A U.S. Steel worker walks by a series of coke ovens at the Clairton plant, in November, 2023. WESA's local, independent journalism is only possible because of financial support from readers like you.

Coke, a distilled version of coal, is an important fuel for the dwindling number of remaining integrated mills that turn iron ore into finished steel. Industry and environmental groups are squaring ...

A U.S. Steel worker walks by a series of coke ovens at the Clairton plant, in November, 2023. A new rule finalized by the EPA last month will require U.S. Steel and other companies around the country ...

Explosions at a massive United States Steel mill in Western Pennsylvania left two people dead and at least 10 injured, according to officials from Allegheny County and U.S. Steel. The explosions ...

COLUMBUS, Ohio – The state House passed legislation Wednesday to allow a coal-burning facility in southern Ohio to claim a renewable energy credit – a commodity that utility companies pay for in cash ...

Not too far off U.S. 127 in Dunlap, Tenn., you can see one of the best examples of Southeast Tennessee's coal-rich history. The Dunlap Coke Ovens Museum and Park, a 62-acre property with hiking trails ...

The Glenwood Springs Historical Society is going after a different grant to help fund restoration efforts at the historic Cardiff coke ovens and make improvements to the site in south Glenwood.

Bethlehem Steel Corp. said it will permanently shut its coke-making ovens in Lackawanna, eliminating about 340 jobs and dealing another blow to the region's shrinking steel industry. The company said ...

The streets of West Blocton are pretty quiet these days, with many of the old storefronts vacant, while still others have given in to the fatigue of more than 120 years and collapsed into rubble.