Takeaways from AP and Public Source's report on pollution and safety issues at Pittsburgh coke plant
On Aug. 11, 2025, an explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a 392-acre riverside industrial facility and the largest of its kind in the Western Hemisphere — killed two U.S.
Near the wharf, Renee Hough, a utility technician in charge of loading coke, sat in the cab of the plant’s screening station when the explosion ripped through the air, blinding her in black dust. “My ...
Another lawsuit has been filed against U.S. Steel and Nippon Steel in connection with the fatal explosion at the Clairton Coke plant last year. The wife of Steven Menefee filed the lawsuit in the ...
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