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GASP Applauds Finalization of Protections for Workers and Communities Like Erie & Zelienople from Cancer-Causing Ethylene Oxide Pollution
Good news alert for yinz: This week, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released the interim decision for Ethylene Oxide...
Jan 154 min read
GASP Joins EPA in Encouraging Residents to Prevent Lung Cancer by Testing Homes for Radon
Did yinz know that January is National Radon Action Month? Did you further know that the EPA recommends that folks test their abodes for...
Jan 72 min read
EPA Formalizes Designation of New PA Non-Attainment Area & Reduces Secondary NAAQS for Sulfur Dioxide to End 2024
We blogged earlier this year about two developments concerning the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for sulfur dioxide...
Dec 23, 20242 min read
GASP Laments County Council Again Punting Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Proposal to Committee; Asks for Full Council Work Session
We’re not gonna sugar coat it - things didn't go our way last night: Allegheny County Council on Tuesday again punted the proposal to...
Dec 18, 20243 min read
Watchdog Win: DEP Reduces Emissions Limits at Brunner Landfill in Response to GASP’s Comments - Paving Way for First Title V Permit
We have a watchdog win to share with you today, friends: As a result of GASP’s legal advocacy work, emissions limits for harmful air...
Dec 9, 20242 min read
OPPORTUNITY ALERT: GASP Seeking Hosts for EPA-Funded Allegheny County Community Air Monitoring Project
Friends, we have an amazing opportunity for folks to be a crucial part of our EPA-funded Allegheny County Community Air Monitoring Project...
Dec 6, 20241 min read
ACHD Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Headed to Council for Final Vote Following Committee’s Affirmative Recommendation
Friends, we have excellent news to report: Last night, Allegheny County Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services voted to...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!
Dear Fellow Breathers, We wanted to start the day off by saying THANK YOU SO MUCH for your support this Giving Tuesday. Because of the...
Dec 4, 20241 min read
Can You Help Your Local Clean Air Watch Dogs Meet $5K Giving Tuesday Fundraising Goal?
Can you do us a solid? Take a few deep breaths real quick. Relax. How did it feel? How did it smell ? We ask because for way too many...
Dec 3, 20242 min read
What a Giving Tuesday Gift to GASP Means…
We've all seen the news reports about air quality. They use buzzwords like “disproportionate impacts” and "frontline communities." But...
Nov 25, 20241 min read
GASP’s Fresh Voices for Clean Air Gets Tips, Training from SLB Radio
GASP’s Fresh Voices for Clean Air team members recently gathered at SLB Radio's Youth Media Center located at the Children's Museum for...
Nov 18, 20241 min read
GASP, Industrious Labs & Local Environmental Leaders Rally Outside MetCoke World Summit to Demand a Greener Future
GASP on Thursday joined national green steel organization Industrious Labs and fellow local environmental leaders outside the MetCoke...
Nov 15, 20242 min read
UPDATED: County Council Committee to Discuss Crucial Air Quality Funding Proposal Coming Up; Join GASP in Urging Members to Vote YES
Editor's Note: According to the Allegheny County website, the Health and Human Services Committe meeting originally slated for Nov. 14...
Nov 13, 20242 min read
EPA Finalizes Rule to Reduce Wasteful Methane Emissions and Drive Innovation in the Oil and Gas Sector
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Tuesday announced a final rule to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas...
Nov 12, 20242 min read
EPA Revises Good Neighbor Plan, PA Power Plants May be Required to Reduce Smog-Forming Emissions
Did you know the Clean Air Act includes a so-called Good Neighbor Provision that prohibits sources within a state from interfering with...
Nov 11, 20242 min read
Thank you to All Who Attended GASP Walk & Talk at Homewood Cemetery
We just wanted to say THANK YOU to everyone who came out Sunday to GASP's walk-and-talk at Homewood Cemetery. The fundraising event...
Nov 4, 20241 min read
Tell Your County Council Rep: Vote YES on Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program & Buoy Staffing, Enforcement
Friends, we need your help. Here’s what’s going on: A plan to fully fund Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program by...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Council Sends Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Back to Committee, Fight Continues
Dear Fellow Breathers, We've got more work to do. Last night, Allegheny County Council remanded the proposal to fully fund our Air...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Time is Running Out to Tell ACHD to Make ATI Title V Permit Stronger
Dear Fellow Breathers, We wanted to give a last call for comments for those who want to weigh in on the Title V permit issued to...
Oct 18, 20242 min read
SCOTUS Allows EPA Rules Restricting Power Plants’ Greenhouse Gas Emissions to Stand Pending Lower Court Challenges
Back in April, when we blogged about a suite of rules promulgated by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) that will drastically...
Oct 17, 20241 min read
DEP Accepting Public Input on Cyprus Consent Decree Addressing Legacy Pollution in Washington Co.
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this week announced that it has secured $1.62 million from Cyprus Amax...
Oct 17, 20242 min read
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