This week, the Allegheny County Health Department levied a civil penalty of more than $1.84 million against U.S. Steel Corp. citing air pollution from the Clairton Coke Works, the latest step in what could become another legal battle between the two entities. “I’ve made it a priority to empower our Air Quality Program staff to aggressively protect the rights of all county residents and visitors to clean, healthy air,” Allegheny County Health Department Director Dr. Debra Bogen says. The health department identified 46 days of violations in 2020, 94 in 2021, and 13 from Jan. 1 to March 1, 2022. The Clairton plant’s Title V permit, which U.S. Steel negotiates with the county health department, has not been reissued in nearly five years. “The [health department] findings leave no doubt that Clairton Works is responsible,” says Mehalik.

Source: Daily Nation March 11, 2022 22:00 UTC