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Coal-based steel, it’s a dead end! US Steel planning a new coal-free furnace to make iron for their electric arc furnace in Arkansas. www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/us-s...
Trump's EPA set up a system whereby corporate polluters could be relieved of the burden of meeting air-quality regulations. How? By, uh, asking.
Sure enough, lots of them have asked, with devastating consequences for air quality. New report:
Qiyam leads a local environmental group in PA. He has an air purifier in every room of his house.
Kiki, pictured here, has asthma and does not appreciate her feline inhaler.
Tighter air pollution rules were finalized last year. Trump's EPA is rolling them back.
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Congrats @deannafry.tv!! Thank you for sharing this important story about steel industry pollution in Gary 🥳
For years, some big polluters were allowed to estimate their own emissions.
Now, the intrepid @lisalsong.bsky.social has found emissions at facilities were far higher than their estimates.
Terrifying reporting w/ incredible pics from @annie-flanagan.bsky.social that make me feel like I'm choking:
Coal used for steelmaking, aka coke.
Hydrogen: fuel of the future or hype of the past?
We dig into the promises & pitfalls of hydrogen as clean energy with Joe Romm @penncssm.bsky.social, @hilarylewis.bsky.social @industriouslabs.bsky.social & Eleanor Smith @tonizhoniani.bsky.social
🎧 Listen now: listen.climateone.org/z7oIxKJV?sid...
“U.S. Steel needs to invest in transformational technology that brings pollution to near-zero, not just waste recycling.”
If I had a "golden share" in US Steel, I’d demand that U.S. Steel build a direct-reduced-iron plant on the Iron Range and specialty steel mills along the Great Lakes. We must secure the steel industry for decades, not just a couple years. www.startribune.com/trump-golden...
Very proud to have played a small role in this terrific piece from @deannafry.tv about the everyday health harms of coal-based #steel industry pollution in Indiana!
Cement & concrete drive ~8% of global CO₂ emissions, but clean options aren’t available at scale.
Today, RMI + GMA launched the Sustainable Concrete Buyers Alliance (SCoBA) to change that by aggregating demand & unlocking investment.
Learn more 👉 https://t.co/sh3jlDAoh3 https://t.co/b2T6cpJp0V
“I’ve been doing this for 40 years. To have a single source violating NAAQS is huge,” Chinkin said.
via @planetdetroit.org
Wow, great scoop from @seanatgreenwire.bsky.social at @eenews.bsky.social on EPA's coke oven rule delay!
Thankful for the important legal action taken by @earthjustice.org @cleanaircouncil.bsky.social @envirointegrity.bsky.social @pennfuture.bsky.social @hoosierenvcouncil.bsky.social @sierraclub.org
Decarbonizing Cleveland Works earlier rather than later would be a smart business move for Cliffs. “I think the biggest thing is staying competitive.”
Great coverage from @kmkowalski.bsky.social in @canarymedia.com on how clean steel can help @cityofcleveland.bsky.social achieve its climate goals!
Environmental groups are suing the EPA over the delay of a Biden-era rule meant to strengthen standards for hazardous air pollution from steelmaking facilities.
EPA is using an unusual loophole to delay iron and steel industry safeguards. “It’s a fake emergency. It’s just an excuse to push back the deadlines because industry doesn’t want to comply," said Jim Pew, an attorney at @earthjustice.org.
by @kiley.bsky.social via @insideclimatenews.org
City of Cleveland can’t meet its climate goals without clean steel transition from Cleveland-Cliffs, report finds
The Cleveland Works steel mill in the Steelyards is the largest single point emitter of carbon dioxide in Cuyahoga county.
by Celia Hack
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NEW REPORT documents dangerous levels of toxic benzene and chromium at fencelines of plants in PA, IN, AL, IL, OH, MI
Read the report: environmentalintegrity.org/news/trump-r...
This is absolutely wild ---> 'Emissions from the steel mill made up about 30% of Cleveland’s total greenhouse gas emissions in 2022, according to EPA data and the city’s Climate Action Plan. In 2023, that increased to 47% of the city’s emissions.'
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As the Trump administration reverses climate policies, steelmakers are canceling "green steel" projects -- and thus jeopardizing the carbon reduction plans of cities like Cleveland.
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The White House wants to close the independent agency investigating a deadly explosion at the Clairton U.S. Steel coal-processing plant that killed two people and injured 10 others last week. subscriber.politicop...
Climate leaders like Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social
+ @sustainablecle.bsky.social can see a climate-aligned future with new jobs, healthier communities and more investment. @industriouslabs.bsky.social's new report details the necessary steps to ensure the local steel industry supports that vision.
It's time to turn out! EPA has announced public hearings for the Interim Final Rules that are delaying implementation of the health-protecting hazardous air pollution rules for iron and steel facilities and coke plants by two years. Save the date: September 3 & 4.
via @seanatgreenwire.bsky.social
An explosion at a U.S. Steel plant in Pennsylvania killed one person and injured at least 10 more on Monday, and rescuers combed through the rubble at the plant in search of survivors, the authorities said.
Horrifying disaster at Clairton Coke Works in PA today. Thinking of all the workers and community members. It doesn't have to be this way.
Worldwide demand for clean technologies and products is growing.
States that support and invest in modernizing their local industries will be better positioned to take advantage of this trend, as well as improve air quality for state residents. bit.ly/4ox8Hl2
“This rule delay lets the coal-based steel industry off the hook for over a hundred tons of cancer-causing emissions, just to save polluters a sliver of profit. It’s unacceptable.”
"[Cleveland-Cliffs' cancelled] investment in environmentally friendly steel would have "helped to future-proof the plant." Meanwhile other companies, like Hyundai in Louisiana, which is planning a $6 billion hydrogen-integrated steel mill, are moving forward with similar technology."
