U.S. Steel Clairton plant explosion sends two workers to hospital, idles battery Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2025 Outdoor pollution levels rose around the plant after the explosion, but never exceeded federal short-term clean air standards. Health
Campaign pushes for more voices in the fight against air pollution in Allegheny County Kara HolsoppleFebruary 5, 2025 The "Freedom to Breathe" campaign was launched in Allegheny County to address the disproportionate impact of pollution on Black and brown communities. EconomyEnergyEnvironmental JusticeHealthPollution
How could blocking Nippon Steel’s bid to buy U.S. Steel impact the region’s air quality? Reid FrazierJanuary 8, 2025 President Biden blocked Nippon Steel's bid to buy U.S. Steel, the region's largest source of air pollution. What might that mean for air quality? EconomyHealth
Report: Coal-based steelmaking causes hundreds of premature deaths and billions in health costs nationwide Reid FrazierNovember 21, 2024 It also found nearly 250,000 cases of asthma every year were caused as a result of the air pollution from coal-based steel, such as at U.S. Steel's Mon Valley plants. HealthPollutionYour Environment Update
Group wants stricter permit for U.S. Steel to stop oily releases into Mon River Reid FrazierNovember 14, 2024 The DEP has cited U.S. Steel multiple times for discharging oily pollution into the Monongahela River, a drinking water source for one million people. PollutionWater
Environmental groups sue EPA over coke oven battery rules Julie GrantSeptember 5, 2024 They want the EPA to do more to protect nearby communities from hazardous pollutants like benzene, arsenic, lead and mercury. HealthPollution
EPA coke oven rule to bring new monitoring requirements to U.S. Steel’s Clairton plant Reid FrazierJune 6, 2024 The new rule will require U.S. Steel to set up fenceline monitoring for benzene, a carginogen, around its coke plant. Environmental JusticePollution
Air pollution decreased, but still causes hundreds of deaths a year in Allegheny County Julie GrantMay 24, 2024 The report finds up to 1373 people died annually in Allegheny County from 2020 to 2022 from exposures to fine particulate matter. HealthPollution
New EPA rules could force emissions limits, monitoring at Clairton Coke Works Reid FrazierMay 21, 2024 The coke oven rules are expected to set new limits for several hazardous chemicals and require fenceline monitoring for benzene. Pollution
Allegheny County fines U.S. Steel nearly $2 million for air quality violations 90.5 WESAMarch 1, 2024 Allegheny County Health Department fined U.S. Steel again, this time for 362 operating permit violations at its Clairton Coke Works. Pollution
