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Your Year-End Charitable Donation to GASP Will Help Fund 2020 Air Quality Advocacy, Education &
Dear Fellow Breather, We’re nearing the end of a banner year here at the Group Against Smog and Pollution. We celebrated our golden...
Dec 19, 20194 min read
UPDATED: PA Court Approves Preliminary $8.5 Million Settlement Between U.S. Steel, Local Residents
A Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge has preliminarily approved an $8.5 million settlement between U.S. Steel and local residents...
Dec 10, 20192 min read
GASP, Residents to Hold Presser Telling ACHD: Revise Coke Oven Regs & Get a Handle on H2S Violations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP, Residents to Hold Press Conference Telling ACHD: Revise Coke Oven Regs & Get a Handle on H2S Violations...
Nov 4, 20192 min read
Volunteers Needed (Hint, Hint) to Label Smoke Emissions from Pollution Monitoring Videos
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is teaming up with The CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University for an event—and we need your...
Oct 8, 20191 min read
GASP Joins PennEnvironment, Dozens of Electeds to Call for Clean Air, Industrial Emissions Crackdown
GASP was on hand Wednesday morning to support our friends at PennEnvironment and a group of 63 elected officials from across Allegheny...
Aug 28, 20192 min read
County Council Approves Motion Supporting ACHD's Efforts to Ensure U.S. Steel Complies with Regs
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a motion of council that endorses recent enforcement actions undertaken by the...
Aug 20, 20193 min read
DEP & Erie Coke Submit Final Arguments in Environmental Hearing Board Case, Clash on Details
Erie Coke photo courtesy of HECA. Whether or not Erie Coke Corp. will be permitted to operate while it appeals the state Department of...
Aug 9, 20195 min read
Residents, Electeds & Enviro Activists Speak Out at Public Hearing About Proposed USS Settlement
Staff Attorney John Baillie provided public comment on behalf of GASP. More than 200 people packed the Clairton Municipal Building...
Jul 31, 20193 min read
U.S. Steel Answers Federal Lawsuit Filed By Enviro Groups, ACHD; Denies Residents Living Near Facili
U.S. Steel this week filed its answers and affirmative defenses to a federal citizens lawsuit filed against it in April in U.S. District...
Jul 18, 20192 min read
Erie Coke Appeals DEP Denial of Title V Operating Permit Renewal, Calls Compliance Docket Placement
Erie coke from HECA Erie Coke Corp. on Tuesday filed an appeal of the decision by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to...
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Allegheny County Announces Draft Agreement with U.S. Steel, Public Comments Sought
Editor’s Note: The below is from a press release issued by Allegheny County on Friday morning. The Allegheny County Health Department...
Jun 28, 20192 min read
GASP Joins Residents at District 8 Community Listening Session on Air Quality
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was proud to join residents this week at a community listening session on air quality hosted...
Jun 27, 20194 min read
GASP Joins Environmental Groups in Opposing Southwestern Pa.’s Long-Range Transportation and Develop
GASP this week joined fellow environmental organizations in the tri-state region to stand together in opposition to the inclusion of the...
Jun 27, 20193 min read
(UPDATED) PRESS RELEASE: DEP Issues Four Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
Editor’s Note: The state Department of Environmental Protection issued another Notice of Violation to Erie Coke Works on June 25 for...
Jun 14, 20192 min read
Let DEP Know You Support Fee Schedule Changes That Would Better Fund PA’s Air Quality Program
Time is running out for residents to submit comments on the Title V permit fee schedule changes proposed in April by the state Department...
Jun 6, 20193 min read
U.S. Steel Appeals Latest ACHD Civil Penalty
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced Tuesday that U.S. Steel has appealed the most recent civil penalty. The $337,670...
Jun 4, 20191 min read
6 Things to Consider for National Bike to Work Day
Bicyclists rejoice: Friday is National Bike to Work Day! Here at GASP, we’re a fan of initiatives like this – ones that ultimately help...
May 15, 20192 min read
U.S. Steel Fined for First Quarter Violations of 2019 & Failed Stack Test
This marks the fourth civil penalty levied against U.S. Steel since June of 2018, totaling more than $2.3 million. In addition, the...
May 13, 20191 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Responds to ‘State of the Air’ Report
Editor’s Note: The below information was taken from a press release issued Monday by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in...
Apr 30, 20193 min read
DEP Proposes Air Permit Fee Schedule Change, Public Comments Sought
Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board on April 13 published proposed amendments to the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental...
Apr 29, 20193 min read
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