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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
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
Allegheny County Health Department Publishes Long-Awaited Draft Title V Permit for ATI in Brackenridge
Quick update today: Recently, we  reported  that the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) had at long last finalized the Title V...
Oct 2, 20241 min read
County Controller Publishes Annual Review of Title V Air Quality Permit Backlog
Allegheny County Controller Corey O’Conner this week released the federally required annual review of the Allegheny County Health...
Sep 26, 20242 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Issues Notice of Violation to U.S. Steel for Edgar Thomson Air Quality Violations
In the midst of a possible multi-billion-dollar merger with Japanese-based Nippon Steel, U.S. Steel continues to pile up air quality...
Sep 25, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues First Title V Operating Permit to Synthomer Jefferson Hills (Formerly Eastman Chemical)
Over the years, GASP has written a LOT about Title V Operating Permits - and for good reason. They are required of all major sources of...
Sep 23, 20242 min read
ACHD Seeking Public Comment on Revised Title V Permit for U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Facility; Sept. 23 Hearing Set
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is seeking public comment on the revised Title V operating permit for U.S. Steel’s Edgar...
Sep 5, 20242 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
A Small Victory for Clean Air In & Around Neville Island
We have some good news to share, friends: Back in March, we commented on the draft Title V Operating Permit for Neville Chemical Company,...
Jun 28, 20241 min read
INVESTIGATION: ACHD Air Quality Permit Backlog Worst It's Been in Years; DEP Making Progress
At GASP we don’t just watch air quality and push back against industrial polluters’ illegal emissions, we also work to hold air quality...
May 29, 20246 min read
After 18-Year Wait, DEP Plans to Renew Title V Operating Permit for Washington County’s Arden Landfill
This permit grabbed our attention because the initial Title V for the Arden Landfill expired on May 7, 2006, and has never been renewed.
May 1, 20242 min read
Knowledge is Power: GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database
In honor of Earth Week, your pals at the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) encourage you to check out the relaunch of one of our...
Apr 22, 20242 min read
GASP Submits Formal Comments on Long-Awaited Synthomer Air Quality Permit, Tells ACHD ‘It’s About Damn Time’
GASP submitted formal public comments on the much-delayed - and long-awaited - Title V Operating Permit for Jefferson Hills based Synthomer.
Apr 18, 20242 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Publishes Long-Awaited Draft Title V Permit for Synthomer (Formerly Eastman Chemical)
We have blogged about the much-delayed and long-awaited Title V Operating Permit for the Jefferson Hills chemical-manufacturing facility...
Mar 19, 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, 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
UPDATED: GASP to ACHD: Hold U.S. Steel Accountable & Protect Residents with Proper Compliance Schedule for Clairton Coke Works
Editor's Note: This blog has been updated to include a link to GASP's formal written comments. GASP joined residents and fellow...
Jan 11, 20242 min read
Watchdog Update | Newest on DEP’s Air Quality Permit Backlog; GASP Report Spurs WTAE Investigation
Editor’s Note: Big thank you to WTAE Investigative Reporter Paul Van Osdel for his story about this air quality backlog issue. You can...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
GASP INVESTIGATES: Despite Fee Changes, Air Quality Permit Backlog Still an Issue for ACHD, DEP
A cornerstone of GASP’s clean air advocacy is watchdog work. We keep tabs on more than just air quality data and emissions spewing from...
Jun 1, 20236 min read
4 Years Later, Issues at Tenaska Westmoreland Power Plant Prevent Full Compliance Determination
Today we want to talk about the Tenaska Westmoreland Generating Station, a two-turbine, 940-megawatt, natural gas-fired power plant...
Oct 12, 20223 min read
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