EPA Proposes Revised Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 for 1st Time Since ‘71
On April 15, EPA proposed to retain the secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter, while revising the SO2 NAAQS.
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Apr 253 min read
EPA Finalizes Suite of Standards to Reduce Pollution from Fossil Fuel-Fired Power Plants
EPA announced final rules to reduce fossil fuel-fired power plant pollution to protect communities without disrupting electricity delivery.
Apr 243 min read
EPA Announces Nearly $1 Billion in Grants to Invest in America's Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicle Transition
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced the launch of the nearly $1 billion Clean Heavy-Duty Vehicles Grant...
Apr 222 min read
GASP Lauds Announcement of $156 Million Grant to Deliver Residential Solar, Lower Energy Costs & Advance Environmental Justice in PA
The PA Energy Development Authority has been selected to receive more than $156 million through the Solar for All grant competition.
Apr 41 min read
EPA Finalizes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants from Integrated Steel Making Facilities
Good news: Revisions to the NESHAPs for Integrated Iron and Steel Manufacturing Facilities have been finalized by the EPA.
Mar 202 min read
EPA Finalizes New Pollution Standards for Cars, Light-Duty Trucks & Medium Duty Vehicles; GASP Calls Regs ‘Monumental’
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced final national pollution standards for passenger cars, light-duty trucks,...
Mar 192 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Publishes Long-Awaited Draft Title V Permit for Synthomer (Formerly Eastman Chemical)
We have blogged about the much-delayed and long-awaited Title V Operating Permit for the Jefferson Hills chemical-manufacturing facility...
Mar 192 min read
GASP Applauds EPA Finalization of Ban on Ongoing Uses of Asbestos to Protect People from Cancer
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a final rule to prohibit ongoing uses of chrysotile asbestos, the only...
Mar 143 min read
UPDATED: GASP Lauds Finalization of EPA Rule to Slash Toxic Emissions of Ethylene Oxide & Reduce Cancer Risk
Editor's Note: The EPA on April 5, 2024, finalized its ethylene oxide rule, which is effective immediately. The U.S. Environmental...
Mar 143 min read
Shapiro Unveils Energy Plan as Alternative to Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Wednesday unveiled what he called “a new era of energy leadership in Pennsylvania. In a release, he said his plan...
Mar 132 min read
GASP to ACHD: Neville Chemical Operating Permit Insufficient; Residents Deserve Stronger Protections
At a permit hearing Tuesday, GASP joined residents and advocates from Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) and others to demand the...
Mar 133 min read
EPA Proposes Strengthening Rules for Open Burning & Open Detonation to Treat Waste Explosives
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) today announced a rule to amend standards for facilities that use open burning and open...
Mar 62 min read
EPA Moving Full Steam Ahead with Process to OK CA Emissions Standards for Railroad Locomotives
A few months back we blogged about the California Air Resources Board’s (also known as CARB) adoption of a regulation that would, over...
Feb 292 min read
RACT II Equals RACT III for 58 Major Sources of Air Pollution in PA
We recently blogged about the much-delayed implementation of the second round of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II)...
Feb 263 min read
WATCHDOG REPORT: PA Regulators’ Struggle to Implement Clean Air Act Requirements for Regional Power Plants Continues
Today, we want to take you back to 2008, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality...
Feb 203 min read
New Designated Non-Attainment Area for SO2 in Western PA? That’s What EPA's Proposing - But is it Too Late to Make a Difference?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this month announced a proposal that - if approved - would mean four...
Feb 82 min read
GASP Joins Rep. Summer Lee, Fellow Advocates to Celebrate Investment in Electric School Buses, Raise Awareness of Funding Opportunity
GASP was honored to stand alongside U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow clean air advocates today to announce a $40 million federal grant...
Feb 71 min read
GASP Lauds EPA’s New, More Stringent Air Quality Standard for Fine Particulate Matter
The sun is shining in winter in Pittsburgh and we have great news to share! No, you are not dreaming. The U.S. Environmental Protection...
Jan 304 min read
EPA Proposes New Regs Designed to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry
The EPA this month announced a proposed rule designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Jan 242 min read
GASP Lauds DEP Cleaner Fuel Transportation Infrastructure Funding Benefitting Local Business, Communities
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded more than $1.28 million in funding to improve air quality in...
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