Air Pollution Legislation To Raise Fines, New Alert System

HARRISBURG (KDKA)– State representative. Austin Davis recently introduced legislation in response to the Clairton Coke Works fire.
On Monday, Davis said the new legislation, H.B. 1752, would, “enact larger fines for industrial sites that exceed pollution thresholds and require facilities to create a municipal warning system.”
Davis was inspired to proactively clean the air after the unfortunate Clairton fire and a more recent incident at the Philadelphia Energy Solutions refine