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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 2, 20243 min read
On the 12th Day of Stench-mas My Health Department Gave to Me… The Cold Shoulder
If you live in or near the Mon Valley, you have our condolences. The stench has been TERRIBLE lately. How terrible? Today marks the 12th...
Nov 20, 20232 min read
Mon Valley Sees 5 Straight Days of H2S Exceedances & Stench; ACHD Remains Mum on Fix
It was a gorgeous weekend in Pittsburgh. There were blue skies, unseasonably warm temperatures, and plenty of sunshine. In the Mon...
Nov 6, 20232 min read
More H2S Exceedances in Mon Valley Beg Question: Why the Sharp Rise at N. Braddock Despite ET Deal?
If you’ve noticed a distinctive stank in and around the Mon Valley over the past week, Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) air...
Aug 24, 20232 min read
Health Department Launches H2S Dashboard Following Recent Calls from GASP to Ramp Up Transparency
Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday announced it has launched a new dashboard dedicated to tracking hydrogen sulfide - a move...
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Rotten Egg Stench & Poor Air Quality Return to Mon Valley
Local residents took to CMU CREATE Lab’s Smell PGH app Monday morning to sound off about poor air quality and its associated stench,...
Feb 20, 20232 min read
GASP to Board of Health: Time to Review & Adjust Mon Valley Episode Rule, Take Action on H2S is NOW
GASP joined residents and fellow advocates Wednesday to tell the Allegheny County Board of Health that October’s abysmal air quality is...
Nov 2, 20222 min read
Here's What the Post-Gazette Editorial Board Got Wrong About the Mon Valley's H2S Problem
At GASP, sometimes we read commentaries on air quality so bereft of facts, insight, and empathy that we must respond. The Oct. 18...
Oct 27, 20223 min read
How Bad has Air Quality Been? H2S Was Below PA Standard For Only 3 Hours This Week
GASP crunched the numbers and can tell you definitively that in the Mon Valley (and downwind of it) the stench has been UNRELENTING this...
Oct 14, 20222 min read
Another Abysmal Air Quality Day in Mon Valley: Fine Particulates *AND* H2S Elevated Today
On what otherwise is a beautiful fall day for many residents of southwest Pennsylvania, air quality in the Mon Valley is abysmal Tuesday,...
Oct 11, 20224 min read
2nd Day in a Row of Skyrocketing H2S for Mon Valley, 5th Exceedance of PA 24-Hour Standard in 6 Days
UPDATE: Poor air quality is expected to continue in the Mon Valley. While the Allegheny County Health Department did not address the most...
Oct 10, 20223 min read
UPDATE: PA’s 1-Hr H2S Standard Exceeded in Mon Valley for 1st Time Since ‘15; GASP Demands Answers
Editor's Note Update #2: The Allegheny County Health Department issued a follow-up public alert regarding hydrogen sulfide levels at the...
Oct 6, 20223 min read
GASP Speaks Out About H2S Violations, Lack of Transparency Over U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
GASP on Wednesday implored the Board of Health to do what they could to increase transparency over the Edgar Thomson enforcement.
Sep 1, 20212 min read
Watchdog Report: Another Weekend, Another Pair of Air Quality Exceedances for Mon Valley
The Liberty-Clairton area (again) had the worst AQI in the country Saturday morning when it soared into the red, unhealthy-for-all range.Â
May 24, 20212 min read
UPDATED: Several More H2S Exceedances for Mon Valley as Poor Air Quality Lingers
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 3:51 p.m. Monday to include today’s exceedances at the Liberty and North Braddock air quality...
Apr 5, 20212 min read
#ICYMI: Mon Valley Tallies Two More Air Quality Exceedances This Past Weekend
Another weekend, another pair of air quality exceedances for the Mon Valley – concentrations of hydrogen sulfide at Allegheny County...
Mar 29, 20211 min read
Thursday Marked Fourth Straight Day of Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances in the Mon Valley
The values in red denote exceedances of PA’s 24-hour H2S standard of 0.005 ppm. Thursday marked the fourth straight day of air quality...
Mar 12, 20211 min read
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