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Rep. Mike Kelly toured the shuttered Erie Coke plant and pledged to seek federal funding for its cleanup.

The Erie Coke site, spanning nearly 200 acres, is located within a state-designated Environmental Justice area.

The Erie-Western Pennsylvania Port Authority acquired the abandoned property via eminent domain in 2024.

The environmental cleanup at Erie Coke is expected to be the costliest in Erie County history.

Republican U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly got his first detailed, up-close look at the shuttered Erie Coke property on the city's east side on Aug. 21.

During an hour-long tour of the property with a host of other local and state officials, Kelly promised to fight for federal funding for the sprawling property's environmental cleanup , which is almost certain to b

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