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Allegheny County Health Department will still enforce air-quality rules

By Paul J. Gough – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

A view of U.S. Steel Clairton Works, March 11, 2018 in Clairton, Pennsylvania. Clairton Works is the largest coal coking facility in N. America and converts 6 million tons of coal a year into fuel for steelmaking. (Photo by Drew Angerer/Getty Images)

By Paul J. Gough – Reporter, Pittsburgh Business Times

PITTSBURGH — The Allegheny County Health Department said Monday it will still enforce air quality standards even with the relaxing of U.S. Environmental Protection Agency guidelines due to the COVID-19 crisis.

“Air quality in our region, particularly in the Mon Valley, continues to be one of our most pressing public health challenges. Even during this pandemic, with our attention focused on response and actions to deal with COVID-19 in our community, we are not losing sight of that need,” said Dr. Debra Bogen, the new director of the Allegheny County Health Department, in a statement Monday.

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