PlumePGH Helps Pittsburghers Visualize How Emissions Travel Into Their Neighborhoods

Kiley KoscinskiMarch 19, 2021

Developers of this new visualization of air pollution hope it will help people verify what they smell. "This weaving together [of data] creates a corroboration of people’s experiences.”

Pollution

What You Need to Know About Air Quality Improvements in Allegheny County

Reid FrazierFebruary 5, 2021

We have the details about which air quality standards Allegheny County now meets, how these gains were made, and if they will last.

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For the First Time Ever, Allegheny County Meets Federal Air Quality Standards

Reid FrazierJanuary 29, 2021

All eight monitors met the standards, including the most polluted one near the Clairton Coke Works.

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DEP Deals Blow to Fracking Plan at U.S. Steel Mill Near Pittsburgh

Reid FrazierDecember 11, 2020

The agency says it will suspend reviewing environmental permits for the controversial well after it lost its local zoning permit.

Energy

Allegheny County Residents Demand Stronger Pollution Regs for U.S. Steel Plant

Reid FrazierNovember 23, 2020

An air inversion in early November caused a string of bad air days near the Clairton Coke Works. Residents are sick of it.

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Study: Pittsburgh Kids Near Polluting Sites Have Higher Asthma Rates

Reid FrazierNovember 10, 2020

Minority and low-income communities are most impacted, because they are more likely to live near polluting facilities.

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Fracking Project at U.S. Steel Plant Denied Local Permit Extension

Reid FrazierOctober 23, 2020

It's a victory for some Mon Valley residents and environmental groups. The company said it will continue to move the project forward.

Energy

Environmental Groups Win New Coke Oven Regulation

Julie GrantJuly 10, 2020

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency conceded in federal court that it failed to properly regulate certain aspects of coke ovens, like those at U.S. Steel’s plant in Clairton.

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Allegheny County Fines U.S. Steel $360,000 for Coke Plant Violations

Reid FrazierMay 29, 2020

Fines are for a six-month stretch between October 2019 and March 2020, adding to the millions of dollars of fine in the last few years.

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Class Action Settlement Delivers $2 Million to Residents Living Near Clairton Coke Works

Sarah BodenFebruary 25, 2020

The settlement resolved a class action lawsuit that claims pollution from the Clairton Coke Woks created a nuisance and hurt nearby property values.

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