Hilary Lewis
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Steel Director, decarbonizing heavy industry at @industriouslabs.bsky.social. Vote Solar & Earthworks alum.
Applying the grant to either a reline of the blast furnace or adding a cogeneration plant would mean sinking money “into a technology of the past."
cleveland.com@cleveland.com · last mo.The Department of Energy awarded Cleveland-Cliffs $500 million to replace its blast furnace in Middletown, but now the company plans to use the money to preserve it.
Two resolutions approved by the Gary Common Council add Gary’s voice to national debates over expanding healthcare coverage and modernizing one of the country’s largest steel mills. https://bit.ly/4yDUeZr
Gary Common Council Backs Medicare for All, Cleaner Air at Gary Works - Capital B Gary
The symbolic votes adds Gary to a growing list of cities calling for expanded healthcare coverage and signals support for Gary Work’s future.
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Congrats to the City of Gary, Indiana for passing this landmark resolution supporting clean steel investment in their community!
The Times of Northwest Indiana@nwitimes.com · 2mo agoGreen Steel and Medicare for All resolutions are expected before the Gary Common Council this week. Here's what else is on local agendas.
“When I look at this mill, and what they’re doing down in Arkansas, I think it’s a travesty,” said Natalie Ammons of Gary, Indiana, home of U.S. Steel's Gary Works mill. “They don’t want to give us clean air.”
Chicago Tribune@chicagotribune.com · 3mo agoGary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces
Commentary: A year ago on June 18, Nippon Steel bought U.S. Steel. The next day was Juneteenth — the jubilee that Leviticus 25:10 calls for. As we mark that day again, African Americans commemorate the ending of formal enslavement. But here in Gary, we are still waiting for our jubilee.
Rev. John E. Jackson Sr.: Gary awaits a jubilee of its own as Nippon Steel takes over US Steel
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Members of Gary Advocates and Just Transition Northwest Indiana say that without new technology, U.S. Steel is condemning Gary to more pollution and economic uncertainty.
Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces
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Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces
Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces
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AMERICA 250: The 1919 steel strike: when Northwest Indiana was the center of America’s labor fight nwitimes.com/news/local/a...
AMERICA 250: The 1919 steel strike: when Northwest Indiana was the center of America’s labor fight
More than a century ago, striking steelworkers in Northwest Indiana faced off against federal troops, ultimately securing collective bargaining gains like an end to the grueling 12-hour workday and a
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Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces. A great story www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/28/g...
Gary residents say US Steel is jeopardizing their jobs and air quality by failing to install modern furnaces
Direct reduction furnaces operate at lower temperatures and burn natural gas. U.S. Steel is building one of these facilities in Arkansas but says it is too costly for Gary.
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"We must seize this new opportunity and commit to a future of steelmaking that is safe and sustainable." - Councilwoman Lori Latham, Gary, Indiana. via @chicagotribune.com
Lori Latham: Steelmaking in the US is becoming cleaner. Will it happen in Gary?
Nippon Steel is opening a cleaner plant in Arkansas, but at Gary Works, it has only committed to relining blast furnace No. 14.
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"Gary has been waiting far too long for what God’s people are owed." www.chicagotribune.com/2026/06/16/o... via @chicagotribune.com
Rev. John E. Jackson Sr.: Gary awaits a jubilee of its own as Nippon Steel takes over US Steel
The Black struggle is inseparable from the story of American steel. Nippon Steel has inherited this debt. So far, it shows no intention of paying it.
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Our latest Corporate Climate Assessment of @nippon-steel.bsky.social reveals its recent global expansion has not been matched by responsible climate action.
“We’re very concerned that if the mill does not modernize with the new tech, it will go under because they won’t be able to compete with steel that can be produced much cheaper with less pollution,” said Carolyn McCrady. Gary, Indiana wants to preserve its steel industry, by making it cleaner.
The Future of Gary Works Sparks Concerns at Town Hall - Capital B Gary
At a town hall, the community raised questions about pollution and the future of Gary Works.
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Activists, officials urge Nippon Steel to invest in green technology at Gary Works nwitimes.com/news/local/a...
Activists, officials urge Nippon Steel to invest in green technology at Gary Works
Activists and elected officials are urging Nippon Steel to use part of its planned $3.1 billion investment to modernize Gary Works with cleaner technology.
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Activists and elected officials are urging Nippon Steel to use part of its planned $3.1 billion investment to modernize Gary Works with cleaner technology.
Activists, officials urge Nippon Steel to invest in green technology at Gary Works
Activists and elected officials are urging Nippon Steel to use part of its planned $3.1 billion investment to modernize Gary Works with cleaner technology.
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More than 100 residents gathered at a town hall to discuss whether Northwest Indiana’s aging steel infrastructure will be modernized or left behind as companies increasingly invest in newer, cleaner technologies elsewhere. https://bit.ly/3PSAZtE
The Future of Gary Works Sparks Concerns at Town Hall - Capital B Gary
At a town hall, the community raised questions about pollution and the future of Gary Works.
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“We deserve the same modernization investments that are happening elsewhere,” Councilwoman Latham said. “Green steelmaking and cleaner technologies are possible, and they’re worth discussing. … The future of steel must include us. It must include our voices.” via @chicagotribune.com
More than 100 gather for Gary green steel town hall
Northwest Indiana has carried the environmental burden of creating steel for decades, Gary Councilwoman Lori Latham, D-1st, said. Now, she believes it’s time for a change in the city. “We deserve ...
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Residents in Gary, Indiana are reclaiming their future. US Steel is investing in clean steel in Arkansas, but more coal in Indiana. Coal is the past. Gary deserves a clean steel future. Tune in to the town hall happening now to hear more: www.youtube.com/live/O3Z-5Hi...
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Coal-based steel, it’s a dead end! US Steel planning a new coal-free furnace to make iron for their electric arc furnace in Arkansas. www.arkansasbusiness.com/article/us-s...
US Steel Plans New Facility in Osceola
U.S. Steel announced plans to build a new direct reduced iron plant at its Big River Steel site in Osceola, expanding its northeast Arkansas operations under Nippon Steel’s $11 billion growth plan. Th...
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Trump's EPA set up a system whereby corporate polluters could be relieved of the burden of meeting air-quality regulations. How? By, uh, asking. Sure enough, lots of them have asked, with devastating consequences for air quality. New report:
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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
ProPublica@propublica.org · 11mo agoQiyam Ansari has asthma — an attack nearly killed him — and even his cat suffers from it. Their region is notorious for its air pollution. Trump has halted rules that would have forced companies to more accurately measure and reduce emissions in such areas. 🔗 Full story: https://propub.li/4hDtkcb
Congrats @deannafry.tv!! Thank you for sharing this important story about steel industry pollution in Gary 🥳
Deanna Fry@deannafry.tv · 11mo agoMy ancestors carried me through this year in ways I cannot even put into words. I feel their love and protection more than ever. This Emmy is for them, and for Gary, Indiana. If you have a moment, please watch this story. It is my heart, my home on screen: www.youtube.com/watch?v=s4Yl...
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:
Air Pollution From Industrial Facilities Is Far Worse Than Estimated
The Trump administration has put a stop to EPA rules that would have required more than 130 industrial facilities to install air monitors to measure pollution. Millions of people living near these pla...
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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.”
$100M recycling facility to replace 'primitive' slag pits at U.S. Steel's Edgar Thomson plant
U.S. Steel’s notoriously outdated Edgar Thomson Works handles the molten substance left behind by smelting iron ore the same way it did 150 years ago: by dumping it into slag pits. They’re...
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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...
Brown: Trump bossing around U.S. Steel could cost jobs down the line
"The words 'socialism' and 'fascism' sure give people the vapors, but lots of folks can’t seem to recognize them when they walk into the building and lick all the doorknobs," Aaron Brown writes.
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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!
Deanna Fry@deannafry.tv · 12mo ago“Gary Can’t Breathe: Environmental Injustice in Indiana” Our investigative story with @cbsnews.com & @cbschicago.bsky.social has been nominated for a Chicago Regional Emmy. #EmmyNominated #EnvironmentalJustice #CBSChicago #GaryIndiana youtu.be/s4Yl-IX2wns?...
