Get Your Tickets for Safe at Home: Understanding Common Environmental Hazards (FREE) Lunch & Learn
Many people think of asbestos abatement as an old, pay-it-no-mind issue and are surprised to find out that it is indeed still a very...
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Sep 27, 20233 min read
GASP to ACHD: Time To Create Crisis Communications Plan in Wake of Metalico Fire, Pollution Concerns
PHOTO CREDIT: BREATHE PROJECT GASP on Tuesday joined our friends and fellow advocates at Allegheny County Clean Air Now (ACCAN) and...
Sep 15, 20232 min read
GASP Presents Public Comments at Hearing About Allegheny County SO2 Attainment Redesignation Request
GASP on Thursday presented testimony at a public hearing regarding Allegheny County Health Department’s request for the U.S....
Sep 13, 20232 min read
$2.3M from Clean Air Fund Headed to Mon Valley: Electric Trucks and More Trees. Hooray?
Allegheny County announced in a press release Wednesday that $2.3 million has been awarded to fund five projects in Mon Valley...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
Mystery Plume(s) from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works Prompt GASP to Demand Answers, Accountability
Today, GASP is calling on the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to provide a public update regarding possible opacity violations...
Sep 13, 20232 min read
GASP Announces Hiring of Program & Education Manager, Reaffirms Commitment to Local Communities
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is delighted to announce it has hired Laura Kuster as its new program and education manager....
Sep 11, 20232 min read
GASP to Board of Health: Prioritize Public Health During Bad-Air Events; Share Real-Time Conditions
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) was among those who addressed the Allegheny County Board of Health Wednesday when our...
Aug 29, 20234 min read
EPA Wants to Revise Coke Oven Emissions Standards, But Not Enough to Address Unacceptable Risks
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this summer proposed policy revisions that will impact coke-making operations, including...
Aug 28, 20233 min read
GASP Seeking Applicants for Fresh Voices for Clean Air Youth Education Program
The Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP) is seeking Allegheny County students in grades 9, 10, and 11 interested in becoming...
Aug 24, 20232 min read
More H2S Exceedances in Mon Valley Beg Question: Why the Sharp Rise at N. Braddock Despite ET Deal?
If you’ve noticed a distinctive stank in and around the Mon Valley over the past week, Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) air...
Aug 22, 20233 min read
EPA Initiates New Review of Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards to Reflect Latest Science
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) this week announced a new review of the Ozone National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) to...
Aug 21, 20231 min read
How to Do Clean Air Self-Care This Internet Self-Care Day (Yep, Totally a Thing)
Self-care is defined as “caring for oneself through practices that promote health and active management of illness when it strikes.” Did...
Aug 16, 20233 min read
FYI: EPA Proposes Revisions to National Emissions Standards for Facilities Like Edgar Thomson Works
New limits on hazardous air pollution are on the way for one of the largest industrial polluters in our region - the Environmental...
Aug 16, 20232 min read
GASP Encourages Communities to Apply for Cut of $115M in Funding to Cut Diesel Engine Emissions
Did you hear? The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced the availability of $115 million in grant funding for projects...
Aug 9, 20232 min read
GASP Smoke Readers Observe Metallico Plumes, Talk Neville Island Air Pollution
On a beautiful August Thursday in Bellevue, the sounds of nature abounded - birds chirped, insects buzzed, and a gentle wind sent a...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Join GASP for Smoke Reading Tour Stop #2: Understanding Neville Island-Area Pollution Sources
The term island living may invoke images of clear water, sun-splashed beaches, and warm, gentle breezes for some. Unfortunately, our...
Jul 26, 20232 min read
Watchdog Update | Newest on DEP’s Air Quality Permit Backlog; GASP Report Spurs WTAE Investigation
Editor’s Note: Big thank you to WTAE Investigative Reporter Paul Van Osdel for his story about this air quality backlog issue. You can...
Jul 18, 20232 min read
Brag Alert: See Why This Year’s Fresh Voices for Clean Air Participants, Projects Were *Chef’s Kiss*
We will ask for your forgiveness now because we will be bragging in this blog. Honestly, our latest Fresh Voices for Clean Air cohort was...
Jul 13, 20235 min read
ACHD, Stop Messaging Like It’s 1999: Why EPA’s NowCast AQI is Essential to Public Health
As wildfire smoke enveloped our region at the end of June and air quality plummeted, we heard (and thought) one question again and again:...
Jul 13, 20233 min read
ACHD Fines INEOS on Neville Island for Emissions Violations; Enters Consent Decree with ALCOSAN
Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality...
Jul 12, 20232 min read
Allegheny County Health Department Provides BOH with Air Quality Update, Improvement Goals
While there were no action items on the agenda for Wednesday’s Allegheny County Board of Health meeting, members were treated to a...
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