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Gasp, Environmental Defense Alliance Allege Alabama Officials Violated Open Records Act
Lawsuit says ADEM Director Lance LeFleur, Commissioner Lanier Brown, and Attorney General Steve Marshall violated the Alabama Open Records Act.
Alabama PSC’s Unconstitutional Media Policy Must Be Changed
Alabamians have the right to know what is going on at their Public Service Commission.
Now Is Not the Time for Petty Political Grievances
John Merrill attacked Gasp and Sierra Club for daring to defend every Alabamians’ right to healthy air to breathe and clean water to drink. We respond.
The Science Behind Satellite-Based Air Quality Monitoring
By Ben Moose, Gasp Spring Intern In my last blog post, I provided an overview of the concept, methods, advantages, and disadvantages of remote atmospheric monitoring. In this post, I will describe, in more detail, the techniques satellites use to detect air quality -...
EPA Rolls Back Standards for Mercury Pollution from Coal- and Oil-Fired Power Plants
On April 16, 2020, in keeping with its deregulatory agenda, EPA finalized the supplemental cost finding and Risk and Technology review for the Mercury and Air Toxics Standards (MATS), which were finalized in 2012. Put simply, while EPA is downplaying the significance...
My Approach to Handling the COVID-19 Crisis
It has been a little over a month since I worked in the Gasp office. Like many of you, I am yearning to know when we will resume being in one another’s physical presence. Meanwhile, the Gasp staff is adjusting because our work continues. If you haven’t already, check...
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