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Black Appalachian Coalition Urges Allegheny County Health Dept. To Hold US Steel Accountable, Protect Community Health, From Clairton Coke Works

PA Environment Daily

This week, leaders from extractive industries are gathering in Pittsburgh to discuss how to perpetuate our reliance on fossil fuels. The EPA recently stated that the Clairton plant Title V permit violates the emission standards set by the Clean Air Act. One of the sponsors of this summit is U.S Steel (USS).

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Why UCS Supporters Are Pressing EPA to Let California Enforce Its Truck Pollution Rules

Union of Concerned Scientists

California has a longstanding leadership role on transportation pollution, and the Clean Air Act grants the state the right to set strong vehicle emissions standards. Truck pollution is killing us, the planet, and it stinks. UCS member, Oregon. I have asthma and it’s getting worse. Washington.