U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works' current limited coke-making capacity due to Monday's explosion is prompting concerns from some steelworkers that the plant won't produce enough coke for U.S. Steel's ...

Coke is the fuel used to generate the 2,912-degree heat needed to melt iron ore to make steel. Making coke requires coal to be superheated to nearly 2,000 degrees itself so it becomes pure carbon. U.S ...

The U.S. Steel plant in Clairton, Pa., where an explosion killed two workers and injured 10 on Monday, has a history of maintenance issues, explosions and environmental violations. The Clairton Coke ...

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 riverside industrial ...

Southwestern Pennsylvania officials join U.S. Steel CEO David Burritt at a news conference Tuesday outside the company's Clairton Coke Works. Investigators are beginning to piece together what led to ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. U.S. Steel is making changes to improve safety following the deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works in August. Days after the Aug ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A general view of the exterior of the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Plant, on March 20, 2024, in Clairton, Pennsylvania. (Jeff Swensen ...

Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro spoke with officials and provided an update on the U.S. Steel Clairton Coke Works explosion in Allegheny County. Click the video player above to watch the full ...

Hundreds of employees with the steel mill have worked their final shift as the company transitions to electric steelmaking, ...

CLAIRTON, Pa. — U.S. Steel is making changes to improve safety following the deadly explosion at Clairton Coke Works in August. Days after the Aug. 11 incident, U.S. Steel released preliminary ...