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A 2018 fire at Clairton Coke Works prompted a class action lawsuit that wound up last month in a settlement calling for the largest clean air penalty in state history. Read more about what those funds could mean for the Mon Valley community.

Also, a three-year moratorium on government student loan debt brought relief to many graduates in the first years after the 2020 pandemic. Now that payments have resumed, some Pittsburgh residents are working overtime and cutting back to make ends meet.

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The Mon Valley holds its breath as the latest U.S. Steel settlement promises a fresh approach

After years watching “punch-card” penalties and “pay-to-pollute” strategies yield little for public health, communities around the Clairton Coke Works hope the 2018 fire pact is different.

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