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On March 15, the Allegheny County Health Department issued $307,800 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for Article XXI Air Pollution Control violations (and as calculated in accordance with the 2019 Settlement Agreement and Order) that occurred at the Clairton Coke (Coal) Works during the second quarter of 2022.
Pursuant to the Department’s agreement that was reached with U.S. Steel in June of 2019, 90 percent of penalties ($277,020) will be paid to the Community Benefit Trust for impacted communities while the remaining 10 percent ($30,780) will be paid to the Clean Air Fund.
In December 2022, ACHD issued $458,225 in stipulated penalties against U.S. Steel for violations that occurred at the Clairton Coke Works during the first quarter of 2022.
Click Here to view this enforcement action and other air quality enforcement actions issued by ACHD.
NewsClips:
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: Allegheny County Health Dept. Issues $300K Penalty To U.S. Steel For Clairton Coke (Coal) Plant Emissions
-- TribLive: Residents Can Track Rotten Egg-- Hydrogen Sulfide-- Smell In Allegheny County
-- Post-Gazette: New Allegheny County Dashboard Will Track Rotten Egg Odor In The Air
-- Pittsburgh Business Times: US Steel: Retirement Of 3 Batteries At Clairton Coke (Coal) Works On Schedule
-- StateImpactPA - Reid Frazier: U.S. Steel Closing 3 Coke (Coal) Batteries At Its Clairton Plant, Move Expected To Lower Emissions
-- PennEnvironment: Closure Of 3 Clairton Coke (Coal) Works Batteries In Mon Valley ‘Breath Of Fresh Air’
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-- DEP Report Finds: Conventional Oil & Gas Drillers Routinely Abandon Wells; Fail To Report How Millions Of Gallons Of Waste Is Disposed; And Non-Compliance Is An ‘Acceptable Norm’ [PaEN]
-- DEP 2021 Oil & Gas Program Annual Report Shows Conventional Oil & Gas Operators Received A Record 610 Notices Of Violation For Abandoning Wells Without Plugging Them [PaEN]
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[Posted: March 16, 2023]
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