Group Against Smog & Pollution

Editor’s Note: This blog was updated at 10:14 a.m. Thursday, July 9 to include additional information sent out by the Allegheny County...

Cutting carbon dioxide pollution from power plants would save hundreds of lives and billions of dollars in Pennsylvania, according to new...

The Allegheny County Health Department on Tuesday issued an air quality update through the county’s Alert system indicating that...

Kopp Glass Inc. on July 1 appealed an Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) determination that one of its pot furnaces is subject to...

The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was recently awarded a $17,497 grant through the state Department of Environmental Protection...

Editor’s Note: The following is from a press release issued by Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro. Links to associated media...

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Thursday announced that according to preliminary data from the North Braddock air...

The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) will join fellow local air quality experts, activists, and elected officials in a discussion...

A reddish-brown plume emanating from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Wednesday evening prompted questions and complaints from nearby...

Air pollution from sources like traffic and industry impacts every corner of Allegheny County – but it doesn’t impact them equally. A new...

Watchdog work is a cornerstone of what we do here at GASP, and part of that involves keeping a watchful eye on both sources of industrial...

The Group Against Smog and Pollution on Wednesday submitted comments on the Allegheny County Health Department’s (ACHD’s) draft 2021 air...

Mark your calendars: The world premier of “Unbreathable: The Fight For Healthy Air” is slated for Thursday, June 18 – and you’re invited....

Allegheny County Council on Tuesday unanimously approved a long-sought ‘clean construction’ ordinance that will help reduce diesel...

U.S. Steel on June 1 appealed three installation permits issued by the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) regarding Reasonable...

The Group Against Smog and Pollution is mourning the loss of our longtime friend and ally, Bernard “Bernie” Bloom – an environmental...

Over the past several months, GASP has submitted comments on several “RACT II Determinations” made by the Allegheny County Health...

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...

Editor’s Note: This story was updated on June 4 to clarify that the dust complaint against Heights Plaza Materials, Springhill Road LLC...

Editor’s Note: An Allegheny County Health Department spokesman on Wednesday confirmed that both the Parkway East and Lawrenceville PM25...

The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) in a press release Thursday announced that it has issued $361,400 worth of stipulated...