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 ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. — 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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

HOW IT CAN BE PREVENTED IN THE FUTURE. YEAH, MIKE, THAT’S ABSOLUTELY RIGHT. AND U.S. STEEL HAS CONTINUED TO SAY THEIR NUMBER ONE PRIORITY IS EMPLOYEE SAFETY. THEY ALSO SAY THAT THE PLANT IS SAFE RIGHT ...

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 ...

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.