The federal board investigating the fatal August explosion at the Clairton Coke Works says the incident happened when a crew ...

ON THIS NEXT STEP IN CLAIRTON. THE BULK OF THE WORK WILL HAPPEN OVER THE COURSE OF TODAY AND TOMORROW, AS DOZENS OF WORKERS WORK TO REMOVE THE REMAINING COKE INSIDE THOSE BATTERIES THAT EXPLODED A ...

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 ...

The Clairton Coke Works Plant in the Mon Valley plays an essential role in steelmaking in the United States. The century-old plant was the site of an explosion Monday that killed two people and left ...

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.

Workers were pushing coke out of huge ovens and preparing for maintenance when an explosion rocked a US Steel plant outside Pittsburgh, a company executive said Tuesday, a day after the blast killed ...

Two people died and at least 10 people were injured after the last missing individual was found dead following multiple explosions at the U.S. Steel Clairton plant on Monday. First responders were ...

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency now plans to enforce new air pollution rules for coke oven plants, including at the ...

Coke, a distilled version of coal, is an important fuel for the dwindling number of remaining integrated mills that turn iron ore into finished steel. Industry and environmental groups are squaring ...

U.S. Steel issued a statement Tuesday, saying it will begin the process of removing coke from the ovens at the Clairton Coke plant facility weeks following a deadly explosion. Officials said on ...