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Seward Generating Station Applies to DEP for *Decreased* Sulfur Dioxide Emission Limits
Photo courtesy of Google Earth. The Seward Generating station in Indiana County is purportedly the world’s largest waste-coal burning...
Oct 4, 20212 min read
Smoke & Flames at Edgar Thomson Plant, More H2S Exceedances Punctuate Need for Public Update
GASP’s resident smoke reader and longtime project manager Sue Seppi snapped into action, reviewing Breathe Cam footage of the facility,...
Aug 23, 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
County Sees More Air Quality Exceedances Monday, Tuesday Designated as Code Orange Air Quality Actio
Air quality stayed mostly in the unhealthy range Monday, with concentrations of fine particle pollution exceeding the federal...
Jul 6, 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 29, 20212 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 26, 20213 min read
Deadline to Speak Out on Proposed Coke Oven Regulations Quickly Approaching
Editor’s Note: The public comment period for Allegheny County’s draft coke oven regulations closed as of 4 p.m. Jan. 21. Time is running...
Jan 19, 20216 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 12, 20201 min read
ACHD Air Pollution Advisory Committee: Board of Health Should Approve Coke Oven Reg Revisions to Pub
After a lengthy and sometimes contentious back-and-forth discussion, the Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Advisory Committee on...
Oct 7, 20202 min read
Good News: EPA Now Accepting Applications for Rebates Program to Replace Dirty Diesel Buses
“School buses travel over four billion miles each year, providing the safest transportation to and from school for more than 25 million...
Oct 6, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Board of Health Greenlights $340K Air Toxics Study, Additional H2S Monitoring
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved several Clean Air Fund requests, including a $340,544 proposal for a...
Sep 3, 20203 min read
CA Citizen’s Suit Settlement Puts Pressure on PA to Implement Air Pollution Control on VOC Emissions
A proposed consent decree that would settle a federal citizen’s suit filed in California regarding control emissions of volatile organic...
Aug 27, 20203 min read
GASP Delivers Widely-Supported Petition to ACHD Demanding Public Update on Emissions Issues at U.S.
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly GASP Communications Manager amanda@gasp-pgh.org/ 412-924-0604 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Delivers...
Aug 27, 20203 min read
Air Pollution Violations Lead to a $6K Penalty for ATI, Harsco Following Dust Complaints
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Aug. 11 issued a demand for stipulated penalties in the amount of $6,000 to ATI Flat...
Aug 20, 20202 min read
ACHD Issues $1,755 Civil Penalty Against Pittsburgh Cremation Services
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on June 8 filed an enforcement order against Pittsburgh Cremation Services for failing to...
Aug 18, 20201 min read
Cheswick Generating Station Assessed $32K Civil Penalty for Emissions Issues
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has assessed a $32,280 civil penalty against GenOn Power Midwest, LP, for 13 exceedances of a...
Aug 17, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Order to U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Over
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has issued an enforcement order against U.S. Steel for opacity violations at its Edgar...
Aug 13, 20201 min read
In the Face of Poor Air Quality, Allegheny County Health Department (AGAIN) Gives Far Too Much Credi
When air quality was downright awful for more than a week during the festive season this past December, ACHD was quick to point out that...
Aug 11, 20203 min read
Recent Air Quality Standard Amendment Will Further Limit Mercury Emissions at U.S. Steel Facility
U.S. Steel’s Braddock-based Edgar Thomson Works is one of 11 integrated iron and steel manufacturing facilities in the country to be...
Aug 5, 20202 min read
Join GASP for a Free Presentation Addressing the Emissions You See in Your Community (and What to Do
Have you ever seen a cloud of smoke or dust in the air that appears to be coming from an industrial facility or construction site and...
Aug 4, 20202 min read
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