Steel built the Rust Belt. Green steel could help rebuild it.

Grist
By Katie MyersMay 11, 2023, 10:45 am169 pts
In the Mon Valley of western Pennsylvania, steel was once a way of life, one synonymous with the image of rural, working-class Rust Belt communities. At its height in 1910, Pittsburgh alone produced 25 million tons of it, or 60 percent of the nation’s total. Bustling mills linger along the Monongahela River…

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