Cleaner Steel is Coming. Will the Communities That Built the Industry Benefit?
Climate One
- Published
- July 17, 2026
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- 56:28
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- Last updated
- Jul 22, 2026
Discusses Making steel accounts for around 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But the industry could redu…
Summary
Making steel accounts for around 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But the industry could reduce that number by removing coal from the steel-making process entirely. Three of the U.S.’s last seven coal-based steel mills are situated along Lake Michigan. Together, these facilities produce nearly half of the steel made in the U.S., supplying skyscrape…
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Making steel accounts for around 11% of global greenhouse gas emissions. But the industry could reduce that number by removing coal from the steel-making process entirely. Three of the U.S.’s last seven coal-based steel mills are situated along Lake Michigan. Together, these facilities produce nearly half of the steel made in the U.S., supplying skyscraper beams, car doors, and appliances across the country. And right now, in Northwest Indiana, a once-in-a-generation decision is on the table. Ni