University of Pittsburgh Awarded $2.5 Million Grant to Research Health Effects of Fracking in PA
The Wolf Administration this week announced that a $2.5 million contract is in place with the University of Pittsburgh Graduate School of...
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Dec 21, 20202 min read
GASP’s Christmas Wish? Clean Air for the Holiday (for the First Time in Three Years)
On Christmas Eve 2018 – a fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works disabled its air pollution controls designed to reduce sulfur content...
Dec 21, 20201 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Health Department’s Lawrenceville Air Quality Monitor Back Online
UPDATE: This blog was updated at 5:40 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 23 to reflect new information from the Allegheny County Health Department....
Dec 18, 20201 min read
DEP Issues Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for Fine Particulate Matter in Liberty-Clairton
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this afternoon issued a Code Orange Air Quality Action Day for fine...
Dec 14, 20202 min read
Mon Valley Residents Suffer Another Bout of Bad Air as Allegheny County Sees 3 More Air Quality Exce
Allegheny County experienced three more air quality exceedances this past weekend, with residents of the Mon Valley breathing in the...
Dec 7, 20202 min read
EPA Grant of $5.7 Million Will Support Purchase of Electric Buses in Allegheny County
Good news: The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has awarded a $5.67 million grant to the Allegheny County Health Department...
Dec 3, 20204 min read
Virtual Public Hearings Regarding PA’s Entry into Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative Next Week; Writ
The state Environmental Quality Board (EQB) will kick off the series of hearings on Dec. 8 and will accept written comments on the matter...
Dec 2, 20201 min read
To Our #GivingTuesday Patrons: THANK YOU
Your generous donations will help fund important watchdog work, progressive policy advocacy, and education initiatives in the name of...
Nov 30, 20203 min read
Numbers Don’t Lie: Why You Should Consider Giving to GASP This #GivingTuesday
GASP is taking this opportunity to add its voice to the chorus of folks seeking your help today. Our pitch is simple: We are asking those...
Nov 24, 20201 min read
Q&A: GASP Staff Attorney Shares Advice to Budding Environmental Lawyers as Part of Consortium f
Today, we want to put the spotlight on our staff attorney Ned Mulcahy, who was interviewed recently by the Consortium for Public...
Nov 23, 20201 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Health Department Investigating Technical Issue at Liberty Air Quality Mon
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 1:57 p.m. Monday to reflect the re-issued alert from the Allegheny County Health Department. The...
Nov 23, 20202 min read
Mon Valley Residents Sound Off on Air Pollution, U.S. Steel During Virtual Rally
Longtime Clairton resident Cheryl Hurt on Friday asked people to imagine all the things they are worried about – the pandemic, the...
Nov 20, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Seeks Public Comment on Proposed Coke Oven Regs
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Friday is now seeking public comment on its proposed coke oven regulations, according to...
Nov 18, 20205 min read
About That Rotten Egg Odor Plaguing Your Neighborhood, What Causes It & How U.S. Steel Can Help
Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 6:47 p.m. Nov. 19 to clarify the health impacts related to hydrogen sulfide. For many in the Mon...
Nov 11, 20201 min read
Watchdog Report: Tuesday Marked Seventh Day in a Row for Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances in Allegheny C
For the seventh straight day, Allegheny County on Tuesday tallied another air quality exceedance – the 24-hour concentration of hydrogen...
Nov 10, 20202 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Responds to Extended Bout of Bad Air Quality, Again Blames the We
Here at GASP, we’re all about giving credit where credit is due. To that end, we thank the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) for...
Nov 10, 20201 min read
PA Proposes New Rules Limiting Greenhouse Gas Emissions & Enabling Participation in Regional Gr
The Pennsylvania’s Environmental Quality Board (EQB) recently published a proposed rulemaking that would establish a cap-and-trade...
Nov 10, 20203 min read
Steps You Can Take to Minimize Impacts of Poor Air Quality as We Wait for ACHD, Industry Action
In air quality warnings issued by the state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) and Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD)...
Nov 9, 20203 min read
Health Department Warns Stagnant Conditions to Continue Through Tuesday Morning, Increased Air Pollu
Awful air quality is expected to persist through Tuesday morning in Allegheny County, with health department officials warning of...
Nov 7, 20202 min read
UPDATED: Mon Valley Experiences More Air Quality Exceedances, ACHD Says Conditions to Persist Throug
Editor’s Note: This story was updated at 4:10 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 7 to reflect updated air quality data and table. Levels of hydrogen...
Nov 5, 20203 min read
ACHD Warning of Increased Air Pollution Levels through Monday Reinforces Need for Episodic Weather R
If this news caught you off guard, you weren’t alone. This ominous prediction appeared on what might fairly be called a not-well-traveled...
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