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. 📸 @annie-flanagan.bsky.social

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 signalcleveland.org/city-of-clev...

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.' signalcleveland.org/city-of-clev...

As the Trump administration reverses climate policies, steelmakers are canceling "green steel" projects -- and thus jeopardizing the carbon reduction plans of cities like Cleveland. signalcleveland.org/city-of-clev...

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."

"EPA did an unlawful end run around public notice requirements in recently giving two [coal-based] steel manufacturers a compliance break, environmental groups allege in urging a federal court to swiftly reject it."

“Clean steel is the future, everyone knows that, and to pretend otherwise is sticking your head in the sand,” said @leahstokes.bsky.social. ”We can either lead globally and claim a big part of the future of clean industries or we can be laggards and continue to lose to countries like China.”

Hertha Metals, a green steel startup backed by tech billionaires Bill Gates and Vinod Khosla, says that it's ready to ramp up production.

Thank you to @tkovach.bsky.social from Mayor @justinmbibb.bsky.social's @sustainablecle.bsky.social for his kind words about @industriouslabs.bsky.social's report on Cleveland's Climate Action Plan. The city's *bold & achievable* plan requires action at the Cleveland Works coal-based steel mill 🧵

“The Cleveland-Cliffs project cancellation means that the jobs Local 24 was expecting will no longer be available to members in Ohio. With the cuts to clean energy tax credits and programs... we can expect more disappointing stories like this, at least for the next few years."

Environmentalists have concerns about carbon impact of Nippon Steel takeover of U.S. Steel www.nwitimes.com/news/local/b...

“It’s an indicator for the whole industry about where clean steel production is going and what that transformation might look like.”

“It’s very upsetting because I’m more worried about everybody’s health around here. It’s already bad. We were hoping for something that was going to make it better.” by @stephenstarr.bsky.social via @theguardian.com

“I’ve had sinus infections near constantly. I have COPD [chronic obstructive pulmonary disease],” said a local resident. “When they’ve got the big booms going, your whole house is shaking.”

"By leaning into the fast-growing global market for low-carbon products, U.S. industry can stay competitive without repeating past patterns of pushing pollution burdens onto people and ecosystems." via @worldresources.bsky.social

“That’s another example of how the Trump administration is really attacking our progress and our competitiveness in the future of the #steel industry.”

Met coal makes the list thanks to a last minute handout primarily subsidizing overseas steel production, undermining clean investment, innovation and competitiveness. In addition to amplifying health and climate harms, of course.

Yesterday, EPA announced plans to delay full implementation of the revised NESHAPs for facilities like U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works & Cleveland Cliffs’ Monessen Coke Works. GASP's senior attorney John Baillie breaks down what this all means: www.gasp-pgh.org/epa-delays-i...

🎉 Cleveland Mayor @justinbibb.bsky.social is leading the city toward climate neutrality via @sustainablecle.bsky.social's Climate Action Plan. 📓 @industriouslabs.bsky.social's new report shows why Cleveland Works must transition to clean steel for the city to meet its bold and achievable goals.

EPA revising Iron and Steel NESHAP designed to protect public health from coal-based steel. "EPA estimates that the interim final rule will result in annualized compliance cost savings of $0.4 million using a 3% social discount rate... [&] HAP emissions increases of 120t from 2025 through 2027..."

NYT reporting that the advanced manufacturing tax credit for met coal is permanent. That would be nuts. Waiting on final bill text to confirm. www.nytimes.com/interactive/...

First, Trump called it "critical," now the tax bill is claiming met #coal for steelmaking is "advanced," but of course it's neither. Antiquated & polluting coal-based #steel is the past, and by subsidizing (and exporting!) it we're losing out on a clean, competitive future domestic steel industry.

Forever recurring themes in this article on industrial pollutant air quality and cumulative impacts. Regulator says it lacks authority. Community activists say it takes a narrow view of the authority it has. #ZugIsland @carol-thompson.bsky.social repirts www.detroitnews.com/story/news/l...

BIG news from Hyundai in Louisiana, "Hyundai also detailed a five-level roadmap for decarbonizing steel production. The company’s long-term goal is to produce “green steel” using hydrogen sourced from renewable energy — a method with a carbon footprint of less than 0.1 tons of CO2 per ton of steel."

A new study found increased rates of missed school days for students with asthma living near U.S. Steel’s Clairton Coke Works.

I was on @npr.org's Morning Edition with @steveinskeep.bsky.social this morning, talking about the US government's apparent acquisition of a so-called "golden share" in the merged US Steel / Nippon company. Thread on why this matters, and what to look for going forward.🧵 www.npr.org/2025/06/18/n...