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Air Quality Modeling Workshop
Curious how air quality regulators come up with plans to combat air pollution, and how they know that the plans will work? The Allegheny...
Jan 7, 20131 min read
Pittsburgh’s “Boutique” Gasoline
GASP rang in the new year by delivering comments on Pennsylvania’s potential changes to its low RVP gasoline requirement for the...
Jan 4, 20131 min read
Allegheny County to Better Monitor Marcellus Activity; Comments Taken Until December 3
The Marcellus Shale industry boomed in the last few years, and Southwestern Pennsylvania has been a center of that activity. For some...
Nov 29, 20121 min read
Employee Actions for Better Business and Better Air Quality
On Thursday, Dec. 6, come hear from experts from across the region speak on the links between indoor air quality and the triple bottom...
Nov 19, 20121 min read
Shamrock Compressor Hearing Tomorrow; Let Our Handbook Help!
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has scheduled a hearing on the Shamrock Compressor Station in Fayette...
Nov 12, 20121 min read
Air Toxics Guidelines Revised; Board of Health Vote on 11/7
Here’s a look at the Allegheny County Health Department’s revised Air Toxics Guidlines proposal. These guidelines were modified based on...
Oct 30, 20121 min read
GASP Releases Citizen Handbook for Commenting on Marcellus Air Permits
The rapid development of the Marcellus Shale natural gas play in Pennsylvania has raised many concerns about the impact the industry will...
Oct 22, 20121 min read
Use Your Phone or Bike to Track Air Pollution
Like in any urban area with a large number of vehicles, Pittsburgh breathers suffer from diesel air pollution. Trucks, trains, boats,...
Oct 10, 20122 min read
Get Outdoors, Learn About Air Quality With GASP!
This weekend, GASP has two great events lined up for you. Saturday, October 6, is the South Side Slopes StepTrek 2012. Pittsburgh has...
Oct 4, 20121 min read
Please Consider GASP to Help Improve Local Air Quality This Day of Giving on Oct. 3
The Pittsburgh Foundation’s amazing Day of Giving is this Wednesday, October 3. Donations given on this day will be added to by the...
Sep 28, 20121 min read
A Dangerous Recipe for Air Pollution in Pittsburgh
Last week, GASP joined the National Wildlife Federation (NWF) and several other local groups as NWF released their latest report, “Ruined...
Sep 7, 20123 min read
GASP Opens Its Doors July 19
Learn about GASPʼs recent victories and current projects. Meet GASP staff, board, members, and others who care about improving our...
Jul 17, 20121 min read
Athletes, Unite for Clean Air!
Imagine: Pittsburgh’s beautiful skyline, cyclists whizzing by on a trail, and you, all on the nightly news! GASP needs you to come to a...
Jul 13, 20122 min read
Sign your child up for Kid’s Healthy Lungs Boot Camp
GASP has teamed up with Children’s Hospital of Pittsburgh of UPMC to bring you a FREE, fun-filled, and educational event called Kid’s...
Jun 29, 20121 min read
Exploring the Carrie Furnaces
GASP recently took the group of SCA Green Cities Fellows that are working in Pittsburgh this year on a tour of the Carrie Furnace...
Jun 28, 20121 min read
Public Meeting about Welling Compressor Station Expansion
This Wednesday, GASP and Clean Air Council will provide information about air quality issues and health impacts associated with natural...
Jun 18, 20121 min read
Clean Energy Matters
Hosted on May 24 at the beautiful Phipps Conservatory, the "Clean Energy Matters" conference, organized by PennFuture, showcased...
Jun 14, 20122 min read
County Issues Permit for Frazier Twp. Compressor Station
On May 18, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Air Quality Program issued a permit to Superior Appalachian Pipeline (SAP) to...
Jun 7, 20123 min read
Local Advocates React to “Promising” Findings of American Lung Association Report
Read press release here
Apr 25, 20121 min read
GASP & Other Local Groups Respond to ALA “State of the Air 2012” Report
The American Lung Association’s “State of the Air 2012” report shows improvement in air quality, but underscores the need for more...
Apr 25, 20121 min read
GASP in Focus for Unblurred
April’s first-Friday arts crawl on Penn Avenue, Unblurred, was full of cartoons for this iteration of the event’s ever-changing theme....
Apr 24, 20122 min read
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