U.S. Steel fires spark community backlash
By Erica Guthrie, Senior Staff Writer
June 25, 2019
Air quality groups in Pittsburgh are fired up over a string of fires — including a recent incident on June 13 — at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, located about 30 minutes south of Oakland.
Activists call for independent audit of troubled U. S. Steel plant
By Jon Moss, News Editor
June 20, 2019
Activists with Pittsburgh’s Breathe Project met outside the U.S. Steel Tower Tuesday afternoon and declared “enough is enough,” calling for an independent audit of U.S. Steel’s troubled Clairton Coke Works plant.
Pittsburgh receives “F” for air quality despite decades of improvement
By Brian Gentry, Senior Staff Writer
May 14, 2019
Pittsburgh has made strides in distancing itself from its industrial past, but the region remains plagued by lingering air quality concerns.