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McConway & Torley and GASP Announce Agreement to Reduce Air Emissions from Lawrenceville Steel
CONTACT: Group Against Smog & Pollution Joe Osborne GASP Legal Director 412-325-7382 joe@gasp-pgh.org McConway & Torley David...
Jun 30, 20111 min read


McConway & Torley and GASP Announce Agreement to Reduce Air Emissions in Lawrenceville
McConway and Torley, LLC (M&T) and the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) have finalized an agreement regarding air emission...
Jun 27, 20111 min read


“Queen of the Sun” Bee Documentary in Town
Honey bees are an integral insect for our society, pollinating over 40 percent of our food system. But recent research is proving that...
May 23, 20111 min read


Marcellus Citizen Stewardship Project: Visual Assessment Training
Do you want to help prevent pollution from Marcellus Shale development in your community? An upcoming visual assessment training provides...
May 12, 20111 min read


Stay Outside for 10 Straight Days
Ready for a 10-day weekend? With warm weather finally here, jump right into the season with all that Great Outdoors Week offers. From May...
May 12, 20111 min read


Smoking Trucks Don’t Belong on Our Streets
Smoking diesel trucks like this should be prohibited from operating. Not only do they represent a hazard to human and environmental...
May 4, 20112 min read


American Lung Association’s State of the Air Report
While our region showed slight improvement in particulate pollution, the ALA’s 2011 State of the Air Report gave us an F grade for both...
Apr 27, 20111 min read


Tough Regulations Needed to Minimize Air Pollution from Natural Gas Drilling
GASP is encouraged to hear the Allegheny County Health Department is considering tougher air regulations on Marcellus Shale activity. In...
Apr 21, 20111 min read


Particulate Matter Affects Just About Everything
Particulate matter (PM) is making a strong showing in their latest links. While GASP doesn’t work directly on climate change issues, many...
Apr 20, 20111 min read


Side Street Stroll Series Starts This Saturday…Say that Five Times Fast.
Shorts and T-shirt weather is (almost) here! And Athletes United is kicking off the warm weather with the first of three hikes in our...
Apr 5, 20111 min read


Whoosh! GASP Breezes into Children’s Museum
GASP Educates Families About Air Pollution at the Children’s Museum of Pittsburgh “WHOOSH! It’s All About Air” exhibit Children’s Museum...
Mar 18, 20111 min read


Fired Up (by the Sun), Ready to Go
PennEnvironment’s new report on solar water heating, “Smart, Clean, and Ready to Go,” provides a comprehensive overview of the...
Mar 14, 20111 min read


Allegheny County Should Develop Its Own Outdoor Wood Fired Boiler Regulation
At today’s Allegheny County Board of Health meeting, GASP urged the board to allow the Air Quality Program to develop their own outdoor...
Mar 10, 20113 min read


Heinz Endowments Launch New Effort to Fight Region’s Bad Air Quality
In a press briefing on March 9, the Heinz Endowments released a report detailing how the region’s air pollution ranks among the most...
Mar 10, 20111 min read


Marcellus Severance Tax, Done Right
On Feb. 8, State Rep. Greg Vitali and supportive lawmakers proposed legislation that would enact a severance tax on natural gas...
Mar 7, 20113 min read


Pittsburgh can be a leader in reducing diesel emissions
Last week, GASP, Clean Water Action, and Pittsburgh United were joined by several local physicians and a number of other organizations...
Feb 25, 20111 min read


PR Firm Tells Marcellus Industry: “Never Respond to Supposed Negatives”
“Marcellus shale” are two words that have electrified our region, as wastewater pits, towering drilling rigs, and giant balls of flame...
Feb 24, 20113 min read


Allegheny County Council Public Hearing on Marcellus Drilling
March 10th, 2011, 5:00 PM 4th Floor-Gold Room, 436 Grant St., Allegheny County Courthouse Come hear and be heard in County Council...
Feb 16, 20111 min read


Clean Construction Press Event
Title: Medical Professionals’ Support for Diesel Legislation Location: PCHS Clinic (First Floor), Hill House Association, 1835...
Feb 15, 20111 min read


Keeping an Eye on Coal
“Mapping Mortality,” the eight-day, multi-article series recently published in the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, made some waves in our...
Feb 15, 20111 min read


Funding to Reduce Toxic Diesel Emissions Not Included in Federal Budget Proposal
We are completely perplexed that the Obama Adminstration did not include any funds to support the Diesel Emissions Reduction Act (DERA)...
Feb 15, 20112 min read
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