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EPA Delays Implementation of Greenhouse Gas Emissions Standards for Oil & Natural Gas Facilities
Over the last few weeks, we have blogged about myriad (bad) decisions by Trump’s EPA leaders to delay the implementation of Clean Air Act...
6 days ago3 min read


Trump EPA Moves to Repeal Greenhouse Gas Rules & Undermine Public Health
Trump’s EPA on Tuesday announced yet another proposal to undermine environmental regulations designed to protect our environment and...
Jul 292 min read


EPA: Liberty-Clairton Area Has Met Federal Air Quality Standards, Maintenance Plan Approved to Ensure Progress Continues
Here’s something completely different…Some positive news from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency regarding air quality in our...
Jul 283 min read


EPA Wants to Delay Compliance Deadlines for Coal Ash Industry
Another day, another environmental regulatory rollback announced by Trump’s EPA: The agency last week announced it will extend the...
Jul 222 min read


EPA Proposes to Repeal Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units
Earlier this year we blogged about how the U.S Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) provided exemptions from several National Emission...
Jun 202 min read


Analysis: Trump Exempts Coal-Fired Electric Generating Units from 2024 Air Toxics Standard
We blogged earlier this month about an invitation the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued to sources of hazardous air...
Apr 243 min read


EPA Proposes to Grant ACHD Request for Redesignation of Allegheny Co. to Attainment for National Standards for Fine Particulate Matter…in Part
Just about a year ago we  blogged  about the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD) withdrawal of a request to the U.S....
Apr 162 min read


EPA Offers Exemptions from Clean Air Act Standards...Can It Do That?
The Clean Air Act generated some rare headlines at the very end of March, after the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Â ...
Apr 143 min read


EPA Announces Scores of Environmental Regs it Plans to Gut - New PM 2.5 Standard Among Them
The EPA press releases were issued like thunderclaps Wednesday afternoon - boom, boom, boom: EPA Announces Action to Implement POTUS’s...
Mar 133 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


EPA Announces $117 Million in Grants Available to Advance Recycling Infrastructure and Prevent Wasted Food
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced $117 million for three separate funding opportunities to advance recycling...
Sep 26, 20242 min read


EPA Announces New Kids & Climate Health Zone with Stories, Tips to Protect Children in a Changing Climate
Hey parents, grandparents, teachers and caregivers, did you hear? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is releasing a new tool...
Sep 24, 20242 min read


What You Need to Know About EPA’s Newly Unveiled 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week released its 2024-2027 Climate Adaptation Plan, which describes agency actions...
Jun 21, 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 22, 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...
Mar 6, 20242 min read


EPA Proposes Stronger Air Pollution Standards for Large Facilities that Burn Municipal Solid Waste
The EPA has announced a proposal to strengthen Clean Air Act standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste. If...
Jan 18, 20242 min read


GASP, Black Appalachia Coalition Petitioning ACHD for Accountability & Transparency in Clairton
Everyone deserves clean air, but sadly, too many of our neighbors struggle to breathe all too often thanks to industrial emissions from...
Dec 5, 20232 min read


EPA & CA Air Resources Board Team Up to Reduce Locomotive Emissions - Here's What You Need to Know
Railroad locomotives, which typically burn massive amounts of diesel fuel, are a significant mobile source of air pollution, especially...
Nov 27, 20233 min read


GASP Lauds EPA Launch of New Initiative to Help People Access Unprecedented Enviro Justice Resources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on Wednesday announced the launch of the Community, Equity & Resiliency initiative, a...
Nov 1, 20232 min read
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