Neighbor News
Watchdog Report: About Those Air Quality Permit Backlogs
GASP took a look at the Title V backlog at DEP & the Allegheny County Health Dept. to determine how much progress has been made reducing it.
Watchdog work is a cornerstone of what we do here at GASP, and part of that involves keeping a watchful eye on both sources of industrial air pollution and the public officials charged with regulating them.
As part of this effort, we have been tracking a backlog for new and renewed operating permits for major sources of air pollution in both Allegheny County and the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection’s (DEP) Southwest Regional Office since 2016.
