The MetCoke World Summit is an annual gathering for leaders in the coke, coal and steel industries. Coke is a key ingredient in steelmaking that involves heating coal to extremely high temperatures. The Pittsburgh region is home to a network of steelmaking facilities, including U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works, which is the largest coke-generating facility in the country. “County officials, health department officials, heard the story of many residents who were being harmed by this,” Taranto said. Credit: Kristina Marusic for Environmental Health NewsPolitical winds shift The rally took place the day after Allegheny County, which encompasses Pittsburgh and is home to several of the region’s largest industrial polluters, elected Sara Innamorato as its new county executive.

Source: New York Times November 09, 2023 19:01 UTC