Environmental advocates express “major concerns” for implementation of changes
U.S. Steel will pay a $1.5 million penalty and “make extensive improvements” in response to air pollution violations at the Edgar Thomson Works in Braddock, according to a recent consent decree, the result of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the Allegheny County Health Department’s lawsuit against the company. Earlier this year, U.S. Steel reported that its net earnings in the last quarter of 2021 topped $1 billion.…