Residents in Clairton hear from U.S. Steel on plant fire, pollution issues Reid FrazierJanuary 23, 2019 The company anticipates most of the repairs will be done by May. An air quality warning is still in effect. Environmental JusticeHazardous to Your HealthNewsPollution
Pittsburgh-area legislators want hearing on Clairton Coke Works Reid FrazierJanuary 17, 2019 County issued an air quality warning two weeks after a fire damaged pollution controls and after several spikes in sulfur dioxide. EnergyEnvironmental JusticePollution
Students report breathing problems after U.S. Steel fire Reid FrazierJanuary 16, 2019 The December fire damaged equipment that removes sulfur dioxide, a lung irritant that can exacerbate asthma. Hazardous to Your HealthHealthNewsPollution
Mon Valley residents issued air warning because of pollution from Clairton Coke Works Reid FrazierJanuary 9, 2019 People with existing respiratory and/or cardiovascular conditions, children and the elderly should limit their outdoor activities until further notice. Hazardous to Your HealthHealthNewsPollution
How Air Pollution Widens the Income Gap Kara HolsoppleDecember 15, 2018 Air pollution contributes to the widening gap between Pittsburgh's haves and have nots. EconomyHazardous to Your HealthPollutionYour Environment Update
Asthma, dirty air and the struggle to clean up a chronic polluter Reid FrazierDecember 7, 2018 After decades of pollution violations, will the Clairton Coke Works clean up it act? Some are cautiously optimistic. Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollution
Five Cities, 12 Pollutants. What a New Study Shows about Health and Dirty Air Kara HolsoppleDecember 7, 2018 The study looks at the connection between air pollution and emergency room visits for cardiovascular and respiratory diseases. Hazardous to Your HealthHealthPollution
Fighting Air Pollution With Stories and Friendship Kara HolsoppleDecember 7, 2018 A Clairton business owner and a clean air advocate team up to help people, reluctant to speak out about air pollution, find their voice. Environmental JusticeHazardous to Your HealthHealthPollution
U.S. Steel Claims Air Pollution Order Could Cost it $400 Million Reid FrazierDecember 4, 2018 Attorneys for U.S. Steel say regulators issued an unreasonably harsh penalties over air pollution violations at its Clairton Coke Works. EnergyNewsPollution
Pittsburgh’s Air Quality is Better, But Still Not Great Jakob LazzaroAugust 17, 2018 Although the city is a far cry from the old adage “hell with the lid off,” Pittsburgh still struggles with pollution. Pollution
