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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
Local Resident Files Lawsuit Against U.S. Steel Over Dust, Noxious Odors from Edgar Thomson Facility
A new class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel alleges the company’s negligent practices at its Braddock-based Edgar Thomson facility led...
Nov 9, 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
Pittsburgh Regional Transit, U.S. Steel Support Facility, Others Cited for Air Quality Violations
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) entered into a consent agreement with the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to settle air...
Oct 20, 20225 min read
Records Request Offers New Details About July Power Outage at U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works
Documents obtained through a public records request GASP submitted to the Allegheny County Health Department last month have provided new...
Aug 23, 20226 min read
Tool Measuring Health Impacts of Environmental Burdens Unveiled – How Does Your Community Stack Up?
Federal health officials last week announced what’s being touted as the first national, place-based mapping tool designed to measure the...
Aug 19, 20224 min read
GASP to BOH: Public Needs Transparency, Updates – Especially After High-Profile Emissions Events
GASP on Wednesday submitted formal written comments to the Allegheny County Board of Health in advance of its Wednesday meeting, again...
Jul 14, 20223 min read
Smoke & Flames at Clairton Coke Works: Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues Alert Regarding Outage
Flames and heavy smoke spewing from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works on Monday prompted the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to...
Jul 4, 20221 min read
GASP Joins Residents at Hearing to Tell ACHD: Protect Us from Edgar Thomson Emissions
GASP joined residents and fellow air quality advocates Wednesday to speak out about a draft Title V operating permit for U.S. Steel’s...
Jun 30, 20222 min read
Ready to Rally? Join Us & Stand With Residents Raging Against Edgar Thomson Emissions, Permit
Steelers football fans know that Pittsburgh’s own Heinz Field is considered one of the toughest places to play an away game in the entire...
Jun 28, 20222 min read
5 Reasons to Comment NOW About Proposed U.S. Steel Edgar Thomson Air Pollution Settlement
Emissions from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works in North Braddock have fouled Mon Valley skies for decades and for years the facility has...
Jun 16, 20224 min read
The Edgar Thomson PROPOSED Consent Decree Explained – And How Community Input Can Make it Stronger
By now, the news has been widely reported: County and federal air quality regulators have entered into a proposed consent decree with...
Jun 8, 202214 min read
Air Quality Exceedances Mounting, GASP Again Calls on ACHD to Update Public on Mon Valley Pollution
Allegheny County experienced its 27th H2S exceedance of the year Friday when concentrations exdeeded PA's 24-hour average standard.
Jun 21, 20212 min read
Let’s Talk About U.S. Steel’s Decision Not to Invest In the Mon Valley Works
In fiction & reality, bad romances are marked by a lack of trust/transparency & the one between U.S. Steel & Allegheny Co. is no different.
May 4, 20213 min read
Study Confirms What Many Long Suspected: Clairton Coke Works Fire Sickened Mon Valley Residents
Study confirms 2018 fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works that knocked out pollution controls for 3 months sickened local residents.
May 4, 20213 min read
Yet Another Air Quality Exceedance in Mon Valley, as Area (Again) Experiences Worst AQI in NationÂ
It’s official: The Mon Valley will experience yet another air quality exceedance today according to preliminary data from the Allegheny...
Mar 25, 20211 min read
More Air Quality Violations at Clairton Coke Works Leads to $383K Demand for Stipulated Penalties
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued the demand for stipulated penalties on March 12. The associated violations are from...
Mar 16, 20211 min read
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