GASP in the News
2026
169 New Stories - REAL Environmental & Conservation Leadership In PA, PA Environmental Digest
Pittsburgh Chokes On Paperwork As Air Permits Stall In State County, Hoodline
West Deer fracking well raises concerns about noise, air quality in Bairdford
Erie sterilization facility has new owner and lower EtO emissions, GoErie.com
Pa. Gov. Shapiro joins lawsuit against EPA over repeal of 'endangerment' finding on greenhouse gases, WESA
Health Advocates Blast Trump EPA Order - Tube City Almanac
2025
Concerns Over Air Quality Linger After Clairton Coke Plant Explosion, WTAE
EPA Climate Backtrack Will Be Bad for Pittsburgh, Advocates Say, 90.5 WESA
Liberty-Clairton in Pennsylvania Celebrates Air Quality Milestone, Hoodline
EPA: Liberty-Clairton in Allegheny County Makes Progress in Meeting PM2.5, Other Air Quality Standards, Redesigned an Air Quality Maintenance Area, PA Environmental Digest
Parts of Allegheny County Achieve New Air Quality Milestones, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
The Energy and Artificial Intelligence Summit Brought Bold Predictions and Billions in Investments. What Happens Next? Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
U.S. Steel, Western Pa. Power Plants Seek 2‑year Exemptions from Air Pollution Rules, WESA
U.S. Steel Seeks Presidential Pass to Disregard Biden-Era Emissions Standards, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Environmental Organizations to Support, The Green Voice
2024
Stories Allegheny County Health Department Air Quality Fee Schedule Proposal
Allegheny County Council to Vote on Higher Air Quality Permit Fees for U.S. Steel, Others, WESA
Allegheny County Council Punts on Proposed Increase to Air Quality Fees, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Allegheny County Board of Health Approves Housing Advisory Committee, Seeks Public Input on Proposed Funding Plan, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Board of Health to Consider Whether to Raise Fees for Air Emissions, Pittsburgh Business Times
A Closer Look at Proposed Fee, Permit Increases to Fund County Air Quality Program, MSN.com
Stories About the U.S. Steel Merger & Air Quality Violations
Supporters of US Steel Sale Make Last-Ditch Case as Doubts Surround Nippon Deal, WESA
County Fines U.S. Steel Nearly $80K in Latest Round of Air-Pollution Penalties, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
U.S. Steel Stockholders Approve $14.9B Nippon Merger During Protest, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
Study Details Health Risks of Coal-Based Steel, The Mon Valley Independent
Supreme Court's Pause of ‘Good Neighbor’ Air Quality Rule Praised by U.S. Steel, Panned by Environmental Groups, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Groups Urge Biden to Consider Environmental Cost in United States Steel Corp Sale, Pittsburgh Business Times
U.S. Steel Fined $1.9 Million for Excessive Emissions, The Mon Valley Independent
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
In a Steel Town Outside Pittsburgh, an Old Fight Over Air Quality Drags On, Inside Climate News
In Conversation with Natalie Bencivenga, KDKA Radio
Stories About Our Watchdog Work & Advocacy
Group Against Smog & Pollution Report Finds Allegheny County Health Dept. Air Quality Permit Backlog Getting Worse; DEP Making Progress, PA Environmental Digest
Fighting Environmental Racism in the “Coke Capital of the World,” Nonprofit Quarterly
Air Advocate: Rotten-Egg Smell Has Likely Source, Tube City Almanac
GASP Earth Month Challenge: Reduce Your Impact on Air Quality When You Go Mobile, The Homepage
Environmental, Advocacy Groups React to EPA's New Asbestos Regulation, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
$40 Million Federal Grant Paves Road for Pittsburgh to Acquire Electric Buses, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database, The Homepage
2023
Stories About Local Air Pollution & Polluters
U.S. Steel to be Acquired by Japan's Nippon Steel Corp. in a Deal Valued at Nearly $15 Billion, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Be Inspired with Natalie B - Bad Air Quality, KDKA
Doctors: Poor Air Quality Still Dangerous for Vulnerable Populations, News 12 Bronx
'It's Unhealthy for Everyone': Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More than Just At-Risk Groups, Yahoo Sports
Lingering Wildfire Smoke Affects More than Just At-Risk Groups, Tribune-Review
County Industry Told to Cut Back on Particulate Emissions as Canadian Wildfire Hits Region, Pittsburgh Business Times
Canadian Wildfire Smoke Creates Unhealthy Air Quality Across Pittsburgh Region, CBS News
Code Red Air Quality Index Declared for Pennsylvania, WTAE
Code Orange Air Quality Index Declared for Pennsylvania, WTAE
The Candadian Wildfires Impacting Air Quality in PA - What You Need to Know, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Pittsburgh Media Outlets Collaborate to Cover Air Quality Misinformation in SW PA, Allegheny Front
Stories About Air Quality Regulations, Permits & GASP Watchdog Work
Environmental Groups Claim Victory in EPA Ruling on U.S. Steel Plant in Clairton, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
EPA Grants Petition Against U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works Plant, WPXI
EPA Objects to Clairton Coke Works' Air Quality Permit Issued to U.S. Steel, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
EPA Rejects Part of U.S. Steel's Air Quality Permit for the Clairton Coke Works, Allegheny Front
Some Residents Concerned Over Potential Toxic Fumes After Fire at Metallico Metal Scrap Yard, WPXI
After Latest Norfolk Southern Derailment, W. Pa Lawmakers Call for Rail Accountability, Pennsylvania Capital-Star
Environmental Activists Ask EPA to Revoke U.S. Steel's Permit for Clairton Plant, Next Pittsburgh
Updated: Allegheny County Board of Health Sends Bid to Tap Clean Air Fund to Public Comment Phase, Public Source
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
Clean-Air Fund Proposal Back to Regulators, Pittsburgh Business Times
Stories About GASP Initiatives
Opportunities for Teens: Fresh Voices for Clean Air and More, KidsBurgh
Solar United Neighbors Launches 2023 Co-Op Program to Bring More Clean Energy to Washington County, Next Pittsburgh
Two Rivers, 30 Minutes for April 28, 2023, Tube City Almanac
Local Officials Encouraged Not to Wait Until It's Too Late to Understand Local Air Quality Issues, Latrobe Bulletin
From Clairton to Potter Township, Locals are Watching Polluters, The Incline
Grassroots Science Fuels Air-quality Revelations, Ambridge Connection
Group Against Smog and Pollution Hosts April 19 Workshop on Local Air Quality Issues, PA Environment Digest
Advocates Tout Air Monitoring Investments as Vital Step in Region's Greener Future, Pittsburgh CityPaper
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
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