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Dec 26, 20193 min read
About Liberty-Clairton’s Bad Air Days…And How U.S. Steel Could Be a Better Neighbor If It Wanted To
The cause? A strong weather inversion, one that also helped trap air pollutants closer to the ground, prompting a spike in fine...
Dec 23, 20191 min read
U.S. Steel Fined More Than $10K for Failed Stack Test
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) on Monday issued an Allegheny Alert regarding an enforcement order against U.S. Steel – one...
Dec 23, 20191 min read
Snapshot: Air Quality, Gift Wrapping, and Beer at 3 Rivers Outdoor Co.
All of us here at GASP wanted to send a huge THANK YOU to our friends at 3 Rivers Outdoors Co. for a fun and festive fundraiser Friday!...
Dec 23, 20192 min read
Community Rallies to Help Erie Coke Corp. Workers Who Are Out of Jobs Following Abrupt Announcement
The community is coming together to help support Erie Coke Corp. employees who are out of jobs following an abrupt announcement by the...
Dec 20, 20191 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Takes Two SO2 Monitors Offline
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) officials announced that they took two temporary air quality monitors installed in Clairton and...
Dec 19, 20193 min read
UPDATED: Erie Coke Corp. Shutting Down Operations
Erie Coke Corp. has shut down operations at its bay-front facility, according to news reports. GoErie.com’s Madeleine O’Neil reported...
Dec 19, 20194 min read
Your Year-End Charitable Donation to GASP Will Help Fund 2020 Air Quality Advocacy, Education &
Dear Fellow Breather, We’re nearing the end of a banner year here at the Group Against Smog and Pollution. We celebrated our golden...
Dec 12, 20191 min read
Join GASP for Gift Wrapping & Beer Fundraiser Dec. 20
Dear Fellow Breathers, The holidays will be here before you know it, so let GASP do the gift-wrapping for you! Our friends at 3 Rivers...
Dec 10, 20192 min read
UPDATED: PA Court Approves Preliminary $8.5 Million Settlement Between U.S. Steel, Local Residents
A Pennsylvania Court of Common Pleas judge has preliminarily approved an $8.5 million settlement between U.S. Steel and local residents...
Dec 6, 20191 min read
Snapshot: Air Quality Education Kits a Hit at Sharpsburg After-School Program
Our air quality education kit was a hit with the kids at the Volunteers of America after-school program in Sharpsburg last month. Our...
Dec 5, 20191 min read
Annual Air Quality Reports Issued by Allegheny County Health Department, DEP
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently released new...
Dec 3, 20192 min read
Celebrate #GivingTuesday with a Donation to GASP & Scoop Up Some Sweet Swag
Dear Fellow Breathers, Now that the Thanksgiving holiday is in the rearview mirror, and Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, it’s time...
Dec 2, 20192 min read
What You Need to Know About Whistleblower Complaints Under the Clean Air Act
We say it all the time: If you smell something, say something. But what if you smell or see something when you’re on the job, and the...
Nov 27, 20192 min read
Court Orders Trump’s EPA to Curb Asthma-Causing Pollutant in Pennsylvania, 7 Other States
Editor’s Note: The below is from a press release issued Tuesday by the Center for Biological diversity. That release can be viewed in its...
Nov 25, 20192 min read
GASP & Patagonia Pittsburgh Team Up to Get the Word Out About H2S Pollution, Petition
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is teaming up with Patagonia Pittsburgh to let people know: It’s well past time we do...
Nov 22, 20196 min read
Transparency Watch: More Data, Stricter Regulations Needed to Reduce Benzene Exposure in Mon Valley
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency announced its decision to list benzene as a hazardous air pollutant under Section 112 of the...
Nov 20, 20191 min read
Help GASP Continue the Fight for Better Air Quality with a Donation on #GivingTuesday
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) has been on the front lines of the fight for clean air in the Pittsburgh region for 50 years....
Nov 18, 20191 min read
Snapshot: GASP Hosts Chat with CMU Professor, Author of New Air Pollution Study
About a dozen people attended an event hosted by GASP last week featuring Carnegie Mellon University Professor Nicholas Z. Muller, author...
Nov 14, 20192 min read
GASP Offering Free Air Quality Education Kits to Allegheny County Schools
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP Offering Free Air Quality Education Kits to Allegheny County Schools PITTSBURGH – The Group Against Smog and...
Nov 14, 20191 min read
Snapshot: GASP Presents Air Quality Education Program at Allentown Learning & Engagement Center
The students at the Allentown Learning & Engagement Center (ALEC) were all smiles during a recent air quality education program led by...
Nov 13, 20193 min read
PA Auditor General: PA's Unfocused Climate Change Crisis Efforts Risk Lives, Drive Up Costs
Auditor General Eugene DePasquale on Wednesday said Pennsylvania must proactively plan for the changing climate, a problem that already...
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