Pollution control equipment breakdown reported at Clairton Coke Works, health officials say

The Allegheny County Health Department says it’s been notified of a pollution control equipment breakdown at U.S. Steel’s ...

Pollution control equipment breaks down at Clairton Coke Works

The Allegheny County Health Department has found no indication of a long-term health emergency after U.S. Steel’s Clairton ...

Clairton Coke Works equipment failure leads to elevated air pollution readings

A control room breakdown at the Clairton Coke Works caused pollution control equipment to go offline for nearly 24 hours, leading health officials to monitor air quality in surrounding communities.

Congress funds agency investigating Clairton Coke Works blast

The federal Chemical Safety Board, which has been targeted for elimination by President Donald Trump, is likely to keep its funding and continue investigating a deadly explosion in August 2024 at U.S.
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3 months after Clairton Coke Works explosion, doctors speak exclusively with Channel 11

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been three months since a massive explosion rocked US Steel’s Clairton Coke Works plant. The blast that happened while crews ...
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Fatal Clairton explosion happened during valve maintenance, investigators say

Updated: October 7, 2025 at 1:05 PM EDT This story has been corrected to show that maintenance was being performed on a gas isolation valve. The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion ...
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U.S. Steel works to salvage Clairton Coke Works batteries after explosion

Steam rises from the stacks at Clairton Coke Works behind a fence. U.S. Steel began the process of returning two coke batteries to operation at its Clairton Coke Works this week. The batteries had ...
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Fundraiser held to benefit families of Clairton Coke Works explosion victims

BELLE VERNON, Pa. — Small Town Tavern in Belle Vernon is holding a massive fundraising event Friday to help the families of the two victims who died in the Clairton Coke Works explosion. Kathy Heinz, ...
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What is a coke plant? Details about the Pa. site of a deadly blast

The Clairton Coke Works Plant in the Mon Valley plays an essential role in steelmaking in the United States. The century-old plant was the site of an explosion Monday that killed two people and left ...
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USW Local 1557 vice president reacts to new details in Clairton Coke Works explosion investigation

Channel 11 spoke exclusively with United Steelworkers Local 1557 Vice President Richard Tikey, sharing his reaction to new details in the investigation into the deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke ...
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U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works batteries placed on hot idle

To continue reading this content, please enable JavaScript in your browser settings and refresh this page. Preview this article 1 min United States Steel Corp. has ...
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Crews to start removing coke from batteries where deadly explosion happened at Clairton Coke Works

CLAIRTON, Pa. — U.S. Steel is beginning the process of removing coke from the batteries, where a deadly explosion at the Clairton Coke Works plant happened. The batteries will be placed in a hot idle ...