UPDATE: ORSANCO commissioners have decided against a move to eliminate its water pollution standards. Instead, the agency will consider alternative proposals and go out for more public comment.
Health department's Dr. Karen Hacker suggested new policies to make it easier to immediately shutdown facilities whose emissions exceed air quality standards at monitors.
Hot idle is when the plant stays running but doesn’t produce any coke. They say their health should be more important than the business of the Clairton Coke Works.