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Allegheny Co Health Dept. Issues Notice of Applicability, Tells it to Submit Mitigation Plan
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued a notice of applicability to Magnus Productions, telling the company that it...
Feb 7, 20223 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Tells U.S. Steel, Others that Mitigation Plans "Unacceptable"
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has notified U.S. Steel and other major source polluters that emissions mitigation plans...
Feb 2, 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 24, 20222 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Releases 2020 Air Quality Report
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in December 2021 provided its yearly analysis and summary of air quality monitoring data,...
Jan 13, 20222 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 13, 20221 min read
Mon Valley Sees 2nd Exceedance of PA Hydrogen Sulfide Air Quality Standard of the Year Wednesday
It was the second such exceedance of the year at that air quality monitor, according to preliminary data. As a reminder, H2S...
Jan 13, 20221 min read
Hearing Officer Issues Split Decision on Coke Oven Dispute Between the Allegheny County Health Depar
Remember back in September when famously litigious U.S. Steel asked an Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the...
Jan 10, 20223 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 6, 20225 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...
Jan 5, 20221 min read
UPDATED: Today Will Mark 54th H2S Exceedance of 2021 at Liberty Monitor; Abysmal Air Quality Returns
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:35 a.m. Wednesday, Dec. 22, 2021, to include information on an exceedance that occurred at...
Dec 21, 20212 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 16, 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...
Dec 2, 20211 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...
Nov 30, 20214 min read
2 More H2S Exceedances for Mon Valley, Still No Word from ACHD on What’s Being Done to Stem Issue
That makes 48 days so far this year that H2S levels exceeded the air quality standard at the Liberty monitor. There have been 17 other...
Nov 29, 20211 min read
GASP Joins Partners in Response to Bombshell Media Reports About U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Maintenance
Breathe Project in responding to bombshell media reports published in Allegheny Front and Public Source Friday analyzing court documents...
Nov 22, 20213 min read
Mon Valley Experiences More Malodors, Liberty Monitor Again Exceeds PA Air Quality Standard
So, did you smell it yesterday – that all-too-familiar stench of rotten eggs? Because Wednesday marked the 37th day in 2021 that hydrogen...
Oct 14, 20211 min read
May We Introduce Our New Executive Director? GASPers, Meet Patrick Campbell
After earning a bachelor of science degree in marriage and family studies from Mercyhurst College, the Butler High School graduate...
Sep 29, 20212 min read
Press Release | GASP Announces Hiring of New Executive Director
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly GASP Communications Manager amanda@gasp-pgh.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Announces Hiring of New...
Sep 29, 20212 min read
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend 2-Day Smoke School & Get Same Training As Health Inspectors
Even those of us who don’t live near or downwind of an industrial source of air pollution have at some point likely looked at emissions...
Aug 23, 20212 min read
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