Watchdog Report: GASP Weighs in on RACT II Determinations
Over the past several months, GASP has submitted comments on several “RACT II Determinations” made by the Allegheny County Health...
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Jun 2, 20201 min read
GASP Observes #BlackOutTuesday, Expresses Support for BLACK LIVES MATTER Movement
Our hearts hurt. The death of George Floyd at the hands of police helped to again lift the veil on how the deck is stacked against...
Jun 1, 20202 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, 20201 min read
PM2.5 Monitors at Parkway East, Lawrenceville Sites Back on Line Following Technical Issues
Editor’s Note: An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that both the Parkway East and Lawrenceville PM25...
May 28, 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
Special Report: How COVID-19 Impacted Allegheny County Air Quality
Stay-at-home orders issued by local and state governments this spring have led to more people working and taking classes from home, which...
May 28, 20201 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 27, 20201 min read
With Council Vote Upcoming, GASP Stresses Importance of ‘Clean Construction’ Legislation
After months of advocacy, an important piece of legislation that will help bolster local air quality has just one more step to go before...
May 27, 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 26, 20203 min read
Amplify Project | Two Steps Allegheny County Officials Can Take to Reduce Air Pollution & Improve Air Quality
By Arjun Narayan North Allegheny High School Junior As a teenager, I often wonder if I have the tools and experience to enact true change...
May 20, 20203 min read
Clean Construction Legislation Advances to Allegheny County Council for Approval
Allegheny County Council’s Public Works committee on Wednesday advanced long-sought “Clean Construction” legislation to the full council...
May 18, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Health Department: Lawrenceville Air Quality Monitor Back Online After Technical Is
Editor’s Note: An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that the Lawrenceville PM2.5 monitor is back online...
May 13, 20202 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 11, 20201 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Seeking Input on Annual Air Monitoring Network
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in a press release Monday announced it is requesting public comment on its 2021 Air...
May 7, 20201 min read
Watchdog Report: Another Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedance – 13th of the Year – Noted Thursday
If you live in the Liberty-Clairton area and were greeted by a foul odor when you opened your windows or walked outside, the culprit was...
May 6, 20202 min read
What’s in the Air: How Ground-Level Ozone Impacts Health & Plants
When you hear the word “ozone” do you automatically think of the kind way up in the Earth’s stratosphere? If so, did you know that’s the...
May 5, 20201 min read
Help GASP Fight for Cleaner Air & Ensure Our Neighbors Breathe Easy This #GivingTuesdayNow
We don’t have to tell you: Times are tough. The word “unprecedented” keeps coming up to describe how COVID-19 has affected the very fiber...
May 4, 20203 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...
Apr 30, 20204 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 29, 20202 min read
GASP Board Member Honored with Conservation Award from PennFuture
Congratulations are in order for GASP board member Maren Cooke, who was recently named as one of PennFuture’s Celebrating Women in...
Apr 23, 20202 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...
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