U.S. Steel agrees to pay $2.7M in fines
By JAMIE MARTINES
U.S. Steel will pay $2.7 million in fines from the Allegheny County Health Department related to 2018 air pollution violations at the Clairton Coke Works facility, according to a settlement agreement announced by both parties Friday.
The draft settlement agreement addresses 2018 enforcement orders and subsequent appeals.
It does not address two fires at the Clairton Coke Works facility — one on Dec. 24 and another June 17 — that caused shutdowns of pollution controls and touched off months of heightened concerns over emissions from the site.
Penalties associated with those fires and related emissions violations will be addressed through a federal lawsuit brought by Pennsylvania environmental groups, Clean Air Council and PennEnvironment, along with the county health department.
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