GASP Launches Pollution Hotline

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — GASP this week launched 1-866-581-GASP (4277), a hotline for Alabamians who live and/or work near toxic pollution sources such as power plants and industrial facilities to report complaints, especially as related to health issues. The outreach...

EPA Opposes Nucor Permit in Louisiana

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) last week published its objections to permits for a new Nucor manufacturing plant in Convent, La. The Times-Picayune reported the EPA’s conclusions, saying “the plant will violate several provisions of the Clean...

WHO: Air Pollution Causes Cancer

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — An arm of World Health Organization (WHO) last week released a report on air pollution with some dire warnings. Based on data collected in 2010, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) said that more than 220,000 people died that year...