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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Campaign pushes for more voices in the fight against air pollution in Allegheny County
The "Freedom to Breathe" campaign was launched in Allegheny County to address the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black and brown communities.
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?
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.
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.
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.
