Indiana Steel Companies Will Have To Get Greener But It Won t Be Easy
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According to data from the Environmental Protection Agency, USS Gary Works and two other steel companies make up the top three polluters in Indiana.
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As of 2018, Indiana led the nation in steel production a process that puts out a lot of greenhouse gas emissions and other pollution. In order to meet climate goals, steel companies in Indiana will have to reduce those emissions significantly.
Researchers with Columbia University’s Center on Global Energy Policy said that won’t be easy. Indiana releases the most toxic pollution per square mile and the state’s top three emitters are steel companies.
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