The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) this week submitted formal comments on the operating permit for U.S. Steel’s Hot Strip Mill project at its Edgar Thomson Works - noting two ways the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) can make it more protective of public health. Our senior attorney John Baillie reviewed the permit and flagged these main issues: The permit does not include sufficient monitoring, recordkeeping and reporting requirements to assure compliance.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) wants to dismantle even more environmental regulations put into place to help protect air quality and public health – this time giving a pass to polluters in the oil and gas industries. GASP suspected this news was coming: We have blogged about the New Source Performance Standards for oil and gas production facilities here and here. The first standard relates to facilities that were constructed or modified after December 6, 2

Ever wonder when you get YOUR say on air quality matters? When is it YOUR turn to give input to regulators and policymakers before they pass laws, change regulations or issue permits that impact your day-to-day life? We’re here to remind you that federal and regional regulatory agencies are legally required to listen to you before finalizing new rules. Public comment periods give everyday residents a seat at the table. Whether the EPA is updating national air standards or ag

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is hosting an upcoming public information session and Q&A focused on the air quality permits for U.S. Steel's proposed Hot Strip Mill project at the Edgar Thomson Plant in Braddock at 5 p.m. Thursday.

GASP has been closely following the EPA's unprecedented assault on bedrock air quality regulations intended to reign in harmful emissions from some of America's largest industrial polluters and protect human and environmental health. We've written extensively about these environmental rollbacks and have provided public testimony blasting the EPA for its failure to protect the American public and the air we all breathe while largely giving polluters a free pass. On Friday, GAS

Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality enforcement actions. As part of our watchdog work, GASP monitors this webpage and reports on the air quality violations posted there. Because the docket has not been updated since December 2025, GASP is now filing monthly public records requests to glean more timely information related to ACHD’s enforcement efforts. The below is among the most re