Watchdog Report: Lower Emission Limits Could Be Coming Soon to a Coal-Fired Power Plant Near You
Lower emission limits could be coming soon to local coal-fired plants thanks to an Ozone Transport Commission (OTC) recommendation that...
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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 15, 20203 min read
Concerns About Air Quality Dominate Public Comment at Allegheny County Board of Health Meeting
Concerns over poor air quality and recent emissions issues at U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works facilities dominated the public comments...
Jul 9, 20204 min read
Still No Official Explanation for Emissions Issues at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
Editor’s Note: GASP on Aug. 26 delivered a petition signed by nearly 600 people and 16 local organizations calling for the Allegheny...
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, 20201 min read
ACHD Announces SO2 Exceedance, Says June 17 Edgar Thomson Plume Due to Valve Failure
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Thursday announced that according to preliminary data from the North Braddock air...
Jun 25, 20201 min read
GASP Joining Triboro Ecodistrict, New Sun Rising & Others for Clean Air Project Virtual Kickoff
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) will join fellow local air quality experts, activists, and elected officials in a discussion...
Jun 18, 20202 min read
GASP Congratulates Board Member for Publication of Environmental Justice Study
Air pollution from sources like traffic and industry impacts every corner of Allegheny County – but it doesn’t impact them equally. A new...
Jun 9, 20202 min read
It’s Official: Allegheny County Council Unanimously Approves ‘Clean Construction’ Ordinance
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a long-sought ‘clean construction’ ordinance that will help reduce diesel...
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...
May 27, 20201 min read
With Council Vote Upcoming, GASP Stresses Importance of ‘Clean Construction’ Legislation
After months of advocacy, an important piece of legislation that will help bolster local air quality has just one more step to go before...
May 27, 20201 min read
GASP Congratulates CREATE Lab & Yen-Chia Hsu, for Smoke Hunting Tool Release
CREATE Lab’s Yen-Chia Hsu trains volunteers to label smoke at GASP HQ. Congratulations are in order for Carnegie Mellon University’s...
May 26, 20203 min read
Amplify Project | Two Steps Allegheny County Officials Can Take to Reduce Air Pollution & Improve Air Quality
By Arjun Narayan North Allegheny High School Junior As a teenager, I often wonder if I have the tools and experience to enact true change...
May 13, 20202 min read
Surprising Sources of Air Pollution: 6 Ways Animal Farms Contribute to Poor Air Quality
While billowing smoke emanating from industrial complexes and trucks belching diesel emissions might be what people most closely...
May 7, 20201 min read
Watchdog Report: Another Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedance – 13th of the Year – Noted Thursday
If you live in the Liberty-Clairton area and were greeted by a foul odor when you opened your windows or walked outside, the culprit was...
Apr 30, 20204 min read
GASP Continues Air Quality Advocacy, But We Need Your Help to Keep Up the Fight
Dear Fellow Breathers, While so much in our world and our daily lives have changed over the last few weeks, your friends here at the...
Apr 16, 20203 min read
County Officials Ask Residents to Refrain from Open Burning During Pandemic
The departments of Health and Emergency Services of Allegheny County announced in a press release Thursday that they have joined forces...
Apr 14, 20202 min read
DEP Announces Agreement with Range Resources for Air Quality Violations in Washington County
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Tuesday announced in a press release that it executed a Consent...
Apr 10, 20204 min read
With Grant Deadline Extended, There’s No Excuse for ACHD NOT to Seek Air Toxics Monitoring Funding
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced a new May 1 deadline to apply for funding under its Community-Scale Air...
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