Air Pollution, Stench Pummels Mon Valley Over Holiday Period
Last week was one of excess for those in and around the Mon Valley, but not for the Thanksgiving-related reasons you might think: sadly,...
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Nov 23, 20223 min read
UPDATED: Unhealthy Air Quality Returns to Mon Valley with More of the Same Expected Thursday
UPDATE #2 (4:31 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22): The state Department of Environmental Protection on Wednesday afternoon declared Thursday, Nov....
Oct 20, 20225 min read
Pittsburgh Regional Transit, U.S. Steel Support Facility, Others Cited for Air Quality Violations
Pittsburgh Regional Transit (PRT) entered into a consent agreement with the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to settle air...
Oct 13, 20222 min read
GASP Joined Grow PGH's Braddock Farm Fall Festival to Get Residents Signed Up for Mon Valley Alerts
Today we want to give a shout-out to our friends at Grow Pittsburgh, who invited us to take part in their fourth-annual Braddock Farm...
Oct 12, 20223 min read
Mon Valley Air Pollution Exceeded National Health Standard Tuesday, Stench Continues While ACHD Mum
UPDATE: Stench and elevated concentrations of H2S persisted Thursday at the Liberty air quality monitor. Another exceedance of...
Nov 7, 20212 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Issues Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning as PM2.5 Concentrations Spike
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) Sunday morning issued a Mon Valley Air Pollution Warning.
Sep 13, 20212 min read
UPDATED: Allegheny County Council Votes Unanimously to Approve Mon Valley Air Pollution Episodic Reg
Allegheny County Council on Tuesday voted unanimously to approve a long-sought Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode rules.
Jun 9, 20213 min read
GASP Joins Residents, Advocates to Tell ACHD: Episodic Weather Regs Need to Be Clearer, Stronger
We have everything you need to know about the regs, sample comment language & a form that will route them straight to the health department.
May 17, 20214 min read
Mon Valley Experiences Multi-Day Bad-Air Episode, Two More Air Quality Exceedances
It was a rough weekend of air quality for Mon Valley, which experienced another days-long bad-air episode &two more air quality exceedances.
Apr 13, 20212 min read
Air Advisory Committee: Episodic Weather Regulation Ready to Go to Public Comment
Allegheny County Health Department's Air Advisory meeting this week approved much-needed episodic weather regulations for public comment....
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