RGGI Saga Continues After Commonwealth Court Enjoins Implementation in PA
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- Jul 7, 2022
- 4 min
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Civil Penalties, Warnings Over Air Quality Violations
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- Jul 6, 2022
- 2 min
GASP to ACHD: Public Deserves Update on U.S. Steel Outage at Clairton, Air Quality Implications
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- Jun 16, 2022
- 2 min
Environmental Quality Board Shelves Regs for Methane & VOC Emissions from Conventional Gas Wells
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- Jun 8, 2022
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The Edgar Thomson PROPOSED Consent Decree Explained – And How Community Input Can Make it Stronger
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- May 26, 2022
- 6 min
GASP INVESTIGATES: Progress Reducing Air Quality Permit Backlog Made, But Too Many Major Sources Ope
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- May 23, 2022
- 5 min
Care About Air Quality? We’ve Got 5 Reasons to Sign A Petition Demanding Action on Climate Crisis
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- May 17, 2022
- 3 min
U.S. Steel to Pay $1.5M Penalty, Make Improvements to Settle Air Pollution Violations at Edgar Thoms
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- May 12, 2022
- 2 min
GASP to ACHD: Revised Coke Oven Regs Must Better Protect Community from H2S, Other Air Pollutants
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- May 10, 2022
- 1 min
Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Comment on Annual Air Monitoring Network Plan, GASP Reviewi
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- May 10, 2022
- 3 min
EPA Proposes Rule to Require More Comprehensive Reporting on Asbestos, Continuing Work to Protect Pu
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- May 6, 2022
- 2 min
Allegheny County Board of Health Greenlights $30K Clean Air Fund Request for Air Pollution Health Im
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- May 4, 2022
- 4 min
<UPDATED> GASP to Board of Health: Use Your Authority to Demand More Transparency, Improved Pu
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- Apr 25, 2022
- 2 min
Rejoice! Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regs Have Been Finalized – PA to Formally Join Pro
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- Apr 18, 2022
- 1 min
No Surprise: U.S. Steel Appeals Allegheny County Health Department $1.8M Enforcement Order Over H2S
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- Apr 12, 2022
- 3 min
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Clean Air Fund ‘Planning Framework,’ U.S. Steel’s Request, and an H2S Stu
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- Apr 11, 2022
- 2 min
UPDATE: Court Blocks Publication of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regs
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- Apr 7, 2022
- 3 min
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Air Quality Monitors on the Move, but Costs & Benefits Remain Unclear
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- Apr 1, 2022
- 2 min
Allegheny County Health Dept. Announces Approval of Re-Submitted Mon Valley Air Pollution Episiode P
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- Mar 29, 2022
- 4 min
ACHD Issues Fine for Open Burning, Orders Renovations at Brewery to Cease & Issues Warning to S