Registration Open for Making the Connection: Mental Health in the Time of the Climate Crisis
Climate anxiety is defined as a heightened emotional, mental, or somatic distress in response to dangerous changes in the climate system....
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Apr 18, 20233 min read
EPA Phasing in Cleaner Diesel Engines; PA Has Few Limits on Existing Dirty Diesel Engine Emissions
For the first time in 20 years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is imposing new, more stringent standards on certain...
Apr 12, 20235 min read
EPA Proposes New Standards to Reduce Exposure to Ethylene Oxide Pollution, Asks for Public Feedback
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced it is proposing new health protections to reduce exposure to Ethylene...
Apr 12, 20232 min read
GASP Joins U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Advocates to Demand Stronger Rail Safeguards for Communities
GASP was honored to join U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow environmental and community advocates Tuesday to demand stronger rail safeguards...
Apr 10, 20232 min read
County Announces $10M Grant to Replace Dirty Diesel Mon Valley Buses, GASP Lauds Air Quality Impact
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has selected Allegheny County's Targeted Airshed Grant for funding, awarding money to...
Apr 4, 20231 min read
GASP Joins SUN Solar Co-Opt Launch in Allegheny County - Sign Up for FREE Today
Spring has officially sprung, and if you've ever thought about putting solar panels on your roof, now might be the perfect time to do it!...
Mar 30, 20232 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Fines Contractor $2K for Open Burning Violations, GASP Lauds Enforcement
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Mar 27, 20234 min read
EPA Good Neighbor Rule to Require Lower Emissions for PA Sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced new regulations that will implement a provision of the Clean Air Act...
Mar 23, 20231 min read
GASP Hosting Free Air Quality Webinar for Officials; Participants Entered to Win Air Quality Monitor
Recent high-profile events in and around southwestern Pennsylvania have demonstrated just how quickly a complex issue like air quality...
Mar 22, 20232 min read
GASP to Board of Health: Investigate Air Quality Program Budget Woes; Make Plans not Demands
The Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday approved for public comment changes to local air quality regulations that would allow...
Mar 16, 20233 min read
GASP Joins U.S. Rep. Summer Lee, Officials & Advocates to Laud Air Quality Monitoring Investments
GASP was honored to join U.S. Rep. Summer Lee and fellow environmental and public health advocates for a press conference to celebrate...
Mar 15, 20231 min read
BREAKING: ACHD Slaps U.S. Steel with $307K Fine for Air Quality Violations From 2nd Quarter of '22
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued $307,800 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for air quality violations that...
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Health Department Launches H2S Dashboard Following Recent Calls from GASP to Ramp Up Transparency
Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday announced it has launched a new dashboard dedicated to tracking hydrogen sulfide - a move...
Mar 6, 20231 min read
GASP Formally Opposes U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works Air Quality Permit, Asks EPA to Step In
Editor's Note: GASP on Monday issued the following as a press release: The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Monday formally...
Mar 1, 20232 min read
LIMITED (FREE) OPPORTUNITY | Attend Smoke School; Get the Same Training as the Health Inspectors
Even those of us who don’t live nearby to - or downwind of - an industrial source of air pollution like the Clairton Coke Works have at...
Feb 27, 20236 min read
Act Now or Forever Hold Your Breath: Tell the EPA to Adopt Stronger PM2.5 Standards
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in January recommended strengthening the National Ambient Air Quality Standard (NAAQS) for...
Feb 20, 20232 min read
Rotten Egg Stench & Poor Air Quality Return to Mon Valley
Local residents took to CMU CREATE Lab’s Smell PGH app Monday morning to sound off about poor air quality and its associated stench,...
Feb 17, 20231 min read
U.S. Steel, ACHD Trade Barbs Over Coke Oven Enforcement Procedures; GASP: As They Bicker We Suffer
The Allegheny County Health Department and U.S. Steel traded barbs over the past few weeks in legal filings addressing evidentiary issues...
Feb 16, 20232 min read
Health Department to Residents: Data Shows E. Palestine Emissions Not Impacting Local Air Quality
The Allegheny County Health Department on Thursday issued a public update on its website and social media channels telling residents that...
Feb 16, 20234 min read
North Side Developers Appeal $754K Fine for Asbestos; GASP Calls for Increased Asbestos Education
Editor's Note: The Allegheny County Health Department on Feb. 21 filed a motion to dismiss the appeal. You can read that document here. A...
Feb 16, 20232 min read
#ICYMI: EPA Orders Neville Scrapper to Reduce Emissions, Limit Hours Following Years of Complaints
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently ordered a Neville Island-based metal scrap facility that’s long been the subject...
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