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Apr 29, 2019

PennEnvironment, Clean Air Council Sue U.S. Steel for Clean Air Act Violations in Pittsburgh

Two area environmental groups—PennEnvironment and Clean Air Council—on Monday announced that they had filed suit against U.S. Steel, which they say violated the Clean Air Act at its three Pittsburgh-area plants. These include Clairton Coke Works, the largest coke oven facility in North America. Violations occurred throughout the company’s Mon Valley Works, stemming from its decision to operate the plants for more than three months without critical pollution control equipment,

Apr 23, 2019

Clean Air Council, Citizens for Clean Air Hosting Listening Session in Clairton About Air Quality

Mark your calendars, because you’re invited to attend an event being hosted by Clean Air Council and a newly formed group, Citizens for Clean Air, that will give members of the Clairton community an opportunity to speak out about the recent air quality issues related to the U.S. Steel fire and subsequent facility repair. The event, Clean Air Now for the Mon Valley, is slated for 6 p.m. May 9 at the Church of Jesus Christ in Clairton. Elected officials have also been invited t

Apr 17, 2019

East Pittsburgh Woman Files Class Action Law Suit Against U.S. Steel Over Emissions from Christmas E

An East Pittsburgh woman on April 9 filed a class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel, claiming the company was grossly negligent/reckless in the way it handled a Dec. 24 fire at its Clairton plant and its aftermath. The suit specifically alleges that U.S. Steel: Failed to develop and/or maintain adequate policies and procedures as necessary to prevent the Dec. 24, 2018 Clairton Plant fire; Failed to develop and implement an adequate mechanical integrity program necessary to pr

Feb 28, 2019

BREAKING: Allegheny Co. Health Dept. Issues Enforcement Order Against U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works

UPDATED March 13, 2019: Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) announced March 12 that it has revised its enforcement order issued Feb. 28th against U.S. Steel’s Mon Valley Works (Edgar Thompson Plant, Irvin Plant, and Clairton Coke Works). The action was taken in response to the plan submitted by U.S. Steel on March 7. Per the revised order (http://bit.ly/2F7uqft), U.S. Steel is required to implement the following at its Clairton Coke Works facility: • Extend coking times

Dec 6, 2018

Clairton Residents Urge U.S. Steel to Focus on Cleanup

Dec. 3, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Geoff Bland, Clean Water Action gbland@cleanwater.org, (412) 765-3053 Zachery Barber, PennEnvironment zach@pennenvironment.org, (412) 973-5023 Residents Urge U.S. Steel to Focus on Cleanup PITTSBURGH, PA – Residents in the Mon Valley and Pittsburgh urged U.S. Steel to stop appealing fines for air pollution violations and focus on fixing the long violating Clairton Coke Works. The Allegheny County Health Department held a hearing today on U.

Sep 26, 2018

Health Department Tracks Down Source of “Rotten Egg” Hydrogen Sulfide Emissions

A year ago GASP began urging the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to do more to eliminate violations of the County’s hydrogen sulfide (H2S) standard and the offensive rotten egg odors that go along with those violations. GASP documented that the H2S standard has been violated on average more than 50 times a year, over the past six years, according to readings from the Liberty Borough monitor in the Mon Valley. At the ACHD Air Quality Program Criteria Pollutant/Air Mo

Aug 16, 2018

U.S. Steel’s Appeals Clairton Coke Enforcement Order; Latest Skirmish in Decades-Long Fight

On June 28, 2018, the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) fined U.S. Steel approximately $1.1 million for multiple violations of air pollution regulations at its Clairton Coke Works. The enforcement action also includes a provision for the closure of two of the facility’s older batteries of ovens if certain emissions limits are not met. According to the enforcement order, Clairton Coke “continues to experience ever-increasing visible emissions and unexplained exceedance

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