The Clairton Coke Works Plant in the Mon Valley plays an essential role in steelmaking in the United States. The century-old plant was the site of an explosion Monday that killed two people and left ...

A U.S. Steel worker walks by a series of coke ovens at the Clairton plant, in November, 2023. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you.

A Birmingham-based environmental group is one of eight who sued the Trump administration in December, asking for the court to ...