When you look at a tree Do you happen to think of the bees And all the hard work that had to happen for that one tree to be We cut trees down and live like our resources aren’t limited There will soon come a day when only the rich can play Only those with heaps of money will be able to afford...
Clean Air Journal
Mercury and Air Toxics Standards Will Improve Air Quality, Protect Health
On December 16, 2011, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) signed a rule to reduce emissions of toxic air pollutants from power plants called the mercury and air toxics standards, or MATS. The...
Why Did the Board of Health Dismiss GASP’s Appeal of ABC Coke’s Permit?
The Permit The Clean Air Act gives the Environmental Protection Agency the authority to issue what are known as Title V Operating Permits for facilities that qualify as major sources of air...
Board of Health Dismisses GASP’s Request for Hearing on ABC Coke Permit
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in 2011 named ABC Coke — one of Alabama’s worst toxic air polluters — a potentially responsible party for contamination in northern Birmingham. ABC Coke’s...
Update on GASP’s Appeal of the ABC Coke Permit
GASP has been raising awareness of the toxic air pollution affecting Birmingham since our inception. As soon as the EPA named the potentially responsible parties (“PRPs”) for the contamination in...
Reducing Air Pollution Improves Children's Lung Health
"The current report and other studies suggest that further improvement in air quality may have beneficial public health effects." This month, a study of the long-term effects of air pollution...
Civil Rights Complaint Alleges Environmental Discrimination by Health Department
GASP petitions EPA to investigate environmental discrimination in northern Birmingham neighborhoods suffering from toxic air pollution BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (March 3, 2015) — GASP today announced...