PITTSBURGH – U.S. Steel has deemed class action litigation from a Western Pennsylvania homeowner, which alleged its refinery plant in Braddock has generated pollutant byproducts which have affected the quality of life of area residents, as “at most, a claim for private nuisance.”
The hour-long debate held in Harrisburg and moderated by Pennsylvania journalists Lisa Sylvester of WPXI-TV in Pittsburgh and Dennis Owens of WHTM-TV was often dominated by personal insults at the expense of policy discussions.
Braddock residents and environmental advocates rallied against emissions from U.S. Steels’ Edgar Thomson Works at a public hearing Wednesday night. Speakers voiced opinions on a new operating permit for the plant proposed by the Allegheny County Health Department.
A proposed air quality permit that’s been two years in the making is dividing Mon Valley residents over whether the Edgar Thomson Works is primarily a source of good jobs or bad air. Residents, environmental activists and supporters of industry testified on these themes during a June 29 hearing for determining the plant's new federal emissions permit.
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