Causeswww.flickr.com For low-income Pittsburgh, clean air remains an elusive goal Once known as the “City of Smoke,” Pittsburgh has come a long way since the days when filthy air turned downtown streets dark at mid-day. But in struggling communities near the remaining steel plants, high levels of air pollution persist.
Solutions U.S. Steel cancels $1B upgrade to Pittsburgh plants U.S. Steel will not invest in the Mon Valley Works, and close 3 coke ovens. Elected officials, regulators, environmentalists, and unions weigh in.
Causes www.alleghenyfront.org Environmental groups win new coke oven regulation The EPA admitted in federal court that it hadn’t set or updated some standards for coke ovens.
A controversial facility that would process plastic waste to be burned in steel mills has been cancelled
Young plaintiffs in Juliana v. United States lose Supreme Court bid but say they'll continue their pursuit of climate justice
