The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency today released a long-awaited new air quality health standard for ground-level ozone, or smog. This announcement is welcome news for thousands of Alabamians...
Michael Hansen
‘Dark Money’ Fighting Against Solar Energy Exposed
Net metering continues to be a hotly contested issue between energy companies and consumer advocates — including pro-solar and environmental groups. Media Matters, a “progressive research and...
EPA to Investigate Potential Threats to Public Health, Environment in Tarrant
EPA to Investigate Potential Threats to Public Health, Environment in Tarrant TARRANT, Ala. — On July 1, 2014, GASP filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to look into...
‘Biking & Breathing’: Columbia Researchers Employ Wearable Technology to Study NYC Air Pollution
If you’re anything like me, you look forward each week to the newest episode of Science Friday, a.k.a., “SciFri.” I listen to the show on Birmingham’s NPR affiliate, WBHM. Last week, Science Friday...
EPA to Investigate Alleged Civil Rights Violations from Air Pollution
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (Aug. 28, 2015) — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Office of Civil Rights has accepted a complaint by GASP against the Jefferson County (Ala.) Department of Health for...
EPA Proposes First-Ever Rules to Reduce Methane Emissions
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is continuing the streak of important air pollution prevention regulations. Last week, the EPA proposed the nation’s first-ever rules for methane emissions...