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Below you'll find several petitions and opportunities for public comment. Join us in the fight for clean air - make your voice heard.
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Interested in current public hearing and/or comment opportunities for Allegheny County permitted facilities? We often share additional information and context here and on our blog, but you can find the most up-to-date information directly from the county here.
Current Issue to Keep an Eye On:
ACHD Proposal to Increases Permit Fees
A little background: Way back in June 2024, Allegheny County Health Department’s Air Quality Program first unveiled a proposal to increase a set of permit fees, mostly scaled to a facility's pollution yield (i.e. bigger fee increases for bigger polluters and negligible increases for smaller-scale polluters).
The Air Quality Program is facing a $1.8 million budget deficit. This proposal is the backbone of their plan to buoy its budget and maintain their capacity to fulfill their role under the Clean Air Act.
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The proposal has faced a somewhat rocky and winding road to a deciding vote by County Council. The lengthy timeline is partially due to the built-in bureaucratic process to amend Article XXI (the county's air pollution control regulations) and partially due to the proposal having been punted back and forth between the voting bodies that need to approve to pass it along and their advisory committees.
Our take: GASP supports the proposal and has been advocating for its approval. The proposal is not perfect, but it is the best route forward to a fully funded Air Quality Program.
Petitions & Public Comment Opportunities
A public comment period is a set range of dates when the public is invited to provide input on a proposed rule or regulation before an agency makes a final decision. The comment period is an integral part of the rule-making process, and agencies are required to consider public comments. Depending on the situation, GASP may be promoting opportunities to comment to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD), the PA Department of Environmental Protection (PA DEP), or other agencies or parts of government.
The Latest - Current News and Updates
Past Public Comments
If you would like to view past comments go to the public comments page to view GASP's archives.
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