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Health department: Air quality meeting standards following Clairton Coke Works explosion

The department is working closely with the state health department, emergency services and U.S. Steel representatives, ...
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Allegheny County deploys mobile air quality monitors near Clairton Coke Works

The health department began deploying mobile air units Thursday provided by Pennsylvania’s Department of Environmental ...

“Clairton Strong' shirts and signs on sale to benefit workers impacted by explosion

Gwaley called DeHosse, who owns Sparkles by Shell, a Monongahela-based screen print and embroidery business. They are now ...

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

The exact locations and times for the units’ deployment will be based on real-time forecasts developed by ACHD and PADEP ...
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Clairton Coke Works, site of Monday’s explosion, has a history of problems

The U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pa., where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10 on Monday, has a history of ...

The ballad of Clairton: an all American City in mourning

Clairton, Pennsylvania was rocked Tuesday by an explosion at the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works. Clairton Mayor Richard ...

The Clairton Coke Works disaster: Social murder in Pennsylvania

The fatal Clairton Coke Works blast, which claimed two lives and injured ten, exposes decades of unsafe conditions maintained ...

City of Washington mayor recounts explosions inside Clairton Coke plant during shift with chemical recovery team

City of Washington Mayor JoJo Burgess described the moments when the explosion occurred at the Clairton Coke Plant, saying he ...