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U.S. Steel's Clairton Coke Works consists of 32 separate property parcels in the City of Clairton, assessed by Allegheny County at $10.7 million. The steelmaker is appealing all of the assessments, causing concern for the finances of the city and the Clairton City School District. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)
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To thrive, steel industry must go from rusty to green, per report

by Quinn Glabicki April 18, 2023April 18, 2023

The findings of a regional think tank come as U.S. Steel professes an intent to decarbonize, with specifics still to come.

Emissions rise from U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works on Jan. 18, 2023. In 2022, the Allegheny County Health Department determined hydrogen sulfide exceedances at the Liberty monitor are “attributed entirely” to emissions from the coke works. (Photo by Quinn Glabicki/PublicSource)
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Rule to protect public health during Mon Valley inversions is not working, Allegheny County Council hears

by Quinn Glabicki March 3, 2023March 4, 2023
Kids and adults participate in a Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics walk-up program at the Duquesne branch of the Carnegie Library of McKeesport, which is located in the Mon Valley city's school, on July 22, 2022. (Photo by Clare Sheedy/PublicSource)
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Whispers in the stacks: Can a library be too quiet?

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Tahirah Walker, photographed outside her home, writes an essay about 10 years of life in Turtle Creek and what it taught her.
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Ten Years in Turtle Creek where I learned about community-making

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‘Today is a difficult day.’ U.S. Steel announces closure of several of Clairton’s ‘dirtiest’ coke oven batteries

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