GASP’s Comments Regarding Allegheny County’s Proposed Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode Rule

GASP on June 9, 2021 submitted formal comments to the Allegheny County Health Department regarding the county’s proposed Mon Valley Air Pollution Episode Rule.

Here’s background on the episodic air pollution regulations and our work surrounding them:

Board of Health Green Lights Episodic Weather Regulations for Mon Valley, Next Stop Allegheny County Council

GASP Joins Residents, Advocates in Telling Health Dept: Episodic Weather Regs Need to Be Clearer, Stronger

What You Need to Know About Allegheny County’s Draft Episodic Weather Regulations & How to Make Your Voice Heard on Mon Valley Air Pollution

Long-Sought Episodic Weather Regulations Approved for Public Comment

Advisory Committee Votes to Table Episodic Weather Regs, Health Department Says It Might Take it to the BOH Anyway

ACHD Warning of Increased Air Pollution Levels through Monday Reinforces Need for Episodic Weather Regulations

Same as It Ever Was: Killer Inversion in Pittsburgh Prompted GASP to Call for Tighter Regulations in 1975, Too