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Mobile units to monitor air quality around Clairton Coke Works following deadly explosion

The Allegheny County Health Department announced that Mobile Air Units will be deployed in the Mon Valley as part of an ongoing investigation.

Local groups joining forces to help people in Clairton after deadly plant explosion

When horrific situations strike in the Pittsburgh area, such like the U.S. Steel Clairton coke plant explosion that killed ...
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Air quality concerns linger in wake of U.S. Steel plant explosion

Allegheny County is boosting air monitoring after a deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, a plant with a ...
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‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’: After Another Explosion at Clairton Coke Works, Advocates Call for Accountability

The deadly blast at the U.S. Steel facility outside Pittsburgh was just the latest in a series of recent workplace accidents.
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In Clairton, a community deals with a fatal explosion at the U.S. Steel plant

Todd Barrett was with a crew of laborers at the Clairton coke works that morning when they all felt something. It was an ...

Massive rescue effort led to pulling workers from debris of Pennsylvania steel plant explosion

Workers were heating coal and preparing for routine maintenance when an explosion rocked a U.S. Steel plant outside ...
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Clairton Coke Works, site of Monday’s explosion, has a history of problems

The Clairton Coke Works, where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10, has a history of maintenance issues, ...

EPA cites numerous violations, injuries at Clairton Coke plant prior to explosion, data shows

Data from the EPA and OSHA provide a glimpse into some of the previous violations and injury reports at the Clairton Coke ...

Since explosion at U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, concerns surround limited coke-making capacity

U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works' current limited coke-making capacity due to Monday's explosion is prompting concerns.