Take Advantage of Funding to Reduce Toxic Diesel Air Pollution
Whether you live near train tracks, work near a construction site, or are just standing in line for a bus, you are likely exposed to...
Mar 4, 20162 min read
Do You Know a School that Needs the EPA School Flag Program?
Students: Looking to increase air pollution awareness at your school, or spark sustainability efforts? Parents: Want your children to...
Feb 24, 20161 min read
Clairton Coke Put On Notice
On Jan. 28, our friends at PennFuture issued a 60-day Notice of Intent to Sue to U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, the largest coke works...
Feb 3, 20164 min read
New Year’s Resolution: Support Better Air Quality!
Fellow Breathers: Each week brings Pittsburgh another major accolade. Recent praise includes being listed by Forbes as one of America’s...
Jan 1, 20162 min read
School Buses Should Be Clean and Safe
We trust our buses to take our children to school and back in a safe manner. But some older diesel buses emit toxic pollution that harms...
Dec 15, 20152 min read
In the Air: Visualizing What We Breathe
Join GASP on Wednesday, Dec. 9 from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Pittsburgh Filmmakers’ current exhibit “In the Air: Visualizing What We Breathe.”...
Nov 18, 20151 min read
The 2015 Clean Air Dash Was Scary Fun
Thanks to all of our Dashers, sponsors, and volunteers! Several hundred people from ages 8 to 72 (and lots of dogs too!) enjoyed the...
Nov 17, 20151 min read
Met Coke Convention in Pittsburgh Addresses Health of the Industry–But What About the Health o
In late October, leaders in the coking industry gathered in Pittsburgh for a multi-day conference. Environmental groups showed up as...
Nov 13, 20152 min read
DTE Shenango Coke: Violation Review from 3Q 2015
This is our report on Shenango, Inc.’s compliance data from the third quarter of 2015. We review Shenango’s data every quarter to check...
Nov 13, 20152 min read
DTE Shenango Compliance Through 2015’s Second Quarter
This is our latest report on Shenango, Inc.’s quarterly compliance data, covering newly-available data from the second quarter of 2015....
Sep 8, 20152 min read
GASP Reaches Settlement Agreement with DEP & Tenaska PA Partners re: Westmoreland Generating Station
Back in May, GASP appealed the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) issuance of an air quality permit for Tenaska...
Sep 1, 20152 min read
Making the Connection: Air Pollution and Physical Activity
She currently serves as the Acting Lead of CDC’s Healthy Community Design Initiative, National Center for Environmental Health. She’ll...
Aug 20, 20151 min read
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