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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...


Mar 13, 20243 min read
EPA Proposes Strengthening Rules for Open Burning & Open Detonation to Treat Waste Explosives
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a rule to amend standards for facilities that use open burning and open...


Mar 13, 20241 min read
GASP Encourages Neville Island Residents to Take Advantage of Air Quality Resources, Tools
Our friends at Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) have partnered with ROCIS (Reducing Outdoor Contaminants in Indoor Spaces) to...


Mar 6, 20242 min read
EPA Moving Full Steam Ahead with Process to OK CA Emissions Standards for Railroad Locomotives
A few months back we blogged about the California Air Resources Board’s (also known as CARB) adoption of a regulation that would, over...

Feb 29, 20242 min read
RACT II Equals RACT III for 58 Major Sources of Air Pollution in PA
We recently blogged about the much-delayed implementation of the second round of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II)...

Feb 26, 20241 min read
BREAKING: U.S. Steel Fined Nearly $2 Million for 362 Air Quality Violations at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) today fined U.S. Steel nearly $2 million for 362 pushing violations that occurred at its...


Feb 26, 20243 min read
WATCHDOG REPORT: PA Regulators’ Struggle to Implement Clean Air Act Requirements for Regional Power Plants Continues
Today, we want to take you back to 2008, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality...

Feb 20, 20243 min read
New Designated Non-Attainment Area for SO2 in Western PA? That’s What EPA's Proposing - But is it Too Late to Make a Difference?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this month announced a proposal that - if approved - would mean four...

Feb 14, 20241 min read
WANTED: Your Dirty Furnace Filters (Yes, Really!)
Editor's Note: Our pals at ROCIS told us that they had an overwhelming response and that no more filters are needed at this time. THANK...


Feb 14, 20241 min read
GASP Encourages Residents to Take Allegheny County Health Department Community Health Survey
Have yinz taken Allegheny County Health Department’s a community health survey yet? If not, what are you waiting for? For the...

Feb 8, 20242 min read
GASP Joins Rep. Summer Lee, Fellow Advocates to Celebrate Investment in Electric School Buses, Raise Awareness of Funding Opportunity
GASP was honored to stand alongside U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow clean air advocates today to announce a $40 million federal grant...


Feb 7, 20241 min read
GASP Lauds EPA’s New, More Stringent Air Quality Standard for Fine Particulate Matter
The sun is shining in winter in Pittsburgh and we have great news to share! No, you are not dreaming. The U.S. Environmental Protection...


Feb 5, 20242 min read
DEP Announces Start of Emergency Project to Plug Abandoned Gas Wells in Scott Township
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has begun an emergency project to plug two leaking abandoned natural gas wells...

Feb 1, 20241 min read
Event Recording Now Available for Safe at Home: Understanding Common Environmental Hazards
We wanted to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Safe at Home: Understanding Common Environmental Hazards webinar. GASP...

Jan 30, 20244 min read
EPA Proposes New Regs Designed to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry
The EPA this month announced a proposed rule designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.


Jan 24, 20242 min read
GASP Lauds DEP Cleaner Fuel Transportation Infrastructure Funding Benefitting Local Business, Communities
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded more than $1.28 million in funding to improve air quality in...

Jan 18, 20242 min read
GASP to ACHD: ATI Air Quality Permit Must Include Stronger Testing, Monitoring Requirements
GASP on Wednesday afternoon presented testimony at a public hearing in Natrona Heights held by Allegheny County Health Department to...


Jan 18, 20242 min read
DEP Receives $3 Million From EPA to Develop Climate Action Plan, Proposes Grant Program to Reduce Emissions in Heavy Industry
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received $3 million from the EPA to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan...
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