GASP in the News
2025
U.S. Steel, Western Pa. Power Plants Seek 2‑year Exemptions from Air Pollution Rules, WESA
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U.S. Steel Seeks Presidential Pass to Disregard Biden-Era Emissions Standards, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Environmental Organizations to Support, The Green Voice
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2024
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Stories Allegheny County Health Department Air Quality Fee Schedule Proposal
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Allegheny County Council to Vote on Higher Air Quality Permit Fees for U.S. Steel, Others, WESA
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Allegheny County Council Punts on Proposed Increase to Air Quality Fees, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Allegheny County Board of Health Approves Housing Advisory Committee, Seeks Public Input on Proposed Funding Plan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Board of Health to Consider Whether to Raise Fees for Air Emissions, Pittsburgh Business Times
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A Closer Look at Proposed Fee, Permit Increases to Fund County Air Quality Program, MSN.com
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Stories About the U.S. Steel Merger & Air Quality Violations​
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Supporters of US Steel Sale Make Last-Ditch Case as Doubts Surround Nippon Deal, WESA
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County Fines U.S. Steel Nearly $80K in Latest Round of Air-Pollution Penalties, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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U.S. Steel Stockholders Approve $14.9B Nippon Merger During Protest, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Study Details Health Risks of Coal-Based Steel, The Mon Valley Independent​
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Supreme Court's Pause of ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Quality Rule Praised by U.S. Steel, Panned by Environmental Groups, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Groups Urge Biden to Consider Environmental Cost in United States Steel Corp Sale, Pittsburgh Business Times
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U.S. Steel Fined $1.9 Million for Excessive Emissions, The Mon Valley Independent
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Allegheny County Hits U.S. Steel with $1.9 Million Fine Over Clairton Coke Works Emissions, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
$2.2 Million Fine is Latest Entry in Clairton's Air Pollution History, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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In a Steel Town Outside Pittsburgh, an Old Fight Over Air Quality Drags On, Inside Climate News
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In Conversation with Natalie Bencivenga, KDKA Radio
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Stories About Our Watchdog Work & Advocacy
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Group Against Smog & Pollution Report Finds Allegheny County Health Dept. Air Quality Permit Backlog Getting Worse; DEP Making Progress, PA Environmental Digest
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Fighting Environmental Racism in the “Coke Capital of the World,” Nonprofit Quarterly​
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Air Advocate: Rotten-Egg Smell Has Likely Source, Tube City Almanac
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GASP Earth Month Challenge: Reduce Your Impact on Air Quality When You Go Mobile, The Homepage
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Environmental, Advocacy Groups React to EPA's New Asbestos Regulation, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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$40 Million Federal Grant Paves Road for Pittsburgh to Acquire Electric Buses, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database, The Homepage
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2023
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Stories About Local Air Pollution & Polluters​
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U.S. Steel to be Acquired by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. in a Deal Valued at Nearly $15 Billion, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Be Inspired with Natalie B - Bad Air Quality, KDKA​
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Doctors: Poor Air Quality Still Dangerous for Vulnerable Populations, News 12 Bronx
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'It's Unhealthy for Everyone': Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More than Just At-Risk Groups, Yahoo Sports
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Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More than Just At-Risk Groups, Tribune-Review
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County Industry Told to Cut Back on Particulate Emissions as Canadian Wildfire Hits Region, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Canadian Wildfire Smoke Creates Unhealthy Air Quality Across Pittsburgh Region, CBS News
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Code Red Air Quality Index Declared for Pennsylvania, WTAE
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Code Orange Air Quality Index Declared for Pennsylvania, WTAE
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The Candadian Wildfires Impacting Air Quality in PA - What You Need to Know, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Pittsburgh Media Outlets Collaborate to Cover Air Quality Misinformation in SW PA, Allegheny Front
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Stories About Air Quality Regulations, Permits & GASP Watchdog Work
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Environmental Groups Claim Victory in EPA Ruling on U.S. Steel Plant in Clairton, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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EPA Grants Petition Against U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works Plant, WPXI
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EPA Objects to Clairton Coke Works' Air Quality Permit Issued to U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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EPA Rejects Part of U.S. Steel's Air Quality Permit for the Clairton Coke Works, Allegheny Front
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Some Residents Concerned Over Potential Toxic Fumes After Fire at Metallico Metal Scrap Yard, WPXI
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After Latest Norfolk Southern Derailment, W. Pa Lawmakers Call for Rail Accountability, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
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Environmental Activists Ask EPA to Revoke U.S. Steel's Permit for Clairton Plant, Next Pittsburgh
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Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health Sends Bid to Tap Clean Air Fund to Public Comment Phase, Public Source
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New Dashboard Tracks Hydrogen Sulfide in the Mon Valley, KDKA
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Mon Valley Clean Air Watchdogs Call on the EPA to Challenge Clairton Plant's Operating Permit, WESA
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Rule to Protect Public Health During Mon Valley Inversions is Not Working, Allegheny County Council Hears, Public Source
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Clean-Air Fund Proposal Back to Regulators, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Stories About GASP Initiatives
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Opportunities for Teens: Fresh Voices for Clean Air and More, KidsBurgh
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Solar United Neighbors Launches 2023 Co-Op Program to Bring More Clean Energy to Washington County, Next Pittsburgh
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Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for April 28, 2023, Tube City Almanac
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Local Officials Encouraged Not to Wait Until It's Too Late to Understand Local Air Quality Issues, Latrobe Bulletin
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From Clairton to Potter Township, Locals are Watching Polluters, The Incline
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Grassroots Science Fuels Air-quality Revelations, Ambridge Connection
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Group Against Smog and Pollution Hosts April 19 Workshop on Local Air Quality Issues, PA Environment Digest
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Advocates Tout Air Monitoring Investments as Vital Step in Region's Greener Future, Pittsburgh CityPaper
2022
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Stories About Mon Valley Air Pollution​
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Emissions Ordered Reduced in Mon Valley Following Air-Pollution Warning, Pittsburgh Business Times
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Mon Valley Air Quality on Wednesday 'Unsafe' for Sensitive Residents, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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Allegheny County Residents Raise Concerns Over Mon Valley Air Quality Episode, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Inversions Trap Pollution in Allegheny County This Fall, Despite New Rule, Public Source
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High Levels of Hydrogen Sulfide in Mon Valley Spark Advocates’ Frustration, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Hydrogen Sulfide Levels in Mon Valley Surpass State Standard, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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Mon Valley Air Quality Prompts Another Air Pollution Warning, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
U.S. Steel Clairton Flares After Outage, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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U.S. Steel Pays, Appeals $4.5M Fine Over Clairton Emissions, WPXI
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How Poor Air Quality Days Can Affect Pittsburghers, WESA
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Stories About Air Quality Regulations, Permits & GASP Watchdog Work
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Group Threatens to Sue Landfill Operators Over Permit Delays, Beaver County Times
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July Outage at Clairton Coke Works Released 11 Tons of Pollutants, New Information Shows, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
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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
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Executive Decision: These Issues, Questions and People May Define Allegheny County’s Next Big Election, Public Source
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Hydrogen Hub: U.S. Steel, Shell, Equinor to Cooperate on Hydrogen Hub Efforts in Region, WTAE
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How Allegheny County is Trying to Make Air Quality Easier to Understand, Allegheny Front
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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
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Health Dept. OK’s Some Local Pollution Plans, TubeCity Online
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Stories About GASP Initiatives
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EPA Awards $4 Million for New Air Monitoring in Pa. Environmental Justice Areas, StateImpact
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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​
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Local Nonprofit is Seeking Teens for ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’ Youth Education Initiative, Kidsburgh
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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