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- GASP Legal Review Leads to Stronger Air Quality Permit for Lawrenceville-Based Pressure Chemical Co.
quality permits open for comment and issued in final form listed a final operating permit for Pressure Chemical We’ll guess few of you are familiar with “Subpart VVVVVV,” how it might affect Pressure Chemical, or Why GASP Took Issue with Pressure Chemical’s Draft Air Quality Permit In February 2019, we began our The facility is a manufacturer of specialty chemicals for various clients and does not produce a set While reviewing the draft permit GASP determined that it failed to include requirements for “Chemical
- EPA Finds Room for Improvement With Allegheny County’s Title V Operating Permit Program
Two major sources of air pollution in Allegheny County, Allegheny Ludlum’s Brackenridge Works and Eastman Chemicals and Resins in West Elizabeth, have never been issued Title V Operating Permits.
- Watchdog Report: Good News & Bad News About the Air Quality Permit Backlog
been issued Title V Operating Permits – Allegheny Ludlum’s Brackenridge Works (also known as ATI) and Eastman Chemical.
- Limited Opportunity: Want to Make a Difference in Local Air Quality? Learn to be a Smoke Reader
news for you: Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is covering the cost of the training put on by Eastern You can get more details on the Eastern Technical Associates website or email sue@gasp-pgh.org for details
- LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend Smoke School; Get the Same Training as the Health Inspectors
good news for you: Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) is covering the cost of the training by Eastern You can get more information about smoke school on the Eastern Technical Associates website.
- Good News, Murrysville: Emissions of Ozone-Forming Compounds from Westmoreland Compressor Station
Here’s what happened: Eastern Gas Transmission & Storage, Inc. has filed an application for a Plan Approval Quick FYI on ozone: Ground-level ozone is created by chemical reactions that occur between nitrogen oxides This happens when sunlight chemically reacts with pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, chemical plants, refineries, and even some species of trees.
- GASP Applauds EPA Finalization of Ban on Ongoing Uses of Asbestos to Protect People from Cancer
ongoing uses of asbestos is the first rule to be finalized under the 2016 amendments to the nation's chemical The action marks a major milestone for chemical safety after more than three decades of inadequate protections EPA's authority under TSCA to address risks to human health from asbestos or from any other existing chemical the law with clear requirements and a mandate to comprehensively prioritize and evaluate the risks of chemicals
- REVIEW: 'A New War on Cancer' a Must-Read; Features Mon Valley Advocate & GASP Volunteer
It talks about the crazy number of chemicals invented since the early 20th Century - about 300,000 - It talks about how rates of chemical exposure are so much higher for Black and Brown Americans, another It talks about burgeoning rates of childhood cancer and the increasing amounts of forever chemicals seeping how ineffective The War on Cancer has been - interspersing terrifying statistics about carcinogenic chemicals We have to change our regulations to protect everyone from harmful chemicals, minimize the influence
- EPA Good Neighbor Rule to Require Lower Emissions for PA Sources
Nitrogen oxides are used in the production of nitric acid, lacquers, dyes, and other chemicals. When they react with chemicals produced by sunlight it leads to the formation of ground-level ozone ( Let’s get back to ozone: It forms when sunlight chemically reacts with pollutants emitted by cars, power plants, industrial boilers, chemical plants, refineries, and even some species of trees. used in several industries, including iron, steel, and ferroalloy mills; paper and pulp mills; basic chemical
- UPDATED: GASP Lauds Finalization of EPA Rule to Slash Toxic Emissions of Ethylene Oxide & Reduce Cancer Risk
measures in U.S. history to reduce emissions of ethylene oxide, one of the most potent cancer-causing chemicals EPA is also working to strengthen standards to reduce ethylene oxide and other toxic pollutants from chemical