![U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/N_Clairton-1-900x506.jpg)
U.S. Steel fires spark community backlash
By Erica Guthrie, Senior Staff Writer
• June 26, 2019
![Dave Smith, outreach coordinator of the Clean Air Council, speaks at a Tuesday afternoon press conference about air pollution in the Mon Valley.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/IMG_1108-900x675.jpg)
Activists call for independent audit of troubled U. S. Steel plant
By Jon Moss, News Editor
• June 20, 2019
![U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/05/N_Air-Pollution-900x506.jpg)
Fire at U. S. Steel plant cuts power to key pollution control systems
By Jon Moss, News Editor
• June 18, 2019
![A Code Orange air quality alert appeared on many smartphones and weather apps on Saturday.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/02/O_SNED_Via-1-900x675.jpg)
Editorial: Air quality concerns require stronger action
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• February 7, 2019
![Coke is used as fuel for iron ore smelting and metalworking processes.](https://pittnews.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/O_coke-900x573.jpg)
Editorial: To protect Mon Valley, U.S. Steel must change
By The Pitt News Editorial Board
• January 18, 2019
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