CLAIRTON, Pa. (AP) — For Don Furko, Aug. 11, 2025, was a normal shift. Until it became the shift he would never forget. At 10:47 a.m., U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works outside Pittsburgh — a sprawling ...

The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of ...

According to Purdue University’s nationwide report, there’s a concerning trend where the total number of grain dust explosions decreased in 2025, but the severity of those incidents—measured by ...

HARRISBURG – The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel’s Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period ...

NOW FROM CLAIRTON. BATTERY 14 AT CLAIRTON WORKS IS UP AND RUNNING, AND IT’S CALLED A SIGNIFICANT DEVELOPMENT CONSIDERING THE SERIOUSNESS OF THE DEADLY EVENT. HOPEFULLY IT’S ALL UP TO STANDARDS AND ...

Near the wharf, Renee Hough, a utility technician in charge of loading coke, sat in the cab of the plant’s screening station when the explosion ripped through the air, blinding her in black dust. “My ...

The fatal explosion last week at U.S. Steel's Pittsburgh-area coal-processing plant has revived debate about its future just as the iconic American company was emerging from a long period of ...

This is the back of the safety helmet worn by a steelworker listening to Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro’s meeting with media at the Clairton Coke Works, a U.S. Steel plant, in Clairton on Tuesday.

The August explosion also came after Nippon Steel’s $15 billion acquisition of U.S. Steel in June 2025. It’s an open question whether the Japanese steel company will invest significantly in Clairton ...