June 5th, 2025 by WCBC Radio

The proposed deal between US Steel and Nippon Steel has one environmental group in Pennsylvania concerned.  The merger would supposedly add billions of dollars to the US economy and create 70,000 jobs. But Dr. Deborah Gentile said pollution near the Clairton steel plant played a role in child asthma and school attendance…

   

“We were curious to see if this was leading to school absenteeism. So we found that on high pollution days, if the particulate matter is very small, tiny fine particle pollution, we’re finding a 20% increase in school absenteeism among asthmatic children on those days.”