U.S. Steel agrees to pay $135K fine, end oily releases into Mon River at Irvin Works
U.S. Steel agreed to find out where the oil is coming from and fix the problem. The company will also install cameras to monitor its discharge into the river.
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Trump reverses course on coke oven rule for toxic air pollution, granting 2-year waivers to comply
U.S. Steel applauds the move while environmental groups say it puts the health of communities near coke plants at risk.
Companies agree to $3.3M settlement with DEP over oil pollution in Allegheny River
The oil and tar pollution dates back to when the site was a refinery owned by Standard Oil and Atlantic Refining from 1868 to 1930.
Second coal mine proposed in the Laurel Highlands met with opposition: ‘I wish it wasn’t coming’
A company wants to open up a mine for metallurgical coal, used to make steel. But some residents are worried about mine subsidence and its impact on water quality.
CNX sues nonprofit news outlet for defamation over fracking coverage
Natural gas company CNX is suing Capital & Main for defamation in federal court for its article about the company’s air monitoring initiative.
No hearing for Westmoreland County gas plant’s air permit, though environmental groups say it needs work
The Tenaska plant emitted around 2.8 million tons of carbon dioxide in 2024, making it one of the top emitters of greenhouse gases in the state.
High-pressure maintenance procedure led to valve rupture in fatal U.S. Steel blast
The valve that burst was originally built in 1953. The company used a high-pressure technique that resulted in a rupture.
EPA decides not to delay rule that will force U.S. Steel to monitor for cancer-causing emissions
U.S. Steel's Clairton coke works will now have to monitor for benzene, a known carcinogen, at the plant's fence line. EPA had paused the rules.
Along the banks of the Mon, fracking waste in a landfill once again poses a pollution problem
The Westmoreland Sanitary Landfill accepts fracking waste. But some fear fracking contaminants like radium could end up in the Monongahela River.
Coke plant’s closure near Pittsburgh led to immediate health benefits, study finds
ER visits for pediatric asthma and cardiovascular disease plummeted after the Shenango coke plant on Neville Island closed in 2016.
