
Hilary Lewis
@hilarybayne
Steel Director, decarbonizing heavy industry @industriouslabs. @VoteSolar, @Earthworks, @Energy_Leaders and @LehighU alum.
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24-10-2010 00:49:45
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After raising doubts, Cleveland-Cliffs says itās still pursuing a federal $500M award. The flip-flop points to the challenges of cleaning up the steel industry. Reporting by Maria Gallucci: ow.ly/XwmE50TqTmo

A big US steelmaker told POLITICO it was considering forgoing a $500M federal grant to build a green steel plant in Ohio. Then the company walked that back. I wrote about how the Cleveland-Cliffs ordeal points to the bigger challenges of cleaning up steel canarymedia.com/articles/greenā¦

At #ClimateWeekNYC, tech giants and real estate firms announced a new initiative asking steelmakers to deliver near-zero-emissions metal. Reporting by Maria Gallucci: ow.ly/IS4J50TumiA




"This stuff just gets in your house. Everyone around here has some kind of breathing problem." Coal-based US steelmaking might be declining, but it's still a big source of CO2 & toxic pollution. Industrious Labs estimates health costs=$13.2B from 17 sites canarymedia.com/articles/greenā¦

This is something that does not get said loudly or enough ā moving from coal to hydrogen or electricity based steelmaking will cause tremendous local air quality improvements, that count in 100s & 1000s of improved and longer *local* lives. h/t Hilary Lewis

Pollution from Pennsylvaniaās three remaining coal-based steelmaking plants cause an estimated 50 to 92 premature deaths each year, according to a new report. Kristina Marusic ehn.org/coal-based-steā¦



Report shows living near a steel plant can harm your health, residents hope for change | via Rebecca Thiele wfyi.org/news/articles/ā¦




šØ Less than half of the worldās top 50 #steel producers have a #NetZero by 2050 target. A new Global Energy Monitor & LeadIT analysis reveals gaps in tracking & milestones. Read the report to learn more about the road ahead for the steel industry: globalenergymonitor.org/report/a-matteā¦



A $6B federal initiative to cut CO2 emissions from steel mills and cement plantsāeven whiskey distilleries and ice cream factoriesāis now vulnerable. My latest for Canary Media looks at what might come next for DOE's Industrial Demonstrations Program canarymedia.com/articles/cleanā¦

š NEW from American Progress: Learn about the state policies being used to decarbonize building materials like iron, steel, concrete & aluminum. Featuring Colorado Energy Office, CARB, Massachusetts Energy and Environmental Affairs, WA Department of Ecology, New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection, PA Department of Environmental Protection, MD Environment & more! americanprogress.org/article/state-ā¦
