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US Steel's Clairton Coke Works
February 11, 2020 | 7:15 AM

U.S. Steel, Allegheny County Health Department finalize air pollution settlement agreement and order

By Kathleen Davis/WESA
US Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
January 17, 2020 | 10:41 AM

Allegheny County issues nearly $800K in fines for Clairton Coke Works violations

By Sarah Schneider/WESA
Johnie Perryman, of Clairton blames pollution from U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works for a heart condition.
January 13, 2020 | 9:34 AM

Clairton plaintiffs to decide on U.S. Steel settlement

By Reid Frazier
The coal plant in Shamokin Dam, Pa., is a local landmark that delivered electricity to this region for more than six decades. It closed in 2014. Next to it, a brand new natural gas power plant is under construction. The Sunbury Pipeline will feed Marcellus Shale gas into that plant.
January 10, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Study: Replacing coal plants with natural gas cut pollution, saved lives

Fracking pollution not included in study; could lessen health benefits, author says
By Reid Frazier
U.S. Steel's Clairton Plant, the largest coke works in North America, in Clairton, Pa.
January 2, 2020 | 3:46 PM

After string of smoggy days, Allegheny County wants polluters to reduce emissions during some weather events

By Kathleen Davis/WESA
FILE PHOTO: A refinery, homes and tank cars is seen Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2015, in Philadelphia.
July 25, 2019 | 6:10 AM

PES refinery fire highlights need for better air monitoring, experts tell Pa. lawmakers

By Dana Bate/WHYY
The Delaware City Refining Company will pay a $950,000 penalty for violations of the Clean Air Act dating to 2010. The settlement does not cover violations from a fire that broke out in February, releasing hydrogen sulfide and sulfur dioxide into the air.
Updated: July 12, 2019 | 2:51 pm

Delaware refinery hit with nearly $1 million penalty for a decade of air pollution violations

By Emily Pontecorvo/WHYY
U.S. Steel's Clairton Plant, the largest coke works in North America, in Clairton, Pa.
June 28, 2019 | 4:08 PM

US Steel, Allegheny County have a draft agreement on pollution violations

Deal does not affect lawsuit over pollution from Dec. 24 fire
By Reid Frazier
Melanie Meade, a Clairton resident, says that current efforts to address U.S. Steel’s pollution from the Clairton Coke plant have had little effect on the company’s actions.
June 24, 2019 | 3:31 PM

Environmental advocates seek changes at Clairton Coke Works: People shouldn’t have to ‘hold their breath’

By Adam Tunnard/WESA
The smokestack of the Delaware Valley Resource Recovery Facility looms over a residential street in Chester.
June 22, 2019 | 12:00 PM

WHYY’s ‘The Why’: Philly’s trash is Chester’s air pollution

By Staff
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