U. S. Steel Reaches Agreement for Clairton Plant Incidents; Includes Significant Funding to Support Local Communities
26 Janeiro 2024 - 6:00PM
Business Wire
- Allegheny County Health Department, Clean Air Council, and
PennEnvironment have reached a consent decree with U. S. Steel’s
Mon Valley Works - Clairton Plant that includes $19.5 million of
investments in upgrades to coke oven gas cleaning facilities.
- U. S. Steel will contribute $4.5 million to support local
communities.
- Clairton battery #15, which has been on hot idle, will move to
permanent idle with no job losses.
Today, United States Steel Corporation (NYSE: X) signed a
Consent Decree with the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD),
Clean Air Council, and PennEnvironment to address the Clairton
Plant fire in 2018, and power outages at the Plant in 2019 and
2022. We regret that these accidental incidents occurred and
believe this Consent Decree greatly benefits Mon Valley
communities.
Under the Consent Decree, U. S. Steel agrees to:
- Contribute $4.5 million to projects supporting public health
and welfare and/or air quality improvement in the Mon Valley.
Project funds will be managed and distributed by the Jefferson
Regional Foundation and Allegheny County Department of Economic
Development.
- Invest approximately $19.5 million in upgrades to coke oven gas
cleaning facilities.
- Cover part of the litigation costs for PennEnvironment and
Clean Air Council.
- Pay $500,000 to the Allegheny County Clean Air Fund.
- Permanently idle Battery #15 at Mon Valley Works - Clairton
Plant, which has been on hot idle. The permanent idle will take
place without job reductions. This permanent idling may lead to
additional emissions reductions.
- U. S. Steel also agreed to a lower hydrogen sulfide limit in
coke oven gas and other environmentally beneficial changes to
facilities at the Clairton Plant.
“At U. S. Steel, there are more than 3,000 hardworking men and
women in the Mon Valley who strive every day to make essential
steel in a way that complies with all environmental regulations.
When we miss that mark, we will make changes so we can do better,”
said Kurt Barshick, Mon Valley Works Vice President. “We’re glad
that a significant amount of funds from this agreement will make
their way back into the communities where we live and work.”
According to the Allegheny County Health Department, in the past
12 years, hazardous air pollutants have decreased by 80% in
Allegheny County. U. S. Steel has invested roughly $750 million in
its Mon Valley operations in the past five years and invests more
than $100 million per year on environmental compliance efforts at
Mon Valley Works. This work has contributed to an environmental and
permit regulation compliance rate above 99%.
All material terms of the Consent Decree were agreed to last
summer, and since that time the parties have been cooperating to
finalize it and prepare it for filing in Federal District Court for
the Western District of Pennsylvania. As this Consent Decree
resolves a lawsuit, it is subject to Court approval.
Founded in 1901, United States Steel Corporation is a leading
steel producer. With an unwavering focus on safety, the Company’s
customer-centric Best for All® strategy is advancing a more secure,
sustainable future for U. S. Steel and its stakeholders. With a
renewed emphasis on innovation, U. S. Steel serves the automotive,
construction, appliance, energy, containers, and packaging
industries with high value-added steel products such as U. S.
Steel’s proprietary XG3™ advanced high-strength steel. The Company
also maintains competitively advantaged iron ore production and has
an annual raw steelmaking capability of 22.4 million net tons. U.
S. Steel is headquartered in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, with
world-class operations across the United States and in Central
Europe. For more information, please visit www.ussteel.com.
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