Trump’s EPA Delayed Pollution Safeguards Ahead of Deadly US Steel Explosion

A deadly explosion at a U.S. Steel coke plant near Pittsburgh has brought renewed attention to the steel industry’s aging facilities. Steelworkers and community activists say the Trump administration has put their health at risk by delaying and potentially scrapping pollution monitoring rules meant to protect nearby neighborhoods from dangerous toxins released into the air by the nation’s steel…

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