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Feb 133 min read
Allegheny Co. Air Quality Meets Federal Standard for 2023, Fee Schedule Changes Key to Continued Progress
Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) this week released its 2023 Air Quality Annual Report, which shows the county has met the EPA’s...
Jul 8, 20243 min read
SCOTUS tells EPA its Good Neighbor Plan is “Arbitrary and Capricious;” Stays the Plan
The Clean Air Act spent some time in the headlines recently thanks to the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to stay the EPA’s “Good Neighbor”...
Apr 29, 20243 min read
EPA Proposes Revised Secondary National Ambient Air Quality Standard for SO2 for 1st Time Since ‘71
On April 15, EPA proposed to retain the secondary NAAQS for oxides of nitrogen and particulate matter, while revising the SO2 NAAQS.
Apr 22, 20242 min read
Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Announces Withdrawal of Request for EPA Attainment Determination of PM2.5 Standard
A little more than a year-and-a-half ago, we blogged about the Clean Data Determination that the U.S Environmental Protection Agency...
Feb 29, 20242 min read
RACT II Equals RACT III for 58 Major Sources of Air Pollution in PA
We recently blogged about the much-delayed implementation of the second round of Reasonably Available Control Technology (RACT II)...
Feb 26, 20243 min read
WATCHDOG REPORT: PA Regulators’ Struggle to Implement Clean Air Act Requirements for Regional Power Plants Continues
Today, we want to take you back to 2008, when the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) revised the National Ambient Air Quality...
Feb 20, 20243 min read
New Designated Non-Attainment Area for SO2 in Western PA? That’s What EPA's Proposing - But is it Too Late to Make a Difference?
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) earlier this month announced a proposal that - if approved - would mean four...
Feb 7, 20241 min read
GASP Lauds EPA’s New, More Stringent Air Quality Standard for Fine Particulate Matter
The sun is shining in winter in Pittsburgh and we have great news to share! No, you are not dreaming. The U.S. Environmental Protection...
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...
Mar 27, 20234 min read
EPA Good Neighbor Rule to Require Lower Emissions for PA Sources
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently announced new regulations that will implement a provision of the Clean Air Act...
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...
Jul 28, 20224 min read
ACHD Proposes RACT Regs to Reduce Emissions of Ozone-Forming Compounds: Here's What You Need to Know
The Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) has published a proposed revision to its air quality regulations that will impose a new set...
Nov 10, 20215 min read
Allegheny County PM2.5 Levels Below Federal Standard but the Future is Still Hazy
The EPA in September announced that the agency intends to make a Clean Data Determination regarding levels of PM2.5 in the county.
Jul 13, 20122 min read
Athletes, Unite for Clean Air!
Imagine: Pittsburgh’s beautiful skyline, cyclists whizzing by on a trail, and you, all on the nightly news! GASP needs you to come to a...
Nov 3, 20118 min read
The Economic Impact of Environmental Protection: The Myth of the Job Killing Environmental Regulatio
President Obama on June 14 visited the Carnegie Mellon National Robotics Engineering Center in Pittsburgh’s Lawrenceville neighborhood....
Jul 21, 20115 min read
Physical Activity and Temporal Trends in Air Quality
“It was the best of times, it was the worst of times (to exercise!)” Joe Osborne, Legal Director We all know that getting regular...
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