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May 16, 20242 min read
Must Watch: “Extraction” Podcast Exploring U.S. Steel Origin Story, History of Exploitation Now on PCTV
GASP and Pittsburgh Community TV team up for three-part podcast.
May 15, 20242 min read
Action Alert: Weigh in on How U.S. Steel Air Quality Settlement Money Should Be Spent - Here’s How (and Why)
A LARGE pot of money is now available to support public health in the Mon Valley and YOUR input is sought on how exactly it should be spent.
May 9, 20241 min read
EPA Announces National Standards for Emissions from Bulk Gasoline Terminals – 4 Regional Major Sources to Be Impacted
The revised NESHAPs that apply to county operators are part of a larger EPA effort to update standards relevant to gas storage facilitities.
May 8, 20243 min read
GASP to Health Officials: Residents Deserve Answers on Mounting Mon Valley H2S Exceedances & What’s Being Done to Stop Days-Long Stench Episodes
The time for improved communications and increased transparency around Mon Valley’s H2S issue is NOW.
May 2, 20243 min read
Join GASP, Residents & Fellow Advocates to Speak Out on Mon Valley Stench; Demand Transparency on H2S Exceedance Problem
Residents deserve answers. And we’re hoping you can join GASP, residents & advocates at the upcoming Allegheny Co. Board of Health meeting.
May 1, 20242 min read
After 18-Year Wait, DEP Plans to Renew Title V Operating Permit for Washington County’s Arden Landfill
This permit grabbed our attention because the initial Title V for the Arden Landfill expired on May 7, 2006, and has never been renewed.
Apr 29, 20243 min read
EPA Proposes Revised Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 for 1st Time Since ‘71
On April 15, EPA proposed to retain the secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter, while revising the SO2 NAAQS.
Apr 25, 20243 min read
EPA Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
EPA announced final rules to reduce fossil fuel-fired power plant pollution to protect communities without disrupting electricity delivery.
Apr 24, 20243 min read
EPA Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Withdrawal of Request for EPA Attainment Determination of PM2.5 Standard
A little more than a year-and-a-half ago, we blogged about the Clean Data Determination that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Knowledge is Power: GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database
In honor of Earth Week, your pals at the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) encourage you to check out the relaunch of one of our...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
GASP Lauds Announcement of $156 Million Grant to Deliver Residential Solar, Lower Energy Costs & Advance Environmental Justice in PA
The PA Energy Development Authority has been selected to receive more than $156 million through the Solar for All grant competition.
Apr 18, 20242 min read
GASP Submits Formal Comments on Long-Awaited Synthomer Air Quality Permit, Tells ACHD ‘It’s About Damn Time’
GASP submitted formal public comments on the much-delayed - and long-awaited - Title V Operating Permit for Jefferson Hills based Synthomer.
Apr 12, 20243 min read
UPDATED: GASP Rallies with Residents & Advocates Prior to Shareholder Vote Approving Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel
Regardless of who is at the helm of the company, leadership must commit to a corporate future that prioritizes public health.
Apr 4, 20241 min read
EPA Finalizes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Integrated Steel Making Facilities
Good news: Revisions to the NESHAPs for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities have been finalized by the EPA.
Mar 20, 20242 min read
EPA Finalizes New Pollution Standards for Cars, Light-Duty Trucks & Medium Duty Vehicles; GASP Calls Regs ‘Monumental’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks,...
Mar 19, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Publishes Long-Awaited Draft Title V Permit for Synthomer (Formerly Eastman Chemical)
We have blogged about the much-delayed and long-awaited Title V Operating Permit for the Jefferson Hills chemical-manufacturing facility...
Mar 19, 20242 min read
GASP Applauds EPA Finalization of Ban on Ongoing Uses of Asbestos to Protect People from Cancer
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only...
Mar 14, 20243 min read
UPDATED: GASP Lauds Finalization of EPA Rule to Slash Toxic Emissions of Ethylene Oxide & Reduce Cancer Risk
Editor's Note: The EPA on April 5, 2024, finalized its ethylene oxide rule, which is effective immediately. The U.S. Environmental...
Mar 14, 20243 min read
Shapiro Unveils Energy Plan as Alternative to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday unveiled what he called “a new era of energy leadership in Pennsylvania. In a release, he said his plan...
Mar 13, 20242 min read
GASP to ACHD: Neville Chemical Operating Permit Insufficient; Residents Deserve Stronger Protections
At a permit hearing Tuesday, GASP joined residents and advocates from Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) and others to demand the...
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