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The Latest Penalties Against U.S. Steel for Clairton Coke Works Air Quality Violations
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
May 52 min read
Exemptions from the National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants: What’s the Verdict on Sources in Our Region
We blogged last month about an invitation that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) made to sources of hazardous air...
May 57 min read
#ICYMI: Nippon Steel Announces Plans to Invest $1B More at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley Works Facilities
U.S. Steel has been a perennial air polluter, so GASP has been closely following news related to Nippon Steel’s pending acquisition of...
Aug 29, 20242 min read
ACHD Hits U.S. Steel, ALCOSAN, Synthomer & Others with Air Quality Violations, Fines
ACHD periodically updates its website with info on enforcement actions. As part of our watchdog work, we monitor this page & report it.
May 29, 20242 min read
Must Watch: “Extraction” Podcast Exploring U.S. Steel Origin Story, History of Exploitation Now on PCTV
GASP and Pittsburgh Community TV team up for three-part podcast.
May 16, 20242 min read
UPDATED: GASP Rallies with Residents & Advocates Prior to Shareholder Vote Approving Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel
Regardless of who is at the helm of the company, leadership must commit to a corporate future that prioritizes public health.
Apr 12, 20243 min read
Join GASP at Clairton Coke Works Permit Hearing to Stand With Mon Valley Residents, Demand Accountability from U.S. Steel
If reading that headline gave you a “déjà vu all over again” sort of feeling, it’s probably because the issue of the Clairton Coke Works...
Jan 8, 20244 min read
UPDATED: U.S. Steel Appeals $2.2 Million Fine for Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances
Editor's Note: U.S. Steel on Jan. 26 appealed this enforcement order. You can read the appeal document here. The Allegheny County Health...
Jan 5, 20242 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
GASP to Board of Health: Task ACHD with Creating Crisis Comms Plan, Convene Dormant Subcommittees
GASP Executive Director Patrick Campbell on Wednesday implored members of the Allegheny County Board of Health to use their authority to...
Nov 1, 20233 min read
Stench Returns Despite Enforcement Efforts; GASP Again Calls on ACHD for Answers, Transparency
If you stepped outside this week in the Mon Valley, took a deep breath, and promptly asked yourself, “What is that STENCH?” we’ve...
Oct 26, 20234 min read
EPA Wants to Revise Coke Oven Emissions Standards, But Not Enough to Address Unacceptable Risks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this summer proposed policy revisions that will impact coke-making operations, including...
Aug 29, 20234 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
FYI: EPA Proposes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Facilities Like Edgar Thomson Works
New limits on hazardous air pollution are on the way for one of the largest industrial polluters in our region - the Environmental...
Aug 16, 20233 min read
U.S. Seel Fined $301K for Air Pollution Violations at Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Tuesday announced it issued $301,725 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for air...
Jul 11, 20231 min read
UPDATED: U.S. Steel Appeal of Clairton Coke Works Title V Operating Permit Dismissed
Editor's Note: An Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer on Sept. 4 issued an order to dismiss U.S. Steel's appeal. You can...
Jan 27, 20231 min read
The U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Emissions Consent Decree Explained
As GASP reported Monday, like it or not, U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson facility is now subject to the terms of a court-approved consent...
Jan 26, 20236 min read
U.S. Steel Emissions Settlement Finalized; Public Comments Provide “No Basis" for Altering Decree
A federal district court judge has approved a long-awaited consent decree that settles years of air quality violations at U.S. Steel’s...
Jan 23, 20233 min read
U.S. Steel Files Petition Over Air Quality Enforcement, GASP Submits Records Request for More Info
U.S. Steel on Tuesday filed a petition regarding Allegheny County Health Department's air quality enforcement procedures that led to a...
Jan 20, 20231 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Stipulated Penalties Against U.S. Steel for 1st Quarter of 2022
The Allegheny County Health Department announced Friday that it has issued $458,225 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for...
Dec 2, 20221 min read
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