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.
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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.
EPA sends U.S. Steel air pollution permit back to the drawing board
EPA has ordered Allegheny County to revise its air permit for U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson plant to include stronger testing and monitoring requirements.
New EPA rule could rein in air pollution in Western Pennsylvania
EPA's new rule for soot in ambient air will prevent 4,500 premature deaths nationwide. Allegheny County stands to benefit too.
Environmental groups, residents hail ‘historic’ settlement in case against Clairton Coke Works
In addition to $19.5 million in upgrades, U.S. Steel will pay $5 million to communities, "the largest" in a citizen Clean Air Act lawsuit in Pa.
U.S. Steel reaches landmark deal with county, environmental groups over 2018 fire
The settlement includes the closure of a coke battery, $19.5 million in upgrades and $4.5 million for local communities impacted by the fire.
Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel another $2M for rotten egg smell releases
The county found the company’s Clairton coke works caused hydrogen sulfide levels at the nearby air monitor to surpass standards 159 times between March 2022 and November 2023.
Allegheny County aims to bring cleaner indoor air to child care centers
Twenty child care centers located in communities disproportionately harmed by pollution and industry will participate in the program.
Outside a coal and steel conference, residents rally against pollution
About 30 people attended a rally organized by local environmental groups to protest outside of a conference about metallurgical coal co-sponsored by Norfolk Southern.
In Clairton, U.S. Steel debuts an all-electric locomotive, a first in North America
The new locomotives will save 40 thousand gallons of diesel fuel a year and emit no CO2.
