monitoring is part of the ACHD Air Quality program's continued investigation of the incident at the Clairton Coke

Steel’s Clairton Coke Works and Cleveland Cliffs’ Monessen Coke Works - have long endured a disproportionate implementation of the revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants (NESHAPs) for Coke Pollution from Coke Ovens Continues Unchecked:  New limits on emissions from coke oven pushing, quenching Leaking Facilities Get a Pass:  The new, stricter limits on leaking coke oven doors, lids, and offtake

Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, the largest coke works in the nation. addresses thousands of violations of combustion stack opacity limits and other regulations that the coke It produces around 4.7 million tons of coke per year, as well as byproducts such as coke oven gas, crude For the extra-curious, check out our documents on Clairton Coke’s air quality permits here. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works.

This area offers an elevated view of the Clairton Coke facility.

Steel's Clairton Coke Works last month. of Environmental Protection (DEP) that were stationed in the Mon Valley shortly after the Clairton Coke As part of broader efforts to understand pollutant levels near the Clairton Coke Works, ACHD and its partners detected compounds, including hydrocarbons and air toxics known to be associated with coke production

the full implementation of the revised National Emission Standards for Hazardous Air Pollutants for Coke Ovens and Coke Oven Batteries. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works and Cleveland Cliffs’ Monessen Coke Works. Steel’s Mon Valley Works - facilities with well-documented and longstanding issues with leaking coke However, the Coke Oven NESHAPS do not present new or unforeseen challenges.

Some necessary background: Pushing is generally the operation by which coke that has completed the coking where the coke is cooled with water.  During normal operation of the coke oven batteries 13, 14, 15, 19 and 20 at the Clairton Coke Plant, of the coking cycle for that oven. mass from the oven, dropping of coke into the hot car, or partial combustion of coke due to the high

challenge mounted by the company in recent weeks related to air quality regulation at the Clairton Coke

Since the DTE Energy Shenango Coke Plant ended production in January, air pollution from the battery The Shenango coke battery operated for 54 years. Less than a month later, DTE Energy announced plans to shut down the Shenango coke battery, blaming a downturn in the U.S. steel industry and a reduced demand for coke. I told my husband that the coke ovens must be off already.”

Steel’s Clairton Coke Works left the community reeling, and while the Allegheny County Health Department Steel’s Clairton Coke Works.