The CSB has not determined whether the valve failures occurred before or as a result of the explosion on Aug. 11, which ...

A U.S. Steel worker walks by a series of coke ovens at the Clairton plant, in November, 2023. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is allowing implementation of a 2024 hazardous air pollution rule that imposed new ...

Renewable energy and coke oven gas are two potential sources of hydrogen that can be used for the form of carbon capture called calcium looping. As illustrated in the diagram, using coke oven gas may ...

U.S. Steel officials announced Tuesday they would begin removing coke from the ovens at the Clairton Coke Works plant. The move comes two weeks after a deadly explosion at the facility. Officials said ...

Melanie Meade monitors plumes of pollution. Her hilltop home overlooks Clairton Coke Works, the largest coke-manufacturing facility in North America — and Allegheny County’s top source of air ...

The cause of the blast is still unknown. The Pennsylvania plant has racked up fines and faced lawsuits over emissions problems. A federal safety agency announced Tuesday that it has launched an ...

The U.S. EPA is walking back its rule that would have extended deadlines for facilities to comply with stricter air pollution standards.

The Trump administration will now let a Biden-era rule to reduce pollution from coke ovens go into effect. Coke is a product ...

The Environmental Protection Agency is walking back deadline extensions and resetting compliance dates for steel industry ...

Hwange Colliery Company Limited (HCCL) is set to fire up its newly completed US$8 million coke oven battery on Wednesday, marking a pivotal moment in the company's turnaround strategy, a thrust ...