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Jan 23, 20201 min read
Watchdog Report: GASP Submits Formal Comments on PPG Industries, Bellefield Boiler Permits
This week, GASP Senior Attorney John Baillie submitted comments on pending RACT (Reasonably Available Control Technology) and Title V...
Jan 21, 20203 min read
Consent Order Between Allegheny Co. Health Dept., Harsco & ATI Calls for Enclosed Building, Fine
A Natrona-based slag processor will pay a more than $107,000 civil penalty and construct a new building to enclose processing thanks to a...
Jan 21, 20201 min read
Transparency Watch: ACHD Now Posting Air Quality Program Enforcement Orders to Website
An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Tuesday confirmed that ACHD is now posting to its website enforcement orders from its...
Jan 10, 20203 min read
GASP Joins Enviro Groups, Residents to Demand ACHD Action on Coke Oven Regs, Ongoing Emissions
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) joined environmental groups and droves of residents Friday to send a clear message to the...
Jan 6, 20204 min read
Same as It Ever Was: Killer Inversion in Pittsburgh Prompted Us to Call for Tighter Regs in '76, Too
U.S. Steel/Pittsburgh, 1970 The subject of atmospheric inversions—and the role they play in air pollution events that threaten public...
Dec 27, 20192 min read
Thursday Marked 6 Days of PM2.5, 7 Days of H2S Exceedances at ACHD's Air Quality Monitor in Liberty
In addition to spiked levels of fine particulate matter, sulfur dioxide (SO2) was also elevated, hitting 71 ppb Thursday night, just shy...
Dec 26, 20193 min read
About Liberty-Clairton’s Bad Air Days…And How U.S. Steel Could Be a Better Neighbor If It Wanted To
The cause? A strong weather inversion, one that also helped trap air pollutants closer to the ground, prompting a spike in fine...
Dec 23, 20191 min read
U.S. Steel Fined More Than $10K for Failed Stack Test
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Monday issued an Allegheny Alert regarding an enforcement order against U.S. Steel – one...
Dec 20, 20191 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Takes Two SO2 Monitors Offline
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) officials announced that they took two temporary air quality monitors installed in Clairton and...
Dec 10, 20192 min read
UPDATED: PA Court Approves Preliminary $8.5 Million Settlement Between U.S. Steel, Local Residents
A Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge has preliminarily approved an $8.5 million settlement between U.S. Steel and local residents...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
Annual Air Quality Reports Issued by Allegheny County Health Department, DEP
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released new...
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Environmental Groups Implore County Council to Better Fund Air Quality Program
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) and other local environmental groups this week called on Allegheny County Council to do what...
Nov 4, 20192 min read
GASP, Residents to Hold Presser Telling ACHD: Revise Coke Oven Regs & Get a Handle on H2S Violations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP, Residents to Hold Press Conference Telling ACHD: Revise Coke Oven Regs & Get a Handle on H2S Violations...
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Mt. Lebanon Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dumping Asbestos, Violating Clean Air Act
A Mt. Lebanon business owner on Oct. 10 pleaded guilty to illegally dumping asbestos-containing waste generated during the renovation of...
Oct 16, 20192 min read
GASP Appeals Eastman Chemical Installation Permit Issued by Allegheny County Health Dept.
Media Contact Amanda Gillooly Communications Manager Group Against Smog and Pollution amanda@gasp-pgh.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP...
Aug 27, 20191 min read
Join GASP in Telling ACHD: Enough with the Rotten Egg Odor—It’s Time to Meet the H2S Standard!
Girl covers nose with hand showing that something stinks isolated on gray background Sad but true: Waking up in the middle of the night...
Aug 26, 20193 min read
GASP to ACHD: Revisions to Fee Schedule Necessary for Effective Air Quality Program
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) put its thoughts on Allegheny County Health Department’s proposed revisions to its air...
Aug 20, 20193 min read
County Council Approves Motion Supporting ACHD's Efforts to Ensure U.S. Steel Complies with Regs
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion of council that endorses recent enforcement actions undertaken by the...
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Residents, Electeds & Enviro Activists Speak Out at Public Hearing About Proposed USS Settlement
Staff Attorney John Baillie provided public comment on behalf of GASP. More than 200 people packed the Clairton Municipal Building...
Jun 20, 20192 min read
Allegheny County Officials: Committee Formed, Search For New Health Department Director Begins
Allegheny County officials announced in a press release Thursday afternoon that the Board of Health has formed a search committee to lead...
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