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Allegheny Co. Council Continues to Play Political Games with Public Health, Proposed Permit Fee Schedule Changes Still Unaddressed
Bad news, friends: Allegheny County Council continues to demonstrate a shocking disregard for the health and well-being of our community...
Apr 162 min read
GASP, Residents Blast Allegheny County Council for Lack of Action on Air Quality Permit Fees
GASP on Tuesday blasted Allegheny County Council for its inaction on a health department proposal that would increase certain permit fees...
Apr 82 min read
BOH Approves $490K Clean Air Fund Transfer to Help Fill AQ Program Budget Hole; Shortfall Exemplifies Why Co. Council Must Approve Updated Permit Fee Schedule
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved a transfer of $490,605 from the Clean Air Fund  to go toward the Air Quality...
Mar 202 min read
County Council Health & Human Services Committee Slated to Meet Feb. 20, Be There to Tell Members to VOTE YES on Air Quality Funding Proposal
Save the date, friends: Allegheny County Council’s proposal to fully fund our air quality program through increasing certain fees on...
Jan 272 min read
GASP Laments County Council Again Punting Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Proposal to Committee; Asks for Full Council Work Session
We’re not gonna sugar coat it - things didn't go our way last night: Allegheny County Council on Tuesday again punted the proposal to...
Dec 18, 20243 min read
ACHD Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Headed to Council for Final Vote Following Committee’s Affirmative Recommendation
Friends, we have excellent news to report: Last night, Allegheny County Council’s Committee on Health and Human Services voted to...
Dec 6, 20242 min read
UPDATED: County Council Committee to Discuss Crucial Air Quality Funding Proposal Coming Up; Join GASP in Urging Members to Vote YES
Editor's Note: According to the Allegheny County website, the Health and Human Services Committe meeting originally slated for Nov. 14...
Nov 13, 20242 min read
Tell Your County Council Rep: Vote YES on Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program & Buoy Staffing, Enforcement
Friends, we need your help. Here’s what’s going on: A plan to fully fund Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program by...
Oct 29, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Council Sends Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program Back to Committee, Fight Continues
Dear Fellow Breathers, We've got more work to do. Last night, Allegheny County Council remanded the proposal to fully fund our Air...
Oct 23, 20243 min read
Tell Allegheny County Council to Vote YES on Fee Schedule Changes Needed to Fully Fund Our Air Quality Program
Let us put it to you this way: If Allegheny County Health Department’s revised air quality permit fee schedule that is expected to help...
Oct 3, 20243 min read
GASP Lauds Board of Health Approval of Revised Fee Schedule Expected to Fully Fund Air Quality Program
Good news, folks: The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved a revised air quality permit fee schedule that is expected...
Sep 11, 20243 min read
GASP, Residents & Advocates Speak Out in Favor of Proposal to Fully Fund Air Quality Program
GASP joined residents and fellow advocates at a public hearing in West Mifflin Monday to send the message: Allegheny County Health...
Aug 20, 20242 min read
Deadline to Submit Comment in Support of Fully Funding Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program Approaching
Dear Fellow Breathers, We’ve gotta couple questions for you. Have you ever: Lamented how bad the air smelled? Woke up and immediately...
Aug 15, 20242 min read
ACTION ALERT: Speak Out to Support Plan to Fully Fund Air Quality Program by Making Polluters Pay
Time is running out to speak up in support of an Allegheny County Health Department proposal to fully fund our Air Quality Program by...
Aug 8, 20242 min read
Save the Date: Public Comment Period Open for Air Quality Program Funding Proposal; Hearing Slated
A hearing date has been set for Aug. 19 in West Mifflin.
Jul 25, 20241 min read
Board of Health Sends Air Quality Funding Plan to Public Comment Following Public Pressure
Speakers who addressed the Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday called the need for a fully funded Air Quality Program "crucial"...
Jul 17, 20243 min read
GASP Implores Residents to Show Support for a Fully Funded Air Quality Program at July 17 BOH Meeting Following Embarrassing Committee Vote
We’re not going to mince words: The committee tasked with recommending whether or not an Allegheny County Health Department plan to...
Jul 10, 20244 min read
Environmental Groups Support Plan to Boost Funding for Allegheny County Air Quality Program
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: July 08, 2024 Â Media Contacts: Amanda Gillooly, Group Against Air Pollution and Smog (GASP), amanda@gasp-pgh.org...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
Special Air Advisory Committee Meeting Slated to Mull Proposal to Increase Fees on Polluters & Shore Up ACHD Shortfall
A special meeting of the Air Pollution Control Advisory Committee has been announced. The meeting, which is open to the public, is...
Jun 27, 20242 min read
ACHD Announces $1.8 Million Air Quality Program Deficit, Floats Increasing Permit Fees to Buoy Budget
Allegheny Co. Health Department’s Air Quality Program is facing a $1.8 million budget deficit and unveiled Monday a plan to buoy its budget.
Jun 11, 20242 min read
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