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Economy & Business

A Closer Look into Pittsburgh's Bad Driver Rankings

90.5 WESA | By Essential Pittsburgh

Published September 2, 2014 at 1:45 PM EDT

In a report issued by Allstate Insurance company ranking the nation’s 200 largest cities for driver safety Pittsburgh came in at 187. Is there money to made from this ranking and if so by whom? Contributor Rebecca Harris will answer those questions in this week’s business segment.

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Economy & Business

Hundreds of U.S. Steel workers rally in Clairton in support of Nippon deal

Oliver Morrison

Hundreds of U.S. Steel workers gathered in the frigid cold at the Clairton Coke Works Thursday to rally support for the company’s sale to Nippon Steel.
Politics & Government

Supporters of US Steel sale make last-ditch case as doubts surround Nippon deal

Oliver Morrison

With U.S. Steel’s proposed sale to Japanese firm Nippon Steel in peril, local officials are making a final attempt to build support for it — while other backers hope Gov. Josh Shapiro will weigh in as well.
Environment & Energy

In Sweden, companies are cleaning up steel production – one of the world’s biggest carbon problems

Reid Frazier | Allegheny Front

Steel production, which usually heavily uses coal, is estimated to account for as much as 10% of global emissions of carbon dioxide, the key driver of global warming.

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