Should the federal government support a massive recycling plant in Erie that will make plastics for steelmaking?
Supporters see an opportunity to reuse plastic waste and create jobs, while some residents and environmental groups say it’s a bad idea.
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Allegheny County is offering $5M to support clean air projects. No one has applied
Municipalities and organizations can submit ideas for fleet electrification, tree canopy expansion, equipment electrification, and climate resiliency/adaptation projects. But do it ASAP!
Environmental groups sue EPA over coke oven battery rules
They want the EPA to do more to protect nearby communities from hazardous pollutants like benzene, arsenic, lead and mercury.
EPA coke oven rule to bring new monitoring requirements to U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant
The new rule will require U.S. Steel to set up fenceline monitoring for benzene, a carginogen, around its coke plant.
Air pollution decreased, but still causes hundreds of deaths a year in Allegheny County
The report finds up to 1373 people died annually in Allegheny County from 2020 to 2022 from exposures to fine particulate matter.
Allegheny County’s Clean Air Fund could do more to fight pollution, controller says
County Controller Corey O'Connor says the fund is “not being spent quick enough and it's not being spent in communities that need it the most."
New EPA rules could force emissions limits, monitoring at Clairton Coke Works
The coke oven rules are expected to set new limits for several hazardous chemicals and require fenceline monitoring for benzene.
Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel nearly $2 million for air quality violations
Allegheny County Health Department fined U.S. Steel again, this time for 362 operating permit violations at its Clairton Coke Works.
How the latest Supreme Court air pollution case could bring more smog to Pennsylvania
The case heard Wednesday could put a rule on hold that reduces smog-forming pollution from states like Ohio that wafts downwind to states like Pennsylvania.
What you need to know about soot, U.S. Steel and Pittsburgh’s air
How the latest news about a new soot standard, a settlement with U.S. Steel and EPA's rejection of the company's air permit could impact Pittsburgh's air.
