Group Against Smog & Pollution

Remember that breakdown at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works this past January - the one that prompted the Allegheny County Health Department to issue this public statement? Because a GASP public records request has revealed new information: That the breakdown resulted in a demand for $10,000 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel. Why? Because of provision in a high-profile 2021 consent decre e reached between the company, our friends at PennEnvironment, and the Alleghen

The Aug. 11, 2025 explosion at the Clairton Coke Works killed two, injured a dozen more, and rocked an entire community. In its wake was special air quality monitoring , a Chemical Safety Board investigation , and, most recently, a $118,000 fine from OSHA. Then came the biggest news yet: A pair of wrongful death suits had been filed against U.S. Steel and two other companies. While GASP is not affiliated with the cases and has no special knowledge of them, staff reviewed

Editor’s Note: The Allegheny County Health Department periodically updates its website to include documents related to air quality enforcement actions. As part of our watchdog work, GASP monitors this webpage and reports on the air quality violations posted there. New documents uploaded this week to the Allegheny County Health Department’s website show that U.S. Steel was issued more than $359,000 in stipulated penalties for air quality violations that occurred at its Clairto

Yes, public officials, the Allegheny County Health Department, regulatory and citizen monitors all confirmed that before, during, and...

Documents obtained through a public records request GASP submitted to the Allegheny County Health Department last month have provided new...