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May 12, 20222 min read
GASP to ACHD: Revised Coke Oven Regs Must Better Protect Community from H2S, Other Air Pollutants
GASP joined residents and fellow clean air advocates at a public hearing in Clairton Wednesday night to tell the Allegheny County Health...
Apr 22, 20222 min read
GASP Earth Week of Actions: Everyday Choices That Can Help Improve Air Quality at Home & Work
This week we’ve talked a lot about actions that you can take to help reduce your personal impact on the environment and local air quality...
Apr 19, 20224 min read
GASP’s Earth Week of Actions: Prioritize Recycling & Reusing
This Earth Week we wanted to reiterate that the benefits of recycling cannot be understated. It reduces the amount of waste sent to our...
Apr 18, 20224 min read
GASP’s Earth Week of Actions: Take Action to Stave Off Food Waste
A 113-page Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) report published in November dissected one of America’s most egregious contributions to...
Apr 11, 20222 min read
UPDATE: Court Blocks Publication of Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Regs
GASP has been following the soap opera that has become Pennsylvania’s efforts to enter into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative...
Apr 6, 20221 min read
How to Be the Change: Some Simple Actions You Can Take to Make a Difference in Air Quality
We get it: With all the gloom and doom related to climate change and air quality, it’s easy to get overwhelmed and anxious. But rest...
Apr 5, 20222 min read
Investigation Shed Light on Link Between Air Pollution/Mental Health & Now EHN Calling for Action
Last year, two local news organizations teamed up to publish an explosive series that explored the mental health impacts of air and water...
Mar 24, 20221 min read
VIDEO: Photo Exhibit Memorialized How County’s Sole Remaining & Soon-to-Shutter Coal-Fired Powe
In mere days the sole remaining coal-fired electric generating plant in Allegheny County is scheduled to cease operations, ending a...
Mar 9, 20223 min read
GASP Lauds EPA Proposal for Stronger Heavy-Duty Vehicle Standards to Promote Clean Air, Protect Comm
With all of the news surrounding an air quality-related enforcement order against U.S. Steel this week, GASP wanted to make sure a...
Mar 7, 20223 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Issues $1.8 Million Fine Against U.S. Steel for H2S Emissions
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department issued the following news release Monday morning. The release followed GASP’s...
Feb 17, 20223 min read
Unhealthy Air, Stench Return as Mon Valley Sees 5th H2S Exceedance of Year, GASP Calls for Answers
Wednesday marked the fifth time so far this year that levels of hydrogen sulfide (AKA H2S, an air pollutant distinguished by its...
Feb 8, 20222 min read
Mon Valley Air Pollution Mitigation Plans Now Available on Allegheny Co. Health Department Website
GASP just last week called on ACHD to make the documents public so that residents could see for themselves how the polluters in their...
Jan 24, 20222 min read
2022's 4th Exceedance of PA’s H2S Air Quality Standard Noted in Mon Valley; Still No Word from ACHD
Sadly, if you live in the Mon Valley, this likely isn’t news: Air quality was terrible early Saturday, with AirNow.gov showing...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Making the Connection: The Link Between Pollution & Mental Health Event Recording Now Available
Good news, everybody: A recording is now available for our recent event, Making the Connection: The Alarming Link Between Pollution &...
Jan 6, 20225 min read
GASP, Fellow Activists & Residents Tell Board of Health: You’re Not Taking This Seriously
Longtime Clairton resident Art Thomas didn’t mince words Wednesday when he spoke before the Allegheny County Board of Health, telling...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
Tuesday Marked First Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedance of the Year for Allegheny County
Well, that didn’t take long: The first exceedance of Pennsylvania’s 24-hour average hydrogen sulfide (H2S) standard is already in the...
Dec 16, 20211 min read
Check it Out: Trailer for ‘Inversion: The Unfinished Business of Pittsburgh’s Air’ Now Showing
We’re excited to share with you today the trailer for our friend Mark Dixon’s documentary film, “Inversion: The Unfinished Business of...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
What More Can We Say? Thank you, Thank You, THANK YOU
You came through big for GASP this Giving Tuesday, and I wanted to personally tell you: Thank you. Thank you for your financial support,...
Dec 2, 20211 min read
GASP & City of Pittsburgh Team Up to Send the Message: Don’t Idle!
Did you know that for every 10 minutes you idle your car or truck, you’re contributing about a pound of carbon dioxide – a primary...
Nov 30, 20214 min read
It’s Giving Tuesday: Here’s 7 Reasons to Give to GASP Today
After all these years with you fighting the good air quality fight, the difficult truth remains: Environmental advocacy is largely a...
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