Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the kibosh on long-sought updates to local coke Steel asked ACHD’s hearing officer to order ACHD to stop pursuing the proposed rulemaking regarding coke That agreement came in the wake of a 2018 Clairton Coke Works fire that knocked out air pollution control limits for sulfur compounds in the coke oven gas produced by coke ovens; the inclusion of five new sulfur when coke is unloaded or “pushed” from the coke oven battery.

Steel, having determined that emissions from the company’s Clairton Coke facility caused 152 exceedances

Steel’s Clairton Coke Works. “Although the Clairton Coke Works is not in compliance with all of its operating and emission limits, Steel must come up with new measures capable of getting the Clairton Coke Works into compliance because

in Clairton Wednesday night to tell the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) that its revised coke “We showed up not only to provide comments on the coke oven regulations but to also support and help Stay tuned – we’ll keep you posted as the process continues and more information on the coke oven regulations #H2Sexceedances #cokeovenregulations #H2S #cokeovenrules #airpollution #USSteelMonValleyWorks #hydrogensulfide #LibertyMonitor #hydrogensulfideexceedance #AlleghenyCountyHealthDepartment #cokeovenemissions #cokeovenregulation

Editor’s Note: GASP followed the Clairton Coke Works fire and its aftermath closely and will continue

violation of Condition V.A.1.a of IP-011b, which states, “The permittee shall not operate C Battery coke each individual oven is maintained at the lowest positive pressure necessary to inhibit leaks of raw coke #airqualityexceedances #PM25 #H2S #hydrogensulfide #USSteel #AlleghenyCountyHealthDepartment #cokeovenemissions

Steel legal brief asking a hearing officer to determine that proposed rulemaking regarding coke oven Steel disputing the proposed coke oven regulations we’ve been advocating for over the past two years. Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the kibosh on long-sought updates to local coke Steel engaged in productive discussions relating to the proposed amendments to the Coke Ovens and Coke Therefore, it is the [ACHD’s] Position that the proposed Coke Ovens and Coke Oven Gas regulations are

, through March 1, 2022, can be attributed entirely to emissions originating at US Steel’s Clairton coking For residents who were already 99 percent sure Clairton Coke was the problem all along, we understand That seems significant, and for the first time in a while, we’re eager to see what comes next.

Allegheny County Health Department hearing officer to put the kibosh on long-sought updates to local coke Steel asked ACHD’s hearing officer to determine that the proposed rulemaking regarding coke oven battery and order the company and department entered into in 2019 following fallout from the 2018 Clairton Coke addresses the department’s 2018 enforcement order and all subsequent penalties issued against the Clairton Coke the concessions taken by the company: “ACHD agreed that it would not impose more stringent limits for coke

Steel’s Clairton Coke Works – and we need YOUR help to ensure it does what it is intended to do: Reduce let’s back up for a minute and explain: A PEC Baghouse reduces emissions that result when finished coke Steel and ACHD related to ongoing air quality issues at the Clairton Coke Works. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works to let ACHD know that this is not acceptable. If U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works directly to ACHD.