After explosion at US Steel plant near Pittsburgh, community sees hope after decades of decline

Описание: (11 Feb 2026)
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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 18 November 2025
1. Clairton residents and environmental activists riding a bus to downtown Pittsburgh
2. Bus driving Clairton residents and environmental activists to downtown Pittsburgh
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3. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie Wade, Clairton resident: 
“I just want them, I just, I just want everybody to understand how we’re living.”

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Pittsburgh - 18 November 2025
4. Various of Wade and Carla Beard-Owens exiting the bus to attend an Allegheny County Council meeting
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5. SOUNDBITE (English) Carla Beard-Owens, Clairton resident: 
“This is very hard for me because I, growing up, wound up getting cancer. Not once, but twice. Well, I lost a lot of loved ones and seen other ones pass because of this mill.”
6. Allegheny County Council attendees taking “Clean Air Now” signs
7. Allegheny County Council attendees and activists from the Mon Valley at a council meeting

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 24 November 2025
8. Drone of U.S. Steel, Clairton Coke Works

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Pittsburgh - 18 November 2025
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9. SOUNDBITE (English) Pamela Lee, Clairton Resident:
“I wake up to smog-filled mornings. I have to run air filters in my house on a daily basis.”

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 24 November 2025
10. Drone view of smoke from Clairton Coke Works rising behind homes

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 12 September 2025
11. Air purifiers being given away to Clairton residents

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Pittsburgh - 18 November 2025
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12. SOUNDBITE (English) Jackie Wade, Clairton resident: 
“We’re starting some new things in our city with a new mayor and some new council members. I would like each and every one of you to come and see what Clairton wants.”

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 12 September 2025
13. Volunteer and environmental activist at a community giveaway

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 4 November 2025
14. Mayoral candidate sign on Election Day
15. Community members celebrating Mayor Jim Cerqua’s mayoral win

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 1 February 2026
16. Drone of U.S. Steel, Clairton Coke Works

ON SCREEN TEXT: After the sale of U.S. Steel and a recent fatal explosion at Clairton Coke Works, hope for change in pollution and local investment drives the Clairton community. 

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17. SOUNDBITE (English) Carla Beard-Owens, Clairton resident: 
“Mon area has the horrible air. If you do the air quality test, because they were doing them, the Mon Area air quality was so bad that it was off the chart. And that's like, they have to give out air purifiers for us to be able to breathe.” 
18. Drone of U.S. Steel, Clairton Coke Works
19. Exterior of Beard-Owens apartment complex
20. Tight of Beard-Owens daily medication
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21. SOUNDBITE (English) Carla Beard-Owens, Clairton resident:  
“I have a lot of medications that I take. I'm hypertension, asthmatic, I take heparin for blood clots.” 
22. Wide of Beard-Owens showing her daily medication
23. Wide of Beard-Owens showing her new inhaler
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24. SOUNDBITE (English) Carla Beard-Owens, Clairton resident: 
“My granddaughter, she done did cheerleading, she done did basketball, she done did karate.”

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 22 January 2026
25. Wide of kids at Disney theatre practice

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Clairton, Pennsylvania - 1 February 2026








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