ACHD v USS Settlement Explained: The Mon Valley Community Benefit Trust

ACHD v USS Settlement Explained: The Mon Valley Community Benefit Trust

The Allegheny County Health Department and United States Steel recently finalized their consent decree for violations of the Clean Air Act and the terms of the resulting Community Benefit Trust. The communities of the Monongahela Valley of Southwestern Pennsylvania who are impacted by the settlement have been long awaiting any information about the environmental trust. To provide better access to these funds, I have reviewed the terms of the environmental trust carefully and broken down its important facets as follows:

Free Legal Clinics in Clairton

Free Legal Clinics in Clairton

Fair Shake Environmental Legal Services in partnership with Clean Water Action, Women for a Healthy Environment and the Clean Air Council will be holding two free legal clinics to provide critical information and 1-on-1 time with an attorney for some 5600 residents who may unknowingly be involved in a class action lawsuit against U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works.