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ArcelorMittal USA Again Receives Energy Star Honor
Mar. 10, 2010 - ArcelorMittal USA was recently selected, for the third consecutive year, as a 2010 Energy Star® Sustained Excellence Award winner for Energy Management, awarded annually by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency and the U.S. Department of Energy.
AISI Supports Efforts to Halt EPA Regulation of Stationary Sources
Mar. 5, 2010 - The American Iron and Steel Institute applauds efforts in both the U.S. Senate and the U.S. House of Representatives to prevent “economically damaging action” by the Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gases from stationary sources.
Ruukki Releases Report on 2009 Environmental Responsibility
Mar. 3, 2010 - Ruukki claims in its 2009 corporate environmental report that it made progress in the energy efficiency of production with the aim of achieving energy savings of 9%, compared to 2005 levels, by 2016. The company spent a total of EUR 21 million on environmental investments in 2009.
EPA Accepting Comments on ArcelorMittal Requests for Hazardous Waste Injection
Feb. 26, 2010 - U.S. EPA Region 5 is accepting public comments until April 7 on ArcelorMittal's requests to continue injecting hazardous waste deep underground at its Burns Harbor facility in Indiana. ArcelorMittal has three existing underground injection wells and plans to construct a fourth.
AISI Commends Letter by Senators to EPA
Feb. 24, 2010 - The American Iron and Steel Institute has expressed its support for a letter signed by eight U.S. Senators to EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson raising “serious economic and energy security concerns” regarding the potential regulation of greenhouse gases from stationary sources under the Clean Air Act.
AISI Challenges EPA Endangerment Finding
Feb. 17, 2010 - The American Iron and Steel Institute has filed a legal challenge to the Environmental Protection Agency’s recent decision that will result in greenhouse gas emissions being regulated under the Clean Air Act.
United Steelworkers Partner in Climate Change Study
Feb. 17, 2010 - The United Steelworkers is a key participant in a six-year study of the challenges posed by climate change to Canadian workplaces and possible solutions to these issues.
worldsteel Works with UNEP Toward Low Carbon Society
Feb. 11, 2010 - The World Steel Association has joined the United Nations Environmental Program's Life Cycle Initiative as a Gold Sponsor. worldsteel will provide support for programs and initiatives that advance the development and refinement of life cycle analysis.
Posco Green Growth Committee Declares Emissions Reduction Goals
Feb. 9, 2010 - Posco has decided to cut down on carbon dioxide emissions by 9% based on the average of the three most recent years by 2020, as well as to reduce 14 million tonnes of social carbon emissions through manufacturing of energy-efficient steel products and green growth businesses.
Outokumpu Products Have Small Carbon Footprint
Feb. 3, 2010 - Outokumpu cites the recent Life Cycle Inventory Study on Stainless Steel Production in the EU showing that its stainless steel products have the smallest carbon footprint, in general 10 to 20% smaller than the EU average.
Tonawanda Coke Ordered to Comply with State, Federal Laws
Jan. 29, 2010 - The U.S. EPA and the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation have ordered Tonawanda Coke Corp. over the past two months to maintain and operate its coke manufacturing facility in a manner that no longer violates federal and state environmental laws. EPA is sharing information about its ongoing multi-faceted investigation of this facility in an effort to keep the Tonawanda community fully informed.
ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih Recognized for Environmental Protection
Jan. 21, 2010 - ArcelorMittal Kryvyi Rih has been named Environment Protection Leader 2009 within the “Ecology, environment, and nature management Ukraine” national project, for consistently introducing modern environmentally friendly technologies and equipment.
Posco to Invest 7 Trillion KRW in Green Growth
Jan. 5, 2010 - Posco announces plans to invest 7 trillion KRW in green growth sectors including synthetic natural gas, SMART nuclear reactors, wind power, fuel cell for power generation, and smart grid in support of its green growth vision of “Global Green Growth Leader”.
AMMA Expresses Concern over EPA Analysis of Climate Legislation
Dec. 15, 2009 - The American Materials Manufacturing Alliance has issued a letter to Senators Bayh (D-IN), Specter (D-PA), Brown (D-OH), McCaskill (D-MO), and Stabenow (D-MI) regarding the U.S. EPA’s analysis of the impact that H.R. 2454 will have on energy-intensive, trade-exposed industries.
NLMK Launches New Environmental Project in Sinter Production
Dec. 15, 2009 - Novolipetsk Steel initiates a new environmental project at its Lipetsk sinter plant that is to help generate an 80% reduction in sinter dust emissions.
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