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![UPDATED: U.S. Steel Appeals $2.2 Million Fine for Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_b5b2afefe252439d8729fdb830d090b5~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_b5b2afefe252439d8729fdb830d090b5~mv2.webp)
![HELP WANTED: DEP Seeks Project Applications for $5 Million Beaver County Environmental Mitigation Community Fund](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)
- Jan 4
- 2 min
HELP WANTED: DEP Seeks Project Applications for $5 Million Beaver County Environmental Mitigation Community Fund
![PA Sen. Casey Signs Letter Attacking Proposed EPA Rules to Reduce Emissions from Coke & Steelmaking](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)
- Dec 8, 2023
- 1 min
PA Sen. Casey Signs Letter Attacking Proposed EPA Rules to Reduce Emissions from Coke & Steelmaking
![GASP, Black Appalachia Coalition Petitioning ACHD for Accountability & Transparency in Clairton](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)
- Dec 5, 2023
- 2 min
GASP, Black Appalachia Coalition Petitioning ACHD for Accountability & Transparency in Clairton
![UPDATED: Residents’ Guide to Allegheny Co. Health Dept's '24 Network Monitoring Plan, How to Comment](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)
- Nov 29, 2023
- 4 min
UPDATED: Residents’ Guide to Allegheny Co. Health Dept's '24 Network Monitoring Plan, How to Comment
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![EPA & CA Air Resources Board Team Up to Reduce Locomotive Emissions - Here's What You Need to Know](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_c27e2e2b08bb40f4be34ee99cbeff379~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_c27e2e2b08bb40f4be34ee99cbeff379~mv2.webp)
- Nov 27, 2023
- 3 min
EPA & CA Air Resources Board Team Up to Reduce Locomotive Emissions - Here's What You Need to Know
![On the 12th Day of Stench-mas My Health Department Gave to Me… The Cold Shoulder](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)
- Nov 20, 2023
- 2 min
On the 12th Day of Stench-mas My Health Department Gave to Me… The Cold Shoulder
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- Nov 16, 2023
- 2 min
It's Giving Season - Here's What a Year-End Donation to GASP Means...
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![DEP Directs Civil Penalty for Cheswick Demolition Violation to Benefit Springdale](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_d6fc4e02bfc04c5d92bc72e79cce55bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_d6fc4e02bfc04c5d92bc72e79cce55bc~mv2.webp)
- Nov 16, 2023
- 1 min
DEP Directs Civil Penalty for Cheswick Demolition Violation to Benefit Springdale
![Here We Go Again: 8 Straight Days of Stench, H2S Exceedances - GASP *Again* Calls on ACHD for Update](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_4aab338a25044cc4ae3fdcb25856d9a0~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_200,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_4aab338a25044cc4ae3fdcb25856d9a0~mv2.webp)
- Nov 16, 2023
- 1 min
Here We Go Again: 8 Straight Days of Stench, H2S Exceedances - GASP *Again* Calls on ACHD for Update
![Mon Valley Sees 5 Straight Days of H2S Exceedances & Stench; ACHD Remains Mum on Fix](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)
- Nov 6, 2023
- 2 min
Mon Valley Sees 5 Straight Days of H2S Exceedances & Stench; ACHD Remains Mum on Fix
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![Commonwealth Court Enters Final Order Barring PA from Participation in RGGI](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_9fc317cbf61d43048bd7a79bf06d2db7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/nsplsh_9fc317cbf61d43048bd7a79bf06d2db7~mv2.webp)
- Nov 1, 2023
- 1 min
Commonwealth Court Enters Final Order Barring PA from Participation in RGGI
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![GASP Lauds EPA Launch of New Initiative to Help People Access Unprecedented Enviro Justice Resources](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_d6fc4e02bfc04c5d92bc72e79cce55bc~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_d6fc4e02bfc04c5d92bc72e79cce55bc~mv2.webp)
- Nov 1, 2023
- 2 min
GASP Lauds EPA Launch of New Initiative to Help People Access Unprecedented Enviro Justice Resources
![GASP to Board of Health: Task ACHD with Creating Crisis Comms Plan, Convene Dormant Subcommittees](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)
- Nov 1, 2023
- 3 min
GASP to Board of Health: Task ACHD with Creating Crisis Comms Plan, Convene Dormant Subcommittees
![Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Public Comment on 2024 Air Quality Network Monitoring Plan](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)
- Oct 27, 2023
- 1 min
Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Public Comment on 2024 Air Quality Network Monitoring Plan
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![First Look: GASP & Fellow Advocates Gear Up for EPA-Funded Air Monitoring Work](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_032d7dec795d437b98faf2df976b9a4e~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_032d7dec795d437b98faf2df976b9a4e~mv2.webp)
- Oct 27, 2023
- 2 min
First Look: GASP & Fellow Advocates Gear Up for EPA-Funded Air Monitoring Work
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- Oct 26, 2023
- 1 min
Watchdog Alert: Former Eastman Chemical Plant in Jefferson Hills to Reduce Pollution
![Stench Returns Despite Enforcement Efforts; GASP Again Calls on ACHD for Answers, Transparency](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)
- Oct 26, 2023
- 4 min
Stench Returns Despite Enforcement Efforts; GASP Again Calls on ACHD for Answers, Transparency
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![GASP to DEP on New Environmental Justice Policy: Ensure Residents Have Real Seat at the Table](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/b565ccc1941f4cdfb608c69b9cdb5f37.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/b565ccc1941f4cdfb608c69b9cdb5f37.webp)
- Oct 26, 2023
- 2 min
GASP to DEP on New Environmental Justice Policy: Ensure Residents Have Real Seat at the Table
![Environmental Justice Matters - Weigh in on the DEP’s Newly Unveiled Policy NOW](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_4429417458e54331bbe4767ea4dd5afa~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_4429417458e54331bbe4767ea4dd5afa~mv2.webp)
- Oct 12, 2023
- 2 min
Environmental Justice Matters - Weigh in on the DEP’s Newly Unveiled Policy NOW