Allegheny County Air Quality Fund Audit Shows Health Department Still Grappling with Air Quality Permit Backlog
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![Allegheny County Air Quality Fund Audit Shows Health Department Still Grappling with Air Quality Permit Backlog](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_29c2ecc0f35f45bcb5624a373d414be8~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_29c2ecc0f35f45bcb5624a373d414be8~mv2.webp)
![UPDATED: GASP Lauds Enforcement Order, $62K Civil Penalty Against Neville Chemical But Calls on ACHD](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_f60dfef0bc69483c8a5bdb8ea9103c81~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_f60dfef0bc69483c8a5bdb8ea9103c81~mv2.webp)
- Oct 5, 2021
- 3 min
UPDATED: GASP Lauds Enforcement Order, $62K Civil Penalty Against Neville Chemical But Calls on ACHD
![Seward Generating Station Applies to DEP for *Decreased* Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limits](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_45a7ef65f36f4a54961c4fa770339db3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_45a7ef65f36f4a54961c4fa770339db3~mv2.webp)
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Seward Generating Station Applies to DEP for *Decreased* Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limits
![Mon Valley Stench Returns, GASP Again Calls on ACHD for Public Update](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_ce93f42b248a4e18bda4148a0e92d4b1~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_ce93f42b248a4e18bda4148a0e92d4b1~mv2.webp)
- Oct 4, 2021
- 2 min
Mon Valley Stench Returns, GASP Again Calls on ACHD for Public Update
![May We Introduce Our New Executive Director? GASPers, Meet Patrick Campbell](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_ba1bf274e3f849fcac3f393c4855cee9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_ba1bf274e3f849fcac3f393c4855cee9~mv2.webp)
- Sep 29, 2021
- 2 min
May We Introduce Our New Executive Director? GASPers, Meet Patrick Campbell
![Allegheny County Health Department Issues $25K Civil Penalty to Bristol Metals for Air Quality Viola](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_3e06791140a44472b80b49238b4c48ec~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_3e06791140a44472b80b49238b4c48ec~mv2.webp)
- Sep 29, 2021
- 4 min
Allegheny County Health Department Issues $25K Civil Penalty to Bristol Metals for Air Quality Viola
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![Famously Litigious U.S. Steel Asks Hearing Officer to Kill Proposed Coke Oven Regulations Designed t](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_2c4bc5651c544574af1e062a8335b75d~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_2c4bc5651c544574af1e062a8335b75d~mv2.webp)
- Sep 14, 2021
- 3 min
Famously Litigious U.S. Steel Asks Hearing Officer to Kill Proposed Coke Oven Regulations Designed t
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- Sep 14, 2021
- 2 min
Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Sept. 14 to Determine Fate of RGGI in PA
![UPDATED: Allegheny County Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Mon Valley Air Pollution Episodic Reg](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_a594f9d13d50468abee4f581c22b2ca0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_a594f9d13d50468abee4f581c22b2ca0~mv2.webp)
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
UPDATED: Allegheny County Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Mon Valley Air Pollution Episodic Reg
![Health Department Issues U.S. Steel New Fines Regarding 4.2-Ton Release of Toxic Anhydrous Ammonia f](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_e85ce398d08a4c0ba16b75b4bdb127dd~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_e85ce398d08a4c0ba16b75b4bdb127dd~mv2.webp)
- Sep 13, 2021
- 2 min
Health Department Issues U.S. Steel New Fines Regarding 4.2-Ton Release of Toxic Anhydrous Ammonia f
![GASP Speaks Out About H2S Violations, Lack of Transparency Over U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_fd71da734bca434eb8e785d12a773a9f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_fd71da734bca434eb8e785d12a773a9f~mv2.webp)
- Sep 1, 2021
- 2 min
GASP Speaks Out About H2S Violations, Lack of Transparency Over U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
![Episodic Weather Regulations One Step Closer to Approval Following Allegheny County Council Meeting](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_6500bd14a2b847028e678e77d5d634e2~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_6500bd14a2b847028e678e77d5d634e2~mv2.webp)
- Aug 31, 2021
- 2 min
Episodic Weather Regulations One Step Closer to Approval Following Allegheny County Council Meeting
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![Smoke & Flames at Edgar Thomson Plant, More H2S Exceedances Punctuate Need for Public Update](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_292b96511af44b90a28c6bd431b6716f~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_292b96511af44b90a28c6bd431b6716f~mv2.webp)
- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
Smoke & Flames at Edgar Thomson Plant, More H2S Exceedances Punctuate Need for Public Update
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- Aug 23, 2021
- 2 min
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend 2-Day Smoke School & Get Same Training As Health Inspectors
![Public Comment Period for Allegheny County Health Department’s Annual Air Monitoring Plan Closes Mon](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_1e9799aa9360437db864427fd376a035~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_1e9799aa9360437db864427fd376a035~mv2.webp)
- Aug 5, 2021
- 2 min
Public Comment Period for Allegheny County Health Department’s Annual Air Monitoring Plan Closes Mon
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![It’s Been Nearly 4 Years EPA, Public Deserves Transparency, Action Regarding Edgar Thomson Emissions](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_24c37c77031b461e9e5b9f12aefba946~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_300,h_168,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_24c37c77031b461e9e5b9f12aefba946~mv2.webp)
- Aug 3, 2021
- 3 min
It’s Been Nearly 4 Years EPA, Public Deserves Transparency, Action Regarding Edgar Thomson Emissions
![The Mon Valley Stinks (Literally): Sky-High H2S Concentrations Cause Air Quality Exceedances](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_ac7cfaf511474c80a7256662ad17cf39~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_ac7cfaf511474c80a7256662ad17cf39~mv2.webp)
- Jul 27, 2021
- 2 min
The Mon Valley Stinks (Literally): Sky-High H2S Concentrations Cause Air Quality Exceedances
![Board of Health Green Lights Episodic Weather Regulations for Mon Valley, Next Stop Allegheny County Council](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_2b5224e2ca1440228391e774a8e578fc~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_2b5224e2ca1440228391e774a8e578fc~mv2.webp)
- Jul 14, 2021
- 3 min
Board of Health Green Lights Episodic Weather Regulations for Mon Valley, Next Stop Allegheny County Council
![Environmental Quality Board Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_02f95cae98a7429d852867afb0fc88e3~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_02f95cae98a7429d852867afb0fc88e3~mv2.webp)
- Jul 13, 2021
- 2 min
Environmental Quality Board Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking
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![Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Comment on Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_761d06ec5ad541f49039636a48b22669~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_330,h_186,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_761d06ec5ad541f49039636a48b22669~mv2.webp)
- Jul 13, 2021
- 1 min
Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Comment on Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan