Speaking at our October meeting, Lee Szymkiewicz, Group Against Smog & Pollution (GASP) presented examples of Allegheny County’s persistent air quality non-attainment health information...in other words, air quality that is unhealthy. Air borne particulates, nitrogen oxide, sulfur dioxide, carbon monoxide, and carbon dioxide have been problems in the Pittsburgh area for many years. Major sources of this pollution come from coal fired power plants & boilers, coke (for steel) production, and heavy traffic conditions.

GASP has been lobbying and pressuring government bodies on these issues, and has provided test equipment, data, and educational programs for area schools.

The unacceptable levels of air pollution that we live with in Allegheny County is indicative of how much more vigorous our campaigns must be...Greens, environmental, health, and mass transit activists need to be heard where responsible government bodies have been negligent.