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Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises
The explosion at Clairton Coke Works was caused by a broken valve amid decades of deferred maintenance and cost-cutting, with over $42 million in recent pollution-related fines and upgrades.
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Before the U.S. Steel explosion, a legacy of cost-cutting and broken promises
A view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant, on March 20, 2024 in Clairton. (Photo by Jeff Swensen/Getty Images)This story was originally published by Capital & Main. In the aftermath of the Aug. 11 explosion at a Pittsburgh-area coal-fed coke plant that killed two workers, hospitalized 10, and sent a plume of black smoke into the air, local environmental nonprofit Breathe Project was resolute: “This could have been prevented,”…
Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises
Canceled upgrades, insufficient maintenance and political lobbying preceded deadly explosion at Pennsylvania’s aging steel plant. The post Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises appeared first on .
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