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Apr 25, 20222 min read
Rejoice! Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regs Have Been Finalized – PA to Formally Join Pro
Pennsylvania’s road to entering the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was a rocky one. We kept you posted on the drama, most...
Mar 21, 20222 min read
Public Comments Sought for PA’s New Environmental Justice Policy
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) is releasing a draft Environmental Justice Public Participation Policy that...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
GASP Lauds DEP Decision To Conduct Hazardous Cleanup Program Investigation at Erie Coke, Inc.
This investigation is necessary to identify the nature and extent of hazardous substances in soils, sediment, and water at the property...
Nov 5, 20212 min read
UPDATED: DEP Declares Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter Liberty-Clairto
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4:12 p.m. Friday, Nov. 5 to include information about tomorrow’s Mon Valley Air Pollution Watch....
Mar 5, 20212 min read
DEP to Host Virtual Public Hearing on How to Stop Landfill Gas Migration from Mazzaro Land Fill in M
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will hold a virtual public hearing at 6 p.m. Tuesday, April 6 to take...
Jan 19, 20211 min read
New DEP Fee Schedule Expected to Put Air Quality Program on ‘Sound Financial Footing’
We’ve got some good news to report: The revised fee schedule for the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s Air Quality...
Dec 18, 20201 min read
DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter in Liberty-Clairton
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this afternoon issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine...
Dec 3, 20204 min read
Virtual Public Hearings Regarding PA’s Entry into Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Next Week; Writ
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will kick off the series of hearings on Dec. 8 and will accept written comments on the matter...
Nov 10, 20203 min read
Steps You Can Take to Minimize Impacts of Poor Air Quality as We Wait for ACHD, Industry Action
In air quality warnings issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)...
Oct 6, 20202 min read
PA Legislature Moves to Block Fee Schedule Changes That Would Ensure DEP’s Air Quality Program Has F
These fees are critical to the operation of DEP’s Air Quality Program, which works to protect public health and Pennsylvania’s...
Sep 23, 20202 min read
Changes to DEP Air Quality Program’s Fee Schedule Approved by PA Commission, Now Waits for Green Lig
Here’s some good news on the air quality front: Pennsylvania’s Independent Regulatory Review Commission (IRRC) on Sept. 17 approved the...
Sep 15, 20202 min read
GASP Lauds PA Environmental Quality Board Approval of Proposed Climate Change Regulation
Image courtesy of the DEP website. The Pennsylvania Environmental Quality Board (EQB) on Sept. 15 voted to promulgate a regulation to...
Aug 10, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Experiences Two Air Quality Exceedances Aug. 9; Air Quality Action Day Again Declar
Click image to enlarge the chart. This past weekend of warm and muggy weather was punctuated by two air quality exceedances, according to...
Jul 20, 20201 min read
DEP Awards $2.1 Million in Grants for Cleaner Fuel Vehicle Projects to Help Improve Air Quality, Add
Editor’s Note: The following was taken from a press release issued today by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP). More...
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 8, 20202 min read
DEP: Capping Carbon Pollution Would Save Hundreds of Lives, Billions of Dollars
Cutting carbon dioxide pollution from power plants would save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars in Pennsylvania, according to new...
Jun 29, 20202 min read
GASP Awarded Grant to Help Educate Middle School Students About Air Quality & Climate Change
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was recently awarded a $17,497 grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection...
Jun 25, 20203 min read
Attorney General: Grand Jury Finds PA Failed To Protect Citizens During Fracking Boom
Editor’s Note: The following is from a press release issued by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Links to associated media...
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 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...
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