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Investigation into deadly Pa. plant explosion looks at equipment as well as policies

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Two people were killed and several injured in the August explosion at the Clairton Coke Works.Clairton · Clairton Read Article

Update on Fatal U.S. Steel Clairton Plant Explosion Investigation Cites Valve Failure

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The U.S. Chemical Safety and Hazard Investigation Board provided an update Monday on its investigation into the fatal U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works facility explosion that occurred last month.Clairton · Clairton See the Story

Clairton City Schools gets creative in efforts to boost teacher morale

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Nearly 25 years ago, Tamara Allen-Thomas waited behind more than 700 applicants for a teaching job in Pittsburgh Public Schools. Today, as superintendent...Clairton · Clairton Read Article

Preliminary air quality results show no immediate health risks after Clairton explosion

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Preliminary air monitoring results show no immediate health risks following last month’s deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works,...Air Quality · Clairton See the Story

GASP to Board of Health: More Needs to Be Done to Alert Residents During Industrial Emergencies

Last month’s deadly explosion at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works left the community reeling, and while the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) issued alerts via social media and through press releases, the incident underscores the need for a more robust emergency alert system for when industrial incidents occur.While the Aug. 11 explosion was the latest incident, it wasn’t the first: Major emergencies have also occurred at Neville Chemica…Clairton · Clairton Read Article

Channel 11 Exclusive: DA reveals preliminary findings in deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion

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Allegheny County District Attorney Stephen Zappala talked exclusively with Channel 11, revealing what investigators believe might have been behind last month’s explosion that killed two steelworkers and injured at least 10 others at Clairton Coke Works.Clairton · Clairton Read Article

Steel country Democrats lament the party’s leftward tack

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CLAIRTON, Pennsylvania — “We got too progressive, I believe,” said JoJo Burgess, the black Democratic mayor of Washington, Pennsylvania, a small city in steel country. He’s also a steelworker trying to claw back some of the steel country for Democrats. Burgess argued that the Democrats’ problems are Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) and identity politics, including gender ideology. Clairton Mayor Rich Lattanzi, also a Democrat and a former steelworker,…Clairton · Clairton Read Article

Clairton City School District Ending School Bus Services for Charter Students

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Charter school students, parents, and staff rallied outside of the Clairton Education Center Monday to speak out against the Clairton City School District's decision to end school bus services for charter students.Clairton · Clairton See the Story

PUP football notebook: Coming off 'unwanted' bye week due to controversial forfeit, high-powered Clairton ready to unleash aggression on future foes - Pittsburgh Union Progress

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Through the first three weeks of the 2025 high school football season, the biggest story to emerge out of Western Pennsylvania had nothing to do with any of the games played so far. Instead, it was the game that wasn’t played between Class 1A No. 2 Clairton and Shady Side Academy. Just two days prior to the scheduled matchup between the Bears and Bulldogs last week, Shady Side informed the WPIAL of its plans to forfeit the contest last Wednesday…Pittsburgh Pirates · Clairton Read Article

Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises

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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,”…Clairton · Clairton See the Story

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Investigation into deadly Pa. plant explosion looks at equipment as well as policies

Update on Fatal U.S. Steel Clairton Plant Explosion Investigation Cites Valve Failure

Clairton City Schools gets creative in efforts to boost teacher morale

Preliminary air quality results show no immediate health risks after Clairton explosion

GASP to Board of Health: More Needs to Be Done to Alert Residents During Industrial Emergencies

Channel 11 Exclusive: DA reveals preliminary findings in deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion

Steel country Democrats lament the party’s leftward tack

Clairton City School District Ending School Bus Services for Charter Students

PUP football notebook: Coming off 'unwanted' bye week due to controversial forfeit, high-powered Clairton ready to unleash aggression on future foes - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises

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Investigation into deadly Pa. plant explosion looks at equipment as well as policies

Update on Fatal U.S. Steel Clairton Plant Explosion Investigation Cites Valve Failure

Clairton City Schools gets creative in efforts to boost teacher morale

Preliminary air quality results show no immediate health risks after Clairton explosion

GASP to Board of Health: More Needs to Be Done to Alert Residents During Industrial Emergencies

Channel 11 Exclusive: DA reveals preliminary findings in deadly Clairton Coke Works explosion

Steel country Democrats lament the party’s leftward tack

Clairton City School District Ending School Bus Services for Charter Students

PUP football notebook: Coming off 'unwanted' bye week due to controversial forfeit, high-powered Clairton ready to unleash aggression on future foes - Pittsburgh Union Progress

Before the U.S. Steel Explosion, a Legacy of Cost-Cutting and Broken Promises