Editorial: To protect Mon Valley, U.S. Steel must change
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
January 18, 2019
Filed under Editorials, Opinions
The Clairton Coke Works plant has a long history of pollution violations. With the health of local residents at stake, U.S. Steel must finally commit to improving the coke plant’s track record.
Clean air policies go up in smoke
By Erica Guthrie, Staff Writer
November 12, 2018
Filed under City, Health, News, Top Stories
Pittsburgh isn’t a newcomer to low rankings in air quality. The city is ranked the eighth worst city in the country for particle pollution by the American Lung Association and received straight-F grades for particle pollution and ozone levels.
Activist warns of cracker plant consequences
By Remy Samuels | Staff Writer
November 16, 2017
Filed under Top Stories
When Mark Dixon found out Shell Oil Company planned to build a petrochemical plant in nearby Beaver County, he immediately thought of the pollution and environmental devastation that would soon take place there. “It really pissed me off,” Dixon said. In an event sponsored by the Student Office ...
Cracker plant creates controversy
By Remy Samuels | For The Pitt News
October 5, 2017
Filed under 2. Featured, City, News
Despite the promise of creating 600 permanent jobs, the ethane cracker plant being built about 40 minutes northwest of Pittsburgh by car continues to face scrutiny from environmental groups. Shell Chemical Appalachia decided in 2012 that Beaver County would be the site of a new $6 billion plant to...