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GASP in the News

2023

Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health Sends Bid to Tap Clean Air Fund to Public Comment Phase, Public Source

Advocates Tout Air Monitoring Investments as Vital Step in Region's Greener Future, Pittsburgh CityPaper

New Dashboard Tracks Hydrogen Sulfide in the Mon Valley, KDKA

Mon Valley Clean Air Watchdogs Call on the EPA to Challenge Clairton Plant's Operating Permit, WESA

Rule to Protect Public Health During Mon Valley Inversions is Not Working, Allegheny County Council Hears, Public Source

When An Air Inversion Rolls in, Does the Pollution Slow? Public Source

Contractors Hit with $1.1 Million for Illegal Asbestos Removal at Churchill Property, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Clean-Air Fund Proposal Back to Regulators, Pittsburgh Business Times

2022

Stories About Mon Valley Air Pollution

Emissions Ordered Reduced in Mon Valley Following Air-Pollution Warning, Pittsburgh Business Times

Mon Valley Air Quality on Wednesday 'Unsafe' for Sensitive Residents, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Allegheny County Residents Raise Concerns Over Mon Valley Air Quality Episode, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Inversions Trap Pollution in Allegheny County This Fall, Despite New Rule, Public Source 

High Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in Mon Valley Spark Advocates’ Frustration, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Hydrogen Sulfide Levels in Mon Valley Surpass State Standard, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Mon Valley Air Quality Prompts Another Air Pollution Warning, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

 

U.S. Steel Clairton Flares After Outage, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

U.S. Steel Pays, Appeals $4.5M Fine Over Clairton Emissions, WPXI

How Poor Air Quality Days Can Affect Pittsburghers, WESA

Stories About Air Quality Regulations, Permits & GASP Watchdog Work

Group Threatens to Sue Landfill Operators Over Permit Delays, Beaver County Times

July Outage at Clairton Coke Works Released 11 Tons of Pollutants, New Information Shows, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Group Against Smog & Pollution: Special Report – Public Records Provide New Details Of July 4 Outage, PA Environmental Digest

 

Power Outages At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works And What’s Being Done To Remedy Electrical Issues, PA Environmental Digest

 

Documents Reveal Impacts Outage at Clairton Coke Works Had on Plant, WTAE

Executive Decision: These Issues, Questions and People May Define Allegheny County’s Next Big Election, Public Source

Hydrogen Hub: U.S. Steel, Shell, Equinor to Cooperate on Hydrogen Hub Efforts in Region, WTAE

How Allegheny County is Trying to Make Air Quality Easier to Understand, Allegheny Front

Proposed U.S. Steel Permit at the Forefront of Air Quality Public Hearing in Braddock, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
 

How Will Pittsburgh Fare if New Studies Prompt the EPA to Tighten Air Pollution Standards?, NextPittsburgh

 

US Steel Told to Redo Allegheny County Air-Quality Mitigation Plans, Pittsburgh Business Times

Health Dept. OK’s Some Local Pollution Plans, TubeCity Online

Stories About GASP Initiatives

EPA Awards $4 Million for New Air Monitoring in Pa. Environmental Justice Areas, StateImpact

The EPA is Underwriting Citizen Scientists Who Want to Know What's in the Air in Southwestern Pa., Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

 

Fresh Voices for Clean Air”: Environmental Group Seeks High School Students, Pittsburgh City Paper

Local Nonprofit is Seeking Teens for ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’ Youth Education Initiative, Kidsburgh

Donora Smog Disaster of 1948 Recounted, Observer-Reporter

 

Program to Focus on Donora Smog, Mon Valley Independent

 

Online Discussion to Feature Donora Smog Disaster, Observer-Reporter

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