Re-Evaluated RACT II Limits for PA Coal Burners Means Emissions will ‘Finally Be Regulated Properly'
From time to time, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revises the National Ambient Air Quality Standards (also known as...
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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...
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...
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 14, 20192 min read
(UPDATED) PRESS RELEASE: DEP Issues Four Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
Editor’s Note: The state Department of Environmental Protection issued another Notice of Violation to Erie Coke Works on June 25 for...
Apr 29, 20193 min read
DEP Proposes Air Permit Fee Schedule Change, Public Comments Sought
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board on April 13 published proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
Apr 5, 20192 min read
HECA, GASP Teaming Up for April 16 Community Meeting Regarding Ongoing Erie Coke Violations
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. Editor’s Note: The following is from a press release issued April 4 by our friends at Hold Erie Coke...
Apr 5, 20193 min read
Erie Council Unanimously Passes Resolution Demanding Erie Coke Corp. Compliance
Erie Council on Wednesday unanimously approved a resolution taking a formal position on what it called “toxic pollution emerging from the...
Apr 3, 20192 min read
DEP Issues Administrative Order Against Erie Coke Following Wastewater Release
The Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on April 1 issued an administrative order to Erie Coke Works following a spill at its...
Mar 11, 20192 min read
Air Quality 101: Smell Something? Say Something!
Take a deep breath. Smell something acrid or chemical? How about the odor of rotten eggs? Then report it! While the Pennsylvania...
Feb 13, 20192 min read
UPDATED: PA DEP’s Northwest Regional Office Issues Administrative Order to Erie Coke Corp.
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. UPDATE: Erie Coke Works on March 7 filed an appeal to DEP’s Feb. 14 order. The Department of...
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