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Clothes & Climate Change: How a Fashion Choice Change Could Lead to Better Air Quality
The cost of being cute is far more than the price tag on that piece of clothing you’ve had your eye on. There’s also an air pollution...
Jul 28, 20203 min read
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...
Jul 21, 20203 min read
Swissvale Glass Company Appeals Health Department Determination Regarding Emissions Standards Compli
Kopp Glass Inc. on July 1 appealed an Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) determination that one of its pot furnaces is subject to...
Jul 6, 20201 min read
Brown Plume from Edgar Thomson Plant Prompts Questions & Complaints, ACHD Response
A reddish-brown plume emanating from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Wednesday evening prompted questions and complaints from nearby...
Jun 19, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Issues Enforcement Orders Over Asbestos Abatement, Dust Mitigatio
Editor’s Note: This story was updated on June 4 to clarify that the dust complaint against Heights Plaza Materials, Springhill Road LLC...
Jun 1, 20202 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces $361K in Fines Against U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in a press release Thursday announced that it has issued $361,400 worth of stipulated...
May 28, 20202 min read
Get On Your Bikes And Ride for Better Air Quality
Cutting your car dependence will do more than just save you some cash on gas: Bike riding is also far better for local air quality (not...
May 28, 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 27, 20201 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 13, 20202 min read
Watchdog Report: Has U.S. Steel Kept the Promises It Made in Latest Settlement Agreement with ACHD?
Editor’s Note: A U.S. Steel representative on May 13 provided an update to the Allegheny County Board of Health during the public comment...
May 4, 20203 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 30, 20204 min read
Watchdog Report: GASP Weighs in on PA’s Proposed Infrastructure SIP
GASP on April 20 submitted comments regarding Pennsylvania’s proposed “Infrastructure SIP” for the eight-hour ozone National Ambient Air...
Apr 23, 20202 min read
GASP Praises Council for Introduction of Clean Construction Legislation, Touts Air Quality Benefits
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) strongly supports Allegheny County Council for introducing long-sought clean construction...
Apr 8, 20201 min read
Watchdog Report: ACHD Issues Notices of Violation, Fines Over Asbestos, Emissions Violations
The following is a summary of some of the lesser-known enforcement actions ACHD has taken so far in 2020: Notice of Violation Letter...
Mar 10, 20203 min read
What You Need to Know About the Community Trust Established by the U.S. Steel, ACHD Settlement
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Monday made public its finalized settlement agreement with U.S. Steel, giving residents...
Feb 13, 20203 min read
Consent Order Between Allegheny Co. Health Dept., Harsco & ATI Calls for Enclosed Building, Fine
A Natrona-based slag processor will pay a more than $107,000 civil penalty and construct a new building to enclose processing thanks to a...
Jan 21, 20203 min read
Watchdog Report: SAB Reports Show EPA Has Little Regard for Science, Transparency
The EPA used New Year’s Eve as an odd (and perhaps intentional) date to publish four reports by its Chartered Scientific Advisory Board...
Jan 14, 20203 min read
GASP Joins Enviro Groups, Residents to Demand ACHD Action on Coke Oven Regs, Ongoing Emissions
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) joined environmental groups and droves of residents Friday to send a clear message to the...
Jan 10, 20203 min read
Judge Grants Class Certification in Federal Lawsuit Pitting Investors Against U.S. Steel Over Stock
A federal judge on Tuesday granted class-certification to a group of U.S. Steel investors who filed a class-action lawsuit against the...
Jan 3, 20202 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Health Department Announces Efforts to Combat Weather-Related Air Pollutio
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in a press release Thursday announced plans to combat weather-related air pollution events...
Jan 2, 20204 min read
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