Air-quality complaints have surged after a fire knocked out pollution controls at a nearby U.S. Steel coke plant. The county and the company are at odds about what to do next.
People who live in Allegheny County, which surrounds Pittsburgh, have lodged more than 2,300 air-quality complaints this year.
For most of January, county officials urged residents in 22 municipalities in the Mon Valley nearby to limit outdoor activities out of concern for high levels of sulfur dioxide, and U.S. Steel has begun offering free health screenings.
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