Air Pollution Violations Lead to a $6K Penalty for ATI, Harsco Following Dust Complaints
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Aug. 11 issued a demand for stipulated penalties in the amount of $6,000 to ATI Flat...
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Aug 18, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Orders Over Asbestos Abatement
According to the orders posted to the ACHD website Aug. 13, the companies violated Allegheny County’s Air Pollution Control Regulations...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
ACHD Issues $1,755 Civil Penalty Against Pittsburgh Cremation Services
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on June 8 filed an enforcement order against Pittsburgh Cremation Services for failing to...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Cheswick Generating Station Assessed $32K Civil Penalty for Emissions Issues
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has assessed a $32,280 civil penalty against GenOn Power Midwest, LP, for 13 exceedances of a...
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Order to U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Over
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued an enforcement order against U.S. Steel for opacity violations at its Edgar...
Aug 13, 20201 min read
Sign Our Petition to Tell ACHD it Must Provide Public Update on Edgar Thomson Emissions Issues
GASP needs your help to send a message to the Allegheny County Health Department that enough is enough: The public deserves a substantive...
Aug 11, 20203 min read
In the Face of Poor Air Quality, Allegheny County Health Department (AGAIN) Gives Far Too Much Credi
When air quality was downright awful for more than a week during the festive season this past December, ACHD was quick to point out that...
Jul 17, 20201 min read
Air Quality Action Day for Ozone Declared for Saturday, July 18
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and the Southwestern Pennsylvania Air Quality Partnership, Inc. have...
Jul 9, 20204 min read
Still No Official Explanation for Emissions Issues at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
Editor’s Note: GASP on Aug. 26 delivered a petition signed by nearly 600 people and 16 local organizations calling for the Allegheny...
Jul 8, 20202 min read
UPDATED: DEP Declares Ozone Action Day for Thursday, Allegheny County Health Dept. Says No Open Burn
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:14 a.m. Thursday, July 9 to include additional information sent out by the Allegheny County...
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Swissvale Glass Company Appeals Health Department Determination Regarding Emissions Standards Compli
Kopp Glass Inc. on July 1 appealed an Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) determination that one of its pot furnaces is subject to...
Jun 25, 20201 min read
ACHD Announces SO2 Exceedance, Says June 17 Edgar Thomson Plume Due to Valve Failure
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Thursday announced that according to preliminary data from the North Braddock air...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Brown Plume from Edgar Thomson Plant Prompts Questions & Complaints, ACHD Response
A reddish-brown plume emanating from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Wednesday evening prompted questions and complaints from nearby...
Jun 17, 20206 min read
Watchdog Report: Good News & Bad News About the Air Quality Permit Backlog
Watchdog work is a cornerstone of what we do here at GASP, and part of that involves keeping a watchful eye on both sources of industrial...
Jun 11, 20202 min read
GASP Weighs in on Allegheny County Health Department’s Draft Air Quality Monitoring Network Plan
The Group Against Smog and Pollution on Wednesday submitted comments on the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD’s) draft 2021 air...
Jun 8, 20201 min read
U.S. Steel Appeals RACT Installation Permits
U.S. Steel on June 1 appealed three installation permits issued by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) regarding Reasonable...
Jun 3, 20202 min read
Watchdog Report: GASP Weighs in on RACT II Determinations
Over the past several months, GASP has submitted comments on several “RACT II Determinations” made by the Allegheny County Health...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Orders Over Asbestos Abatement, Dust Mitigatio
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on June 4 to clarify that the dust complaint against Heights Plaza Materials, Springhill Road LLC...
Jun 1, 20201 min read
PM2.5 Monitors at Parkway East, Lawrenceville Sites Back on Line Following Technical Issues
Editor’s Note: An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that both the Parkway East and Lawrenceville PM25...
May 28, 20202 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces $361K in Fines Against U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in a press release Thursday announced that it has issued $361,400 worth of stipulated...
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