Papers of Patricia Pelkofer, 1969-2003.

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Papers of Patricia Pelkofer, 1969-2003.

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The papers in this collection relate to Patricia Pelkofer's involvement in environmental issues as either an advisor, consultant, or activist. Though Pelkofer was broadly involved in environmental issues in western Pennsylvania, the collection documents the activities of organizations in which she was involved with or monitored for information. Records in this collection come from a variety of state and local environmental groups and committees. These include the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), the Group for Recycling in Pennsylvania (GRIP), the Environmental Justice Work Group (EJWG), various committees associated with the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources (DER), and the Solid Waste Advisory Committee (SWAC), among others. The records include meeting minutes, correspondence, legal materials, diagrams, schematic plans, and study data collected from meetings and publications, all related to local, state, and federal environmental organizations. There is also a small amount of personal correspondence to and from Pelkofer that details her feelings about the environmental groups and issues she was involved with. The records in the collection are arranged by the various environmental groups and committees in which Pelkofer was a member.

30 linear feet ( 25 boxes)

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University of Pittsburgh

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Allegheny County (Pa.). Health Dept. Bureau of Air Pollution Control.

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Environmental Justice Work Group (Pa.)

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Allegheny County (Pa.). Local Emergency Planning Committee.

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Pennsylvania Alliance for Environmental Education

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Pennsylvania. Dept. of Environmental Protection.

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Pennsylvania. Dept. of Environmental Resources.

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Environmental Law & Policy Center

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Solid Waste Advisory Committee (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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Pelkofer, Patricia, 1927-2003.

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Born in 1927, Patricia Pelkofer was an environmentalist active in western Pennsylvania. One of the founding members of the Group Against Smog and Pollution (GASP), a grassroots environmental organization, Pelkofer worked specifically on environmental issues of Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. She served on the board of directors and was the editor of the GASP monthly Hotline newsletter. A Pittsburgh native and resident of the Oakland neighborhood, Pelkofer came to her volunteer service through he...

Pennsylvanians United to Rescue the Environment.

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Environmental Resources Management (ERM) Group

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Concerned Citizens of the Yough (Pa.)

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Group for Recycling in Pennsylvania

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Citizens Against Toxic Sites (Pa.)

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GASP (Pittsburgh, Pa.)

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GASP (Group Against Smog and Pollution) was founded as a non-profit citizens' group in 1969 by a group of 43 volunteers in southwestern Pennsylvania working for a "healthy, sustainable environment". Over the years the group has worked to improve environmental standards in the region through educational programs and a quarterly newsletter, Hotline. In the 1970s, GASP entered into litigation in Federal District Court to require Allegheny County to adopt standards based on the Clean Air Act of 1970...

Allegheny County Environmental Coalition

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Pennsylvania Groundwater Policy Education Project.

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Concerned Citizens of Southwestern Pennsylvania.

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Western Pennsylvania Citizens for Safe Communities.

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CHOKE (Organization)

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