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Plume from U.S. Steel Plant Prompts Complaints, ACHD Response
Allegheny County Health Department on Friday tweeted that they were looking into the Wednesday evening incident.
A reddish-brown plume emanating from U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Plant Wednesday evening prompted questions and complaints from nearby residents and clean air groups.
Video on the Breathe Project’s Breathe Cam captured video of the emissions, which spewed from one of the plant’s stacks around 6:43 p.m. June 17.
GASP was among those who reported the incident to the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) and reached out to U.S. Steel via social media to ask what had happened.
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While U.S. Steel has stayed mum on the cause of the emissions, ACHD on Friday morning tweeted:
“ACHD is in contact with U.S. Steel and is working to gather more information about an occurrence at the Edgar Thomson works the evening of June 17.”
GASP is following the issue and will update this post when new information is available.
