U.S. Steel fined $1.9M for excessive emissions

By Justin Vellucci

Trib Total Media

Allegheny County officials on Monday hit North America’s largest coke-manufacturing facility — which is also the county’s top source of air pollution — with a $1.9 million fine for uncontrolled emissions. It’s the third-largest penalty levied against U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in the past five years.

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