PHOTO/VIDEO GALLERY: Jeghetto’s Homecoming Puppet Show in Clairton Wows Children & Adults
Clairton Park came alive Saturday with a unique blend of hip hop and puppetry thanks to Tarish “Jeghetto” Pipkins, an internationally...
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Jul 2, 20212 min read
County Council Committee Votes to Approve Air Quality Permit Fee Schedule Changes, Final Vote Expect
Council is expected to take a final vote on the measure later this month.
Apr 1, 20211 min read
Health Department Issues Notice Of Violation to U.S. Steel Over Hydrogen-Sulfide Exceedances
The Allegheny County Health Department on April 1 issued a Notice of Violation against U.S. Steel for hydrogen sulfide exceedances that...
Feb 2, 20212 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Public Comment on U.S. Steel, Other Air Quality Permits
Allegheny County Health Department is now seeking public comment on several air quality permits. Two notices were published in late...
Jan 29, 20212 min read
GASP: Allegheny County Renewable Energy Agreement A Positive Step for Local Sustainability
Chief Executive Rich Fitzgerald this week announced an investment in locally-generated clean energy, with Allegheny County entering into...
Jan 27, 20213 min read
Allegheny County Health Department: Federal Air Quality Standards Attained at All Monitors for 1st T
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced in a press release Tuesday that, for the first time in its history, all air quality...
Jan 26, 20213 min read
GASP Legal Review Leads to Stronger Air Quality Permit for Lawrenceville-Based Pressure Chemical Co.
The Allegheny County Health Department’s notice last week of air quality permits open for comment and issued in final form listed a final...
Jan 25, 20213 min read
GASP Pittsburgh Introduces New Youth Education Initiative ‘Fresh Voices for Clean Air’
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is seeking Allegheny County students in grades 9, 10, and 11 who are interested in becoming...
Jan 21, 20211 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces Air Quality Monitor Network Update
Editor’s Note: The following is from a news release issued by the Allegheny County Health Department Thursday morning. The Allegheny...
Jan 20, 20214 min read
Residents to Allegheny County Health Department: Better Protect Us With Strong Coke Oven Regs
Editor’s Note: The public comment period for Allegheny County’s coke oven regulations closed as of 4 p.m. Jan. 21. Residents talked about...
Jan 8, 20211 min read
Deadline to Submit Public Comment on Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Quickly Approaching
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will accept written comments on Pennsylvania’s possible entry into the Regional Greenhouse...
Jan 6, 20217 min read
What You Need to Know About Allegheny County’s Proposed Coke Oven Regulation Revisions & How to
Editor’s Note: The public comment period for Allegheny County’s draft coke oven regulations closed as of 4 p.m. Jan. 21. THANK YOU to all...
Jan 4, 20212 min read
This Invisible Danger in Your Home Could Hurt Your Health (And What to Do About It)
With everyone spending a whole lot more time inside, indoor air quality is more important than ever. Because the U.S. Environmental...
Dec 28, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Tallied Two More Air Quality Exceedances Last Week
Allegheny County experienced two more air quality exceedances last week when the midnight-to-midnight 24-hour average concentration of...
Dec 26, 20202 min read
The One With All the New Year’s Resolutions <Cue Bryan Adams>
Dear Fellow Breathers, Congratulations are in order: It’s Dec. 26 and the roller-coaster ride that was 2020 is nearing an end. We...
Dec 21, 20202 min read
GASP’s Christmas Wish? Clean Air for the Holiday (for the First Time in Three Years)
On Christmas Eve 2018 – a fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works disabled its air pollution controls designed to reduce sulfur content...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Health Department’s Lawrenceville Air Quality Monitor Back Online
UPDATE: This blog was updated at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23 to reflect new information from the Allegheny County Health Department....
Oct 12, 20201 min read
Understanding Emissions Points, Operations at U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
UPDATE: The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) finalized a consent decree with U.S....
Oct 6, 20204 min read
Allegheny Co. Controller: ACHD’s Taken “Encouraging Steps” to Stave Off Air Quality Permit Backlog
Allegheny County Controller Chelsa Wagner on Tuesday said her office’s audit of the County Health Department’s (ACHD) Clean Air Act...
Sep 24, 20202 min read
Prism Response Inc. Agrees to $13,400 Civil Penalty to Settle Alleged Asbestos Abatement Violations
The payment was part of a consent order and agreement between Prism Response and the ACHD finalized Sept. 22. As part of the settlement,...
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