Bluestone Coke has been idle since October 2021 and may not operate again until it is rebuilt to an “undetermined” degree, the agreement said.
January 4, 2023
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Mary B. Powers - Engineering News-Record
Bluestone Coke, a 100-year old Birmingham. Ala. factory that produces a key component in steelmaking and is partially owned by West Virginia Gov. Jim Justice, must pay nearly $1 million under a Dec. 9 state consent decree for violating federal clean air rules by releasing toxic emissions from coke ovens.
Reprinted courtesy of Mary B. Powers, Engineering News-Record
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