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Boston Metal forges path to commercialization for green steel process

Amid industry setbacks and federal funding losses, the company, which makes green steel without burning fossil fuels, has a robust plan for moving ahead.

By Sarah Shemkus . 5 June 2025

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Green steel

Trump touts US Steel-Nippon Steel deal that could result in more coal

The Japanese steelmaker has pledged to extend the life of U.S. Steel’s dirty blast furnaces if Trump greenlights a deal, potentially locking in decades of pollution.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 2 June 2025

Clean industry

Trump admin cuts $3.7B for industrial decarbonization and carbon capture

The decision will devastate ambitious efforts to cut emissions from heavy industry ranging from food production to chemicals.

By Jeff St. John . 30 May 2025

Green steel

Chart: US steelmaking is slowly getting cleaner

None of the new steel and ironmaking capacity planned for the U.S. is coal-fired — but old, dirty units aren’t going anywhere, either.

By Dan McCarthy . 30 May 2025

OCOchem’s pilot plant for producing formates via electrolytic cells

Clean industry

A new, low-carbon way to make chemicals, without the big, dirty factories

Startup OCOchem has built factory-assembled “artificial photosynthesis” cells to make formate, a widely used chemical now produced with fossil fuels.

By Jeff St. John . 29 May 2025

A factory with the word "Heinz" painted on the front is located in a snowy city.

Clean industry

How states can pick up the slack on industrial decarbonization

States can’t replace the billions in funding the Trump administration is trying to claw back, but they have options for keeping up momentum on cleaning up industry.

By Jeff St. John . 22 May 2025

Fossil fuels

Some of the most polluted US cities are home to coal-based steel plants

Seven factories still use blast furnaces — and worsen pollution in the cities they are located, according to an analysis by climate research group Industrious Labs.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 21 May 2025

An industrial factory surrounded by a fence and power lines.

Clean industry

‘It’s bleak’: Trump prepares to gut investments to clean up heavy industry

The Industrial Demonstrations Program would create thousands of jobs while helping modernize U.S. industries like steelmaking. It’s on Trump’s chopping block.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 8 May 2025

Workers at Electra’s pilot electrowinning facility in Boulder, Colorado inspect a sheet of electroplated iron.

Green steel

Electra lands $186M to scale up its clean iron electrowinning process

Purifying iron ore is a key step in steelmaking — and a carbon-intensive one. Big steel and mining players are funding this startup’s all-electric tech to see if it can scale.

By Jeff St. John . 24 April 2025

A man in a lab coat stands on a platform and monitors equipment in an industrial facility

Clean industry

Bipartisan bill to boost green building materials glides through House

As the Trump administration cuts or scrutinizes clean industry projects, Congress moves to bolster R&D and deployment of low-carbon concrete, cement, and asphalt.

By Alexander C. Kaufman . 3 April 2025

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Clean industry

Boston Metal forges path to commercialization for green steel process

Trump touts US Steel-Nippon Steel deal that could result in more coal

Trump admin cuts $3.7B for industrial decarbonization and carbon capture

Chart: US steelmaking is slowly getting cleaner

A new, low-carbon way to make chemicals, without the big, dirty factories

How states can pick up the slack on industrial decarbonization

Some of the most polluted US cities are home to coal-based steel plants

‘It’s bleak’: Trump prepares to gut investments to clean up heavy industry

Electra lands $186M to scale up its clean iron electrowinning process

Bipartisan bill to boost green building materials glides through House