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

India’s steel expansion risks derailing climate progress, global clean-up efforts

India’s push to nearly double its steel output by 2030 — largely using coal — could drive up greenhouse gas emissions and undermine international goals to green the carbon-heavy industry.Sibi Arasu reports for The Associated Press.In short:A new report from Global Energy Monitor warns that India’s coal-reliant steel expansion could double the sector’s carbon emissions within five years, threatening its own climate targets and global decarbonizat…

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

The United States hasn’t built a new coal-burning steel mill in nearly half a century. Stricter environmental regulations shifted some of that production overseas, while the latest steel plants adopted newer and cleaner technologies. But seven factories with blast furnaces remain, and they are contributing to poor…