U.S. Steel Clairton plant explosion sends two workers to hospital, idles battery
Outdoor pollution levels rose around the plant after the explosion, but never exceeded federal short-term clean air standards.
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Nearly $1M grant to fund climate projects in Allegheny County environmental justice communities
Fifteen environmental justice communities in the county are eligible for funding to address flooding with projects like rain gardens, green infrastructure and debris removal.
Report: Clean energy workforce is growing in Pennsylvania, but challenges remain
The number of clean energy jobs is growing in Pennsylvania, but what will it take to keep the momentum going?
How could blocking Nippon Steel’s bid to buy U.S. Steel impact the region’s air quality?
President Biden blocked Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel, the region's largest source of air pollution. What might that mean for air quality?
A Western Pa. town navigates an uncertain future after its coal plant closes
It’s been a year since Pennsylvania’s largest coal-fired power plant in Homer City shut down because of stiff competition from natural gas and renewables.
In Sweden, broad consensus on climate action spurs an energy transition in manufacturing
The main debate in Sweden is not whether to build more zero-carbon energy sources, but rather, which ones.
What will it take for the American steel industry to go ‘fossil-free’?
Companies in Europe are beginning to cut climate pollution for heavy industries like steel. What will it take to bring these technologies to the U.S.?
In Sweden, companies are cleaning up steel production – one of the world’s biggest carbon problems
In Sweden, companies are pioneering a major climate solution: steel made from hydrogen created from renewable energy.
Report: Coal-based steelmaking causes hundreds of premature deaths and billions in health costs nationwide
It also found nearly 250,000 cases of asthma every year were caused as a result of the air pollution from coal-based steel, such as at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley plants.
Group wants stricter permit for U.S. Steel to stop oily releases into Mon River
The DEP has cited U.S. Steel multiple times for discharging oily pollution into the Monongahela River, a drinking water source for one million people.
