ACHD Acting Director Patrick Dowd to Depart; Vote on Replacement Expected in Coming Weeks
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- Jun 5
- 5 min
Residents’ Guide to Allegheny Co. Health Dept's '25 Network Monitoring Plan, How to Comment
![INVESTIGATION: ACHD Air Quality Permit Backlog Worst It's Been in Years; DEP Making Progress](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_5a4642c7dbce4541a335d47e31d84b75~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_5a4642c7dbce4541a335d47e31d84b75~mv2.webp)
- May 29
- 6 min
INVESTIGATION: ACHD Air Quality Permit Backlog Worst It's Been in Years; DEP Making Progress
![ACHD Hits U.S. Steel, ALCOSAN, Synthomer & Others with Air Quality Violations, Fines](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_227fcdfe65034ad98a6bcd77eedcc83b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_227fcdfe65034ad98a6bcd77eedcc83b~mv2.webp)
- May 29
- 2 min
ACHD Hits U.S. Steel, ALCOSAN, Synthomer & Others with Air Quality Violations, Fines
![Allegheny County Health Department Announces Public Comment Period for Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_4281ee9d251645b69369fb5987616ed9~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_225,h_225,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_4281ee9d251645b69369fb5987616ed9~mv2.webp)
- May 21
- 1 min
Allegheny County Health Department Announces Public Comment Period for Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan
![GASP Disappointed - But Not Surprised - By Clean Air Fund Audit Findings](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_f0523642e9984065bd34b960c76e2075~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_f0523642e9984065bd34b960c76e2075~mv2.webp)
- May 21
- 3 min
GASP Disappointed - But Not Surprised - By Clean Air Fund Audit Findings
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- May 15
- 2 min
Action Alert: Weigh in on How U.S. Steel Air Quality Settlement Money Should Be Spent - Here’s How (and Why)
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- May 9
- 1 min
EPA Announces National Standards for Emissions from Bulk Gasoline Terminals – 4 Regional Major Sources to Be Impacted
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![GASP to Health Officials: Residents Deserve Answers on Mounting Mon Valley H2S Exceedances & What’s Being Done to Stop Days-Long Stench Episodes](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_7f7dfa8658a0497d93643fb2bb563b98~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_7f7dfa8658a0497d93643fb2bb563b98~mv2.webp)
- May 8
- 3 min
GASP to Health Officials: Residents Deserve Answers on Mounting Mon Valley H2S Exceedances & What’s Being Done to Stop Days-Long Stench Episodes
![Join GASP, Residents & Fellow Advocates to Speak Out on Mon Valley Stench; Demand Transparency on H2S Exceedance Problem](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_d96946ba00ad4d399d13a9c0afeb9c9e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_300,h_300,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_d96946ba00ad4d399d13a9c0afeb9c9e~mv2.webp)
- May 2
- 3 min
Join GASP, Residents & Fellow Advocates to Speak Out on Mon Valley Stench; Demand Transparency on H2S Exceedance Problem
![After 18-Year Wait, DEP Plans to Renew Title V Operating Permit for Washington County’s Arden Landfill](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_c47df87928494a07a6e45d0321cde49b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_c47df87928494a07a6e45d0321cde49b~mv2.webp)
- May 1
- 2 min
After 18-Year Wait, DEP Plans to Renew Title V Operating Permit for Washington County’s Arden Landfill
![EPA Proposes Revised Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 for 1st Time Since ‘71](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_227fcdfe65034ad98a6bcd77eedcc83b~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_227fcdfe65034ad98a6bcd77eedcc83b~mv2.webp)
- Apr 29
- 3 min
EPA Proposes Revised Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 for 1st Time Since ‘71
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![EPA Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_b5e6508aa552445ca243f0663d5fbead~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_307,h_309,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_b5e6508aa552445ca243f0663d5fbead~mv2.webp)
- Apr 25
- 3 min
EPA Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
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- Apr 24
- 3 min
EPA Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition
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- Apr 22
- 2 min
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Withdrawal of Request for EPA Attainment Determination of PM2.5 Standard
![Knowledge is Power: GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_a06fc4af0fa149dc96505a7deff899ed~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_a06fc4af0fa149dc96505a7deff899ed~mv2.webp)
- Apr 22
- 2 min
Knowledge is Power: GASP Encourages Residents to Use Relaunched Online Air Quality Database
![GASP Submits Formal Comments on Long-Awaited Synthomer Air Quality Permit, Tells ACHD ‘It’s About Damn Time’](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_3093ef24cb5343d8b1493c799059294e~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_300,h_160,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/be24dd_3093ef24cb5343d8b1493c799059294e~mv2.webp)
- Apr 18
- 2 min
GASP Submits Formal Comments on Long-Awaited Synthomer Air Quality Permit, Tells ACHD ‘It’s About Damn Time’
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![UPDATED: GASP Rallies with Residents & Advocates Prior to Shareholder Vote Approving Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_eb13412afa00493daaedfe4398c033f7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_eb13412afa00493daaedfe4398c033f7~mv2.webp)
- Apr 12
- 3 min
UPDATED: GASP Rallies with Residents & Advocates Prior to Shareholder Vote Approving Sale of U.S. Steel to Nippon Steel
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![EPA Finalizes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Integrated Steel Making Facilities](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_3412dfb08388477892a92329f8c50a2a~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_3412dfb08388477892a92329f8c50a2a~mv2.webp)
- Apr 4
- 1 min
EPA Finalizes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Integrated Steel Making Facilities
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![EPA Finalizes New Pollution Standards for Cars, Light-Duty Trucks & Medium Duty Vehicles; GASP Calls Regs ‘Monumental’](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/11062b_ea007ea075cc41419e5ca975cc21dd54~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/11062b_ea007ea075cc41419e5ca975cc21dd54~mv2.webp)
- Mar 20
- 2 min
EPA Finalizes New Pollution Standards for Cars, Light-Duty Trucks & Medium Duty Vehicles; GASP Calls Regs ‘Monumental’