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Environmental Hearing Board Terminates Two Prior Erie Coke Appeals; Approves Supersedeas Petition
UPDATE: At the joint request of lawyers for Erie Coke Corp. and the state Department of Environmental Protection, a Pennsylvania...
Jan 6, 20202 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 26, 20193 min read
UPDATED: Erie Coke Corp. Shutting Down Operations
Erie Coke Corp. has shut down operations at its bay-front facility, according to news reports. GoErie.com’s Madeleine O’Neil reported...
Dec 19, 20193 min read
Your Year-End Charitable Donation to GASP Will Help Fund 2020 Air Quality Advocacy, Education &
Dear Fellow Breather, We’re nearing the end of a banner year here at the Group Against Smog and Pollution. We celebrated our golden...
Dec 19, 20194 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...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
UPDATED: EHB Denies DEP Request to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Case, Says it’s “Not Worthwhile"
By way of an Opinion and Order issued Thursday, the Environmental Hearing Board essentially ended the Department of Environmental...
Sep 27, 20192 min read
DEP Opens Investigation Near Erie Coke Following Passive Air Monitoring Sampling Results
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a follow-up investigation near Erie Coke because of the results...
Sep 18, 20193 min read
DEP Asks EHB Judge to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Supersedeas Case
On Monday, attorneys for DEP filed a Motion to Amend Interlocutory Order Granting Petition for Supersedeas “to provide that the order...
Sep 9, 20192 min read
EHB Judge: Erie Coke Can Continue Operating Pending Permit Appeal…But with Conditions
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman on Wednesday ruled Erie Coke Corp. can continue...
Aug 28, 20193 min read
Environmental Hearing Board Filing Shows DEP Mulling Erie Coke Settlement Offer
In a legal document filed before the Environmental Hearing Board on Thursday, attorneys for the DEP noted that they are mulling a...
Aug 22, 20191 min read
Environmental Hearing Board Judge to Erie Coke Corp.: Petition to Reopen Record is DENIED
Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman filed an order on Monday denying Erie Coke Corp.’s petition to reopen the record to...
Aug 12, 20191 min read
DEP & Erie Coke Submit Final Arguments in Environmental Hearing Board Case, Clash on Details
Erie Coke photo courtesy of HECA. Whether or not Erie Coke Corp. will be permitted to operate while it appeals the state Department of...
Aug 9, 20195 min read
UPDATED: Erie Coke Petitions Environmental Hearing Board to Reopen Record; DEP Objects
Erie coke On the day Erie Coke Corp. and DEP were due to file their post-hearing briefs with the Environmental Hearing Board over whether...
Aug 7, 20192 min read
DEP Issues Three More Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
The Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday posted three Notice of Violation letters it issued to Erie Coke Corp. The letters...
Jul 30, 20191 min read
Public Hearing Regarding Modifications to ACHD’s Air Quality Installation/Permit Fees Set
Save the date: The Allegheny County Board of Health (ACHD) will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m Aug. 26 to take testimony on proposed...
Jul 30, 20191 min read
BREAKING: DEP to Conduct Air Quality Sampling Plan Around Erie Coke
Erie coke The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday announced in a press release that it will conduct air...
Jul 22, 20192 min read
HECA, Community Members Rally Support for DEP’s Enforcement Actions Against Erie Coke Corp.
Photo courtesy of HECA Members of the community group Hold Erie Coke Accountable rallied alongside concerned residents Monday morning to...
Jul 15, 20194 min read
Erie Coke Corp., DEP Lay Out Arguments In Advance of Environmental Hearing Board Proceeding
Attorneys for Erie Coke Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection laid out their arguments for and against...
Jul 10, 20193 min read
Erie Coke, DEP to Begin Arguments Wednesday Over Whether Company Can Continue to Operate Pending Per
Erie Coke Corp. and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will appear before Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C....
Jul 8, 20192 min read
UPDATED: DEP Denies Erie Coke Operating Permit; Files For Injunction to Close Plant Following Numero
“For more than a decade, DEP has received persistent complaints from the community and has continuously cited Erie Coke for various...
Jul 1, 20196 min read
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