Shane Dunlap | Tribune-Review A large pile of coal refuse is seen near Sewickley Creek on Thursday, Jan. 6, 2021 in South Huntingdon.
TribLIVE's Daily and Weekly email newsletters deliver the news you want and information you need, right to your inbox. A coal refuse pile in South Huntingdon that has been a source of pollution in adjacent Sewickley Creek for decades could soon be transformed into a site for potential industrial development. Latrobe-based Robindale Energy Services plans to remove about 85% of the coal refuse, known as the Soberdash Pile, and reclaim the 17-acre site located between Elderaldo Road and the creek, not far from Hunker. The work would be completed under a proposed contract subject to review by the state Department of Environmental Protection and the U.S. Office of Surface Mining.