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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....
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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...
Nov 8, 20192 min read
Environmental Groups Implore County Council to Better Fund Air Quality Program
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) and other local environmental groups this week called on Allegheny County Council to do what...
Nov 4, 20192 min read
GASP, Residents to Hold Presser Telling ACHD: Revise Coke Oven Regs & Get a Handle on H2S Violations
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP, Residents to Hold Press Conference Telling ACHD: Revise Coke Oven Regs & Get a Handle on H2S Violations...
Nov 1, 20194 min read
GUEST BLOG: Clean Air From The First Breath
Editors Note: This article originally appeared on The PediaBlog on Oct. 31. HUGE thank you to Dr. Ned Ketyer, who graciously allowed us...
Oct 31, 20192 min read
Beware of Energy Vampires (And No, We Don’t Mean Your Toxic Co-Worker)
For those who are unfamiliar with the term, energy vampires (otherwise known as vampire draws or phantom loads) are appliances and other...
Oct 25, 20192 min read
Looking to Make a Difference in Local Air Quality? Here’s How (BONUS: You Don’t Even Hav
By Amanda Gillooly, GASP communications manager I’ve got a confession to make: The hard sciences aren’t really in my wheelhouse....
Oct 24, 20191 min read
Last Call: Sign Our Petition to Tell ACHD, “We Gotta Do Something About This Rotten Egg Odor”
Over the past few months, GASP has collected hundreds of signatures for our petition urging the Allegheny County Health Department to...
Oct 17, 20193 min read
Mt. Lebanon Business Owner Pleads Guilty to Illegally Dumping Asbestos, Violating Clean Air Act
A Mt. Lebanon business owner on Oct. 10 pleaded guilty to illegally dumping asbestos-containing waste generated during the renovation of...
Oct 16, 20194 min read
GASP at 50: Major Milestones, Accomplishments Since 1969
Successfully litigating in federal district court in the 1970s to require Allegheny County to adopt standards based on the Clean Air Act...
Oct 16, 20192 min read
GASP Appeals Eastman Chemical Installation Permit Issued by Allegheny County Health Dept.
Media Contact Amanda Gillooly Communications Manager Group Against Smog and Pollution amanda@gasp-pgh.org FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE GASP...
Oct 8, 20191 min read
Volunteers Needed (Hint, Hint) to Label Smoke Emissions from Pollution Monitoring Videos
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is teaming up with The CREATE Lab at Carnegie Mellon University for an event—and we need your...
Sep 27, 20192 min read
UPDATED: EHB Denies DEP Request to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Case, Says it’s “Not Worthwhile"
By way of an Opinion and Order issued Thursday, the Environmental Hearing Board essentially ended the Department of Environmental...
Sep 18, 20193 min read
DEP Opens Investigation Near Erie Coke Following Passive Air Monitoring Sampling Results
The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has opened a follow-up investigation near Erie Coke because of the results...
Sep 12, 20194 min read
GASP Unveils Michelle Madoff Award of Environmental Excellence Honorees in Advance of 50th Anniversary
Media Contact: Amanda Gillooly Communications Manager Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) amanda@gasp-pgh.org 412-924-0604 x206 FOR...
Sep 9, 20192 min read
DEP Asks EHB Judge to Certify Appeal in Erie Coke Supersedeas Case
On Monday, attorneys for DEP filed a Motion to Amend Interlocutory Order Granting Petition for Supersedeas “to provide that the order...
Aug 28, 20193 min read
EHB Judge: Erie Coke Can Continue Operating Pending Permit Appeal…But with Conditions
Photo courtesy of the HECA website. Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman on Wednesday ruled Erie Coke Corp. can continue...
Aug 28, 20192 min read
GASP Joins PennEnvironment, Dozens of Electeds to Call for Clean Air, Industrial Emissions Crackdown
GASP was on hand Wednesday morning to support our friends at PennEnvironment and a group of 63 elected officials from across Allegheny...
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