Officials: Compost Pile Causing Smoky Haze In Clairton

CLAIRTON (KDKA) – The DEP and Allegheny County Health Department are looking into a smoky haze that’s lingering over part of Clairton.
On Thursday, smoke started wafting up from a large compost pile along Worthington Avenue.
Fire officials said the pile is 70 feet deep and 100 feet wide, and it’s filled with old grass clippings and mulch.
The owner of the property has been dumping it there for at least five years.
As for how it started smoking, the fire chief said it’s a