Outgoing GASP Leader Honored for 20 Years of Service at Allegheny County Council Meeting
Councilperson Anita Prizio sponsored a proclamation celebrating Rachel’s commitment to GASP & the improvement of local air quality.
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Sep 23, 20213 min read
CONGRATS to GASP Board Member Maren Cooke – a 2021 Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation
We’re screaming CONGRATS to longtime GASP board member Maren Cooke, who was named an Allegheny County Medical Society Foundation awardee.
Sep 14, 20213 min read
Famously Litigious U.S. Steel Asks Hearing Officer to Kill Proposed Coke Oven Regulations Designed t
In a move that should not surprise anybody who’s been paying any attention to U.S. Steel’s history of dragging regulators through the...
Sep 14, 20212 min read
Environmental Resources & Energy Committee Meeting Sept. 14 to Determine Fate of RGGI in PA
The Senate Committee will consider the concurrent resolution on Tuesday, September 14.
Sep 13, 20212 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Mon Valley Air Pollution Episodic Reg
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a long-sought Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode rules.
Sep 13, 20212 min read
Health Department Issues U.S. Steel New Fines Regarding 4.2-Ton Release of Toxic Anhydrous Ammonia f
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has slapped U.S. Steel with more civil penalties – this time over the inadvertent release...
Sep 1, 20212 min read
GASP Speaks Out About H2S Violations, Lack of Transparency Over U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant
GASP on Wednesday implored the Board of Health to do what they could to increase transparency over the Edgar Thomson enforcement.
Aug 31, 20212 min read
Episodic Weather Regulations One Step Closer to Approval Following Allegheny County Council Meeting
Good news: Changes to local air pollution regulations aimed at reducing particulate matter in the Mon Valley during periods of stagnant...
Aug 23, 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 16, 20211 min read
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...
Aug 6, 20212 min read
Help Us Wish Our Longtime Leader Rachel Filippini Farewell, Start New Era on Right Foot
Dear Fellow GASPers, Poet TS Eliot wrote, “To make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” That resonates with us...
Aug 5, 20212 min read
Public Comment Period for Allegheny County Health Department’s Annual Air Monitoring Plan Closes Mon
Time is running out to submit public comments on Allegheny County Health Department’s 2022 air monitoring network plan, an annual report...
Aug 3, 20213 min read
It’s Been Nearly 4 Years EPA, Public Deserves Transparency, Action Regarding Edgar Thomson Emissions
GASP is formally calling on EPA to provide to the public a substantive update on what improvements will be required of U.S. Steel.
Jul 29, 20211 min read
Host a Clean Air Fair for Fun, Interactive Air Quality Education with Puppets
GASP’s Clean Air Fairs and education kits are funded by the Allegheny County Clean Air Fund and DEP's education grants program.
Jul 27, 20212 min read
The Mon Valley Stinks (Literally): Sky-High H2S Concentrations Cause Air Quality Exceedances
There have been 33 exceedances of the H2S standard in the past seven months at the Liberty air quality monitor and 12 at North Braddock.
Jul 19, 20211 min read
Join GASP for Puppets in the Park: Jeghetto’s Homecoming Show
You’re Invited! WHEN: 3 p.m. Aug. 14 WHERE: Clairton Park (Shelter 3) COST: Free! GASP is pleased to sponsor the event, which will...
Jul 15, 20211 min read
PHOTO GALLERY: The One Where GASP Tours the Carrie Furnaces
Members of the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) donned hardhats to take a tour recently of the Carrie Blast Furnaces.
Jul 14, 20213 min read
Board of Health Green Lights Episodic Weather Regulations for Mon Valley, Next Stop Allegheny County Council
The Allegheny County Board of Health has recommended a long-sought episodic weather regulation be finally approved.
Jul 13, 20212 min read
Environmental Quality Board Adopts Final CO2 Budget Trading Program Rulemaking
Pennsylvania's Environmental Quality Board recently voted to adopt the final rulemaking for the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.
Jul 13, 20211 min read
Press Advisory | GASP Saying Goodbye to Longtime Leader, Now Seeking Executive Director Candidates
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is seeking candidates for executive director following the resignation of its longtime leader.
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