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Steel Mills

As the Government Abandons Clean Energy, Green Steelmaking Advocates Look for Other Paths Forward

Increased tariffs, canceled federal funding for clean energy projects and the sale of U.S. Steel have complicated the outlook for decarbonizing the steel industry.

By Kiley Bense

 A steelworker works in the coal field at U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works in Pennsylvania on Dec. 17, 2024. Credit: Quinn Glabicki/The Washington Post via Getty Images
U.S. Steel’s mill in Gary, Ind. Credit: Mira Oberman/AFP via Getty Images

Residents Living in the Shadow of the Steel Industry Ask the EPA to Reconsider Delay of Hazardous Air Pollution Rule

By Kiley Bense
President Donald Trump tours U.S. Steel’s Irvin Works in West Mifflin, Pa., on Friday. Credit: Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

U.S. Steel Is a Major Source of Pollution in Pennsylvania. Will Its Sale Lock in Emissions for Another Generation?

By Kiley Bense
Over an hour and a half, Chicago residents voiced distrust with the city at a community meeting about redevelopment of the U.S. Steel South Works site. Credit: Keerti Gopal/Inside Climate News

After Decades of Shattered Trust, Chicagoans Demand Transparency on South Side Quantum Computing Development

By Keerti Gopal
A view of U.S. Steel’s Edgar Thomson Works on March 20 in Braddock, Pennsylvania. Credit: Jeff Swensen/Getty Images

In the Fight to Decide the Fate of US Steel, Climate and Public Health Take a Backseat to Politics

By Kiley Bense
A view of the U.S. Steel plant in Gary, Indiana. Credit: Vincent D. Johnson/Inside Climate News

Biden Administration Backs Plastic as Coal Replacement to Make Steel. One Critic Asks: ‘Have They Lost Their Minds?’

By James Bruggers

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