by Michael Hansen | Apr 14, 2014 | Clean Air Journal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Comments on the draft air pollution permit renewal for ABC Coke, a Drummond Company, are due to health department officials by close of business (4:30 p.m.) Friday, April 18. A copy of the draft permit can be found here. The Jefferson County...
by Michael Hansen | Mar 26, 2014 | Clean Air Journal
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...
by Michael Hansen | Mar 13, 2014 | Clean Air Journal
This morning, GASP Outreach Director Kirsten Bryant sent a letter to the Jefferson County Department of Health regarding the public hearing for Drummond Co.’s Title V operating permit. Bryant asked that “the time and venue for the public hearing be changed...
by The GASP Team | Mar 11, 2014 | Clean Air Journal
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — March 11, 2014 — The Jefferson County Department of Health (JCDH) has announced that it will hold a public hearing April 14 at 1 p.m. regarding a key air pollution permit. GASP this month requested the public hearing to provide further scrutiny of...
by The GASP Team | Feb 28, 2014 | Clean Air Journal
“Jefferson County citizens and members of the North Birmingham Community Coalition have been assured that transparency and public engagement is a top priority for both the Jefferson County Health Department and EPA. Recently, EPA administrator Gina McCarthy...