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Aug 15, 20193 min read
GASP Joins PennEnvironment for Release of its New Report Detailing Clean Air Act Enforcement Challen
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) on Thursday joined Penn Environment downtown for a press conference unveiling the...
Aug 12, 20191 min read
Environmental Hearing Board Judge to Erie Coke Corp.: Petition to Reopen Record is DENIED
Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C. Beckman filed an order on Monday denying Erie Coke Corp.’s petition to reopen the record to...
Aug 9, 20195 min read
DEP & Erie Coke Submit Final Arguments in Environmental Hearing Board Case, Clash on Details
Erie Coke photo courtesy of HECA. Whether or not Erie Coke Corp. will be permitted to operate while it appeals the state Department of...
Aug 7, 20192 min read
UPDATED: Erie Coke Petitions Environmental Hearing Board to Reopen Record; DEP Objects
Erie coke On the day Erie Coke Corp. and DEP were due to file their post-hearing briefs with the Environmental Hearing Board over whether...
Aug 1, 20191 min read
YOU’RE INVITED: Rep. Doyle Hosting Climate Change Town Hall Aug. 14
Mark your calendars because U.S. Rep. Mike Doyle, D-18th District, is hosting a Climate Change Town Hall this month, giving local folks...
Jul 31, 20193 min read
Residents, Electeds & Enviro Activists Speak Out at Public Hearing About Proposed USS Settlement
Staff Attorney John Baillie provided public comment on behalf of GASP. More than 200 people packed the Clairton Municipal Building...
Jul 30, 20191 min read
DEP Issues Three More Notice of Violation Letters to Erie Coke Corp.
The Department of Environmental Protection on Tuesday posted three Notice of Violation letters it issued to Erie Coke Corp. The letters...
Jul 30, 20191 min read
Public Hearing Regarding Modifications to ACHD’s Air Quality Installation/Permit Fees Set
Save the date: The Allegheny County Board of Health (ACHD) will hold a public hearing at 10 a.m Aug. 26 to take testimony on proposed...
Jul 25, 20196 min read
Everything You Need to Know to Make Your Opinion of the U.S. Steel-ACHD Settlement Agreement Heard
A public hearing on the proposed Settlement Agreement between U.S. Steel and the Allegheny County Health Department regarding emissions...
Jul 24, 201910 min read
SPECIAL REPORT: U.S. Steel Investors Sue Company, Allege Systemic Maintenance/Operational Failures
Editor’s Note: GASP staff members took a deep dive into a federal class-action lawsuit filed in April against U.S. Steel on behalf of its...
Jul 22, 20192 min read
BREAKING: DEP to Conduct Air Quality Sampling Plan Around Erie Coke
Erie coke The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) on Monday announced in a press release that it will conduct air...
Jul 18, 20192 min read
U.S. Steel Answers Federal Lawsuit Filed By Enviro Groups, ACHD; Denies Residents Living Near Facili
U.S. Steel this week filed its answers and affirmative defenses to a federal citizens lawsuit filed against it in April in U.S. District...
Jul 17, 20193 min read
Allegheny County Board of Health Approves Two Clean Air Fund Requests, Updates Community on Search f
Members of the Allegheny County Board of Health on Wednesday lauded the accomplishments of outgoing department director Dr. Karen Hacker,...
Jul 15, 20194 min read
HECA, Community Members Rally Support for DEP’s Enforcement Actions Against Erie Coke Corp.
Photo courtesy of HECA Members of the community group Hold Erie Coke Accountable rallied alongside concerned residents Monday morning to...
Jul 10, 20193 min read
Erie Coke Corp., DEP Lay Out Arguments In Advance of Environmental Hearing Board Proceeding
Attorneys for Erie Coke Corp. and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection laid out their arguments for and against...
Jul 8, 20192 min read
Erie Coke, DEP to Begin Arguments Wednesday Over Whether Company Can Continue to Operate Pending Per
Erie Coke Corp. and the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) will appear before Environmental Hearing Board Judge Steven C....
Jul 8, 20191 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Announces July 30 Public Hearing Regarding Proposed U.S. Steel Ag
The Allegheny County Health Department announced in an Allegheny Alert Friday afternoon that it will hold a public hearing regarding its...
Jul 3, 20192 min read
Erie Coke Appeals DEP Denial of Title V Operating Permit Renewal, Calls Compliance Docket Placement
Erie coke from HECA Erie Coke Corp. on Tuesday filed an appeal of the decision by the Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) to...
Jul 1, 20192 min read
Councilman O’Connor Introducing Will of Council Supporting Allegheny County Health Department’s Acti
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was proud to join City Councilman Corey O’Connor, City Councilwoman Erika Strassberger and...
Jul 1, 20196 min read
UPDATED: DEP Denies Erie Coke Operating Permit; Files For Injunction to Close Plant Following Numero
“For more than a decade, DEP has received persistent complaints from the community and has continuously cited Erie Coke for various...
Jun 28, 20192 min read
GASP and Clean Air Council: County Has No Grounds for Damages for Litigation-Based Construction Dela
The Group Against Smog and Pollution and Clean Air Council asked a Court of Common Pleas judge this week to dismiss a bid by Allegheny...
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