AK plans to demolish closed Ky. coke plant

Nov 06, 2012 | 04:42 PM | Stacy Irish

Tags  AK Steel, Clean Air Act, EPA, coke, coke plant, Stacy Irish

NEW YORK — AK Steel has hired a contractor to demolish its Ashland, Ky., coke plant, a company spokesman confirmed.

The plant closed in 2011 after three years of being considered noncompliant with the Clean Air Act, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.....





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