U.S. Steel

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

The EPA Let Companies Estimate Their Own Pollution Levels. The Real Emissions Are Far Worse.

By Lisa Song, photography by Annie Flanagan for ProPublica

EPA Drops Planned Delay in Compliance With Fenceline Monitoring at Coke Plants

By Jon Hurdle

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

By Kiley Bense

Amid Ongoing Pollution From Steel Plants, Trump EPA Urged to Drop Delay in Fenceline Monitoring Requirements

By Jon Hurdle

‘It Didn’t Have to Be This Way’: After Another Explosion at Clairton Coke Works, Advocates Call for Accountability

By Kiley Bense

Air Pollution Is ‘Keeping Kids Out of School’ in Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County, Study Shows

By Kiley Bense

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

By Kiley Bense

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

By Kiley Bense

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

By James Bruggers

As a Contested Pittsburgh Primary Nears, Climate Advocates Rally Around a Progressive Fracking Opponent, Rep. Summer Lee

By Keerti Gopal, Kiley Bense

In a Steel Town Outside Pittsburgh, an Old Fight Over Air Quality Drags On

By Kiley Bense

Industrial Plants in Gary and Other Environmental Justice Communities Are Highlighted as Top Emitters

By Aydali Campa, Phil McKenna, Victoria St. Martin