What You Need to Know About DEP's New Environmental Justice Policy & How to Weigh In
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![Clean Air Victory! GASP, Enviros Win EPA’s Objection to Clairton Coke Works Air Pollution Permit](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_bab0fa9379e44ea98e5006a6d6967e12~mv2.webp/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,al_c,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_bab0fa9379e44ea98e5006a6d6967e12~mv2.webp)
- Oct 5, 2023
- 4 min
Clean Air Victory! GASP, Enviros Win EPA’s Objection to Clairton Coke Works Air Pollution Permit
![EPA Wants to Tighten Air Pollution Regs for Steel-Making Facilities - Show Your Support Today](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)
- Sep 29, 2023
- 2 min
EPA Wants to Tighten Air Pollution Regs for Steel-Making Facilities - Show Your Support Today
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![GASP to ACHD: Time To Create Crisis Communications Plan in Wake of Metalico Fire, Pollution Concerns](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_abe98eda95684b9b9e34c51ea6c42dd9~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_abe98eda95684b9b9e34c51ea6c42dd9~mv2.webp)
- Sep 27, 2023
- 3 min
GASP to ACHD: Time To Create Crisis Communications Plan in Wake of Metalico Fire, Pollution Concerns
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![GASP Presents Public Comments at Hearing About Allegheny County SO2 Attainment Redesignation Request](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)
- Sep 15, 2023
- 2 min
GASP Presents Public Comments at Hearing About Allegheny County SO2 Attainment Redesignation Request
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![$2.3M from Clean Air Fund Headed to Mon Valley: Electric Trucks and More Trees. Hooray?](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)
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min
$2.3M from Clean Air Fund Headed to Mon Valley: Electric Trucks and More Trees. Hooray?
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![Mystery Plume(s) from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works Prompt GASP to Demand Answers, Accountability](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_84ce56c1a97c4c42bd695c2367676eaf~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_84ce56c1a97c4c42bd695c2367676eaf~mv2.webp)
- Sep 13, 2023
- 2 min
Mystery Plume(s) from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works Prompt GASP to Demand Answers, Accountability
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![GASP to Board of Health: Prioritize Public Health During Bad-Air Events; Share Real-Time Conditions](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)
- Sep 11, 2023
- 2 min
GASP to Board of Health: Prioritize Public Health During Bad-Air Events; Share Real-Time Conditions
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![EPA Wants to Revise Coke Oven Emissions Standards, But Not Enough to Address Unacceptable Risks](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_37e9676c65614deabb10495133d5f3ac~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_300,h_132,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_37e9676c65614deabb10495133d5f3ac~mv2.webp)
- Aug 29, 2023
- 4 min
EPA Wants to Revise Coke Oven Emissions Standards, But Not Enough to Address Unacceptable Risks
![More H2S Exceedances in Mon Valley Beg Question: Why the Sharp Rise at N. Braddock Despite ET Deal?](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)
- Aug 24, 2023
- 2 min
More H2S Exceedances in Mon Valley Beg Question: Why the Sharp Rise at N. Braddock Despite ET Deal?
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![EPA Initiates New Review of Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards to Reflect Latest Science](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)
- Aug 22, 2023
- 3 min
EPA Initiates New Review of Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards to Reflect Latest Science
![FYI: EPA Proposes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Facilities Like Edgar Thomson Works](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)
- Aug 16, 2023
- 3 min
FYI: EPA Proposes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Facilities Like Edgar Thomson Works
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![GASP Smoke Readers Observe Metallico Plumes, Talk Neville Island Air Pollution](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_a20da5921df645928a3f8e627151fbb7~mv2.jpg/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/f3af33_a20da5921df645928a3f8e627151fbb7~mv2.webp)
- Aug 9, 2023
- 2 min
GASP Smoke Readers Observe Metallico Plumes, Talk Neville Island Air Pollution
![Watchdog Update | Newest on DEP’s Air Quality Permit Backlog; GASP Report Spurs WTAE Investigation](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)
- Jul 26, 2023
- 2 min
Watchdog Update | Newest on DEP’s Air Quality Permit Backlog; GASP Report Spurs WTAE Investigation
![ACHD, Stop Messaging Like It’s 1999: Why EPA’s NowCast AQI is Essential to Public Health](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_19f1d44621f441488402ebf44d812d08~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_19f1d44621f441488402ebf44d812d08~mv2.webp)
- Jul 13, 2023
- 5 min
ACHD, Stop Messaging Like It’s 1999: Why EPA’s NowCast AQI is Essential to Public Health
![ACHD Fines INEOS on Neville Island for Emissions Violations; Enters Consent Decree with ALCOSAN](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)
- Jul 13, 2023
- 3 min
ACHD Fines INEOS on Neville Island for Emissions Violations; Enters Consent Decree with ALCOSAN
![Allegheny County Health Department Provides BOH with Air Quality Update, Improvement Goals](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_9fd110864be94a18b09aa8c9f9020299~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_9fd110864be94a18b09aa8c9f9020299~mv2.webp)
- Jul 12, 2023
- 2 min
Allegheny County Health Department Provides BOH with Air Quality Update, Improvement Goals
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![U.S. Seel Fined $301K for Air Pollution Violations at Clairton Coke Works](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/be24dd_e17adca2a4cc438c9fcdbb228f7ef44f~mv2.jpeg/v1/fill/w_300,h_150,fp_0.50_0.50,q_90,enc_auto/be24dd_e17adca2a4cc438c9fcdbb228f7ef44f~mv2.webp)
- Jul 11, 2023
- 1 min
U.S. Seel Fined $301K for Air Pollution Violations at Clairton Coke Works
![GASP Smoke Reading Tour Stops at Clairton; Residents Observed U.S. Steel Emissions & Honed Skills](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f3af33_6b5b4a4414104b5b897500a5e805a38f~mv2.png/v1/fill/w_453,h_340,fp_0.50_0.50,q_95,enc_auto/f3af33_6b5b4a4414104b5b897500a5e805a38f~mv2.webp)
- Jun 7, 2023
- 1 min
GASP Smoke Reading Tour Stops at Clairton; Residents Observed U.S. Steel Emissions & Honed Skills
![GASP INVESTIGATES: Despite Fee Changes, Air Quality Permit Backlog Still an Issue for ACHD, DEP](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)
- Jun 1, 2023
- 6 min
GASP INVESTIGATES: Despite Fee Changes, Air Quality Permit Backlog Still an Issue for ACHD, DEP