Event Recording Now Available for Safe at Home: Understanding Common Environmental Hazards
We wanted to extend a big THANK YOU to everyone who attended our Safe at Home: Understanding Common Environmental Hazards webinar. GASP...
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Jan 304 min read
EPA Proposes New Regs Designed to Reduce Methane Emissions from Oil & Gas Industry
The EPA this month announced a proposed rule designed to reduce methane emissions from the oil and gas industry.
Jan 242 min read
GASP Lauds DEP Cleaner Fuel Transportation Infrastructure Funding Benefitting Local Business, Communities
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has awarded more than $1.28 million in funding to improve air quality in...
Jan 182 min read
GASP to ACHD: ATI Air Quality Permit Must Include Stronger Testing, Monitoring Requirements
GASP on Wednesday afternoon presented testimony at a public hearing in Natrona Heights held by Allegheny County Health Department to...
Jan 182 min read
DEP Receives $3 Million From EPA to Develop Climate Action Plan, Proposes Grant Program to Reduce Emissions in Heavy Industry
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) has received $3 million from the EPA to develop a Priority Climate Action Plan...
Jan 182 min read
EPA Proposes Stronger Air Pollution Standards for Large Facilities that Burn Municipal Solid Waste
The EPA has announced a proposal to strengthen Clean Air Act standards for large facilities that burn municipal solid waste. If...
Jan 162 min read
DEP Issues Air Quality Plan Approval for Leachate Evaporation System at Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill
Did you hear? The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) authorized an air quality plan approval to allow an onsite...
Jan 112 min read
UPDATED: GASP to ACHD: Hold U.S. Steel Accountable & Protect Residents with Proper Compliance Schedule for Clairton Coke Works
Editor's Note: This blog has been updated to include a link to GASP's formal written comments. GASP joined residents and fellow...
Jan 84 min read
Join GASP at Clairton Coke Works Permit Hearing to Stand With Mon Valley Residents, Demand Accountability from U.S. Steel
If reading that headline gave you a “déjà vu all over again” sort of feeling, it’s probably because the issue of the Clairton Coke Works...
Jan 52 min read
UPDATED: U.S. Steel Appeals $2.2 Million Fine for Hydrogen Sulfide Exceedances
Editor's Note: U.S. Steel on Jan. 26 appealed this enforcement order. You can read the appeal document here. The Allegheny County Health...
Jan 42 min read
HELP WANTED: DEP Seeks Project Applications for $5 Million Beaver County Environmental Mitigation Community Fund
The state Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) this week announced that the Beaver County Environmental Mitigation Community Fund...
Jan 32 min read
DEP Offering Free Testing Kits for Radon Action Month, GASP Hosting Indoor Air Quality Workshop Jan. 30
January is National Radon Action Month, marking a time of increased outreach and public awareness for this serious health hazard. What’s...
Dec 14, 20232 min read
The One Where GASP Gets a Little Cheesy About How Much Your Year-End Donation Means to Us
Can we get a little cheesy? Just for a minute? As the year draws to a close, many of us reflect on the things we're grateful for. Here at...
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Allegheny County Announces First Cohort of Indoor Air Quality Improvement Pilot Program
Did you hear? Allegheny County on Monday announced the first cohort for its Indoor Air Quality Improvement pilot program with 20...
Dec 8, 20231 min read
PA Sen. Casey Signs Letter Attacking Proposed EPA Rules to Reduce Emissions from Coke & Steelmaking
Earlier this year we blogged about EPA’s proposed revisions to the National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for...
Dec 8, 20233 min read
The GASP Guide to Asbestos & the Regulations in Place to Keep Kids Safe at School
Children in the United States spend nearly seven hours a day, 180 days a year at school and while districts both public and private have...
Dec 5, 20232 min read
GASP, Black Appalachia Coalition Petitioning ACHD for Accountability & Transparency in Clairton
Everyone deserves clean air, but sadly, too many of our neighbors struggle to breathe all too often thanks to industrial emissions from...
Nov 30, 20231 min read
In Short: Thank You, Thank You, THANK YOU!
Seriously, though. Yinz ARE the best. Thanks to all of the social media shares, likes, and donations you all helped raise more than...
Nov 29, 20234 min read
UPDATED: Residents’ Guide to Allegheny Co. Health Dept's '24 Network Monitoring Plan, How to Comment
The comment period is now over. Thanks to all who submitted a comment. You can read GASP's formal comments here. If you follow local air...
Nov 27, 20233 min read
EPA & CA Air Resources Board Team Up to Reduce Locomotive Emissions - Here's What You Need to Know
Railroad locomotives, which typically burn massive amounts of diesel fuel, are a significant mobile source of air pollution, especially...
Nov 21, 20233 min read
By the Numbers: How GASP Will Put Your Giving Tuesday Donation to Work for All of Us
We know that you’ve probably received DOZENS of emails and have seen even more social media posts from local nonprofits asking for your...
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