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...
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Blog Against Smog
- Nov 6
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...
- Aug 24
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...
- Mar 14
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...
- Feb 20
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,...
- Nov 2, 2022
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...
- Oct 27, 2022
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 14, 2022
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 11, 2022
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 10, 2022
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 6, 2022
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...
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