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Air quality monitors did not detect "any adverse conditions" after the outage, and health department officials said they believe the outage "will either not affect or only minimally affect" emissions from the Mon Valley plant.
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A new report provides a road map and emissions data for Pittsburgh suburbs that want to reduce their greenhouse gas emissions. Together the 35 communities emit more greenhouse gases than Pittsburgh.
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The air quality in the Mon Valley should start to get a little better on the very worst days. That’s thanks to a new rule by the Allegheny County Health Department. The rule was passed last year but it took months to get U.S. Steel, the largest polluter in the region, to come up with a plan that would work. The rule has already gone into effect several times this year.
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The Allegheny County Health Department will fine U.S. Steel more than $4.5 million for air quality enforcement issues at the company’s Clairton Coke Works, the department announced on Thursday.
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Faulty equipment blamed for spill; company says all chemicals contained
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The very young, very old and those with respiratory conditions should limit their time outside in the Mon Valley Tuesday and Wednesday.
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The county’s study showed excess pollution levels 'entirely' caused by Clairton coke works.
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Clairton residents and environmental advocates want the Allegheny County Health Department to impose stricter pollution limits on U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works.
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On today’s episode of The Confluence: Mayor Bill Peduto reflects on his two terms as leader of the City of Pittsburgh, what he still hopes to accomplish and what’s next; and a look back at the fire at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, which took place three years ago this week.
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The findings support previous research which showed those with asthma suffered more severe symptoms after the Clairton fire.