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🗓 2/19
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Learn how to leverage rigorous data + powerful community stories that document the health and economic realities that people living near industrial facilities face. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗓 2/19
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Learn how to leverage rigorous data + powerful community stories that document the health and economic realities that people living near industrial facilities face. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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We’re currently witnessing growing efforts to suppress information about how industrial pollution affects real people and real communities. Earlier this month, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency...
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February 12, 2026 at 6:21 PM
Join us to explore the Industrial Equity Mapper! 📊
🗓 2/19
⏰ 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Learn how to leverage rigorous data + powerful community stories that document the health and economic realities that people living near industrial facilities face. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
🗓 2/19
⏰ 1pm PT / 4pm ET
Learn how to leverage rigorous data + powerful community stories that document the health and economic realities that people living near industrial facilities face. us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Conservation Committee frames Kentucky’s loss of the new aluminum smelter as both a warning sign and a call to modernize the state’s energy system so it can compete for the next major industrial investment. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
Loss of green smelter highlights Kentucky’s need for clean electricity
Century Aluminum chose Oklahoma, not Kentucky, for a new smelter. Some say it’s a "wake-up call" for the Bluegrass State to modernize – and decarbonize –…
www.canarymedia.com
February 10, 2026 at 8:21 PM
Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Conservation Committee frames Kentucky’s loss of the new aluminum smelter as both a warning sign and a call to modernize the state’s energy system so it can compete for the next major industrial investment. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
“It’s been a huge barrier to electrification for manufacturers.” says Teresa Cheng of @industriouslabs.bsky.social. Even as surplus solar power grows, businesses face high electricity costs and demand charges. New industrial rate designs could change that. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
California has abundant solar power. Here’s how factories can use it.
High electricity costs in California have slowed industrial decarbonization in the state. New industrial rates and other fixes could change that, experts…
www.canarymedia.com
February 4, 2026 at 8:17 PM
“It’s been a huge barrier to electrification for manufacturers.” says Teresa Cheng of @industriouslabs.bsky.social. Even as surplus solar power grows, businesses face high electricity costs and demand charges. New industrial rate designs could change that. www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
This week made it plain: data centers are beating heavy industry in the fight for power. Century Aluminum just sold its Hawesville smelter site to a data center: proof that in today’s economy, whoever can pay more for electricity wins. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...
Another data center project is coming to Kentucky. What to know
A long-idle industrial site in Hancock County will be redeveloped into a data center campus, according to the company that owned the land.
www.courier-journal.com
February 4, 2026 at 7:53 PM
This week made it plain: data centers are beating heavy industry in the fight for power. Century Aluminum just sold its Hawesville smelter site to a data center: proof that in today’s economy, whoever can pay more for electricity wins. www.courier-journal.com/story/news/l...
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Kentucky passed over for big aluminum smelter project, which is going to Oklahoma
Kentucky passed over for massive, 1,000-job aluminum smelter project
A giant aluminum smelter development, which at one time was considering a site in northeast Kentucky, will instead be built in Oklahoma.
www.courier-journal.com
January 26, 2026 at 9:27 PM
Kentucky passed over for big aluminum smelter project, which is going to Oklahoma
“But the bottom line was that aluminum is a heavy energy user industry, and it really comes down to the price of energy.”
Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Conservation Committee is right: Oklahoma's potential to power the smelter w/ clean energy is far more than Kentucky's.
www.weku.org/the-commonwe...
Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Conservation Committee is right: Oklahoma's potential to power the smelter w/ clean energy is far more than Kentucky's.
www.weku.org/the-commonwe...
Cost of power drives aluminum plant from Kentucky to Oklahoma
Kentucky was in line for the first aluminum plant in the country in decades. Instead, the project went to Oklahoma.
www.weku.org
January 28, 2026 at 5:02 PM
“But the bottom line was that aluminum is a heavy energy user industry, and it really comes down to the price of energy.”
Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Conservation Committee is right: Oklahoma's potential to power the smelter w/ clean energy is far more than Kentucky's.
www.weku.org/the-commonwe...
Lane Boldman of the Kentucky Conservation Committee is right: Oklahoma's potential to power the smelter w/ clean energy is far more than Kentucky's.
www.weku.org/the-commonwe...
Century Aluminum & Emirates Global Aluminium are teaming up on a new aluminum smelter. Huge test of whether the companies can find affordable, clean power fast enough to actually build a low-carbon aluminum backbone in the U.S.
✍🏽 @mariagallucci.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
✍🏽 @mariagallucci.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
It takes two aluminum firms to build one power-hungry smelter,…
Century Aluminum was eyeing Kentucky for a new smelter, but in a surprise move says it’s teaming up with Emirates Global Aluminium to build one in…
www.canarymedia.com
January 27, 2026 at 4:09 PM
Century Aluminum & Emirates Global Aluminium are teaming up on a new aluminum smelter. Huge test of whether the companies can find affordable, clean power fast enough to actually build a low-carbon aluminum backbone in the U.S.
✍🏽 @mariagallucci.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
✍🏽 @mariagallucci.bsky.social
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...
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TOMORROW!
Join BGA, @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social, @steelworkers.bsky.social & @uaw.org for a webinar on how GOP attacks on manufacturing hurt workers & communities. https://loom.ly/BzIXaYY
Join BGA, @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social, @steelworkers.bsky.social & @uaw.org for a webinar on how GOP attacks on manufacturing hurt workers & communities. https://loom.ly/BzIXaYY
January 13, 2026 at 3:38 PM
TOMORROW!
Join BGA, @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social, @steelworkers.bsky.social & @uaw.org for a webinar on how GOP attacks on manufacturing hurt workers & communities. https://loom.ly/BzIXaYY
Join BGA, @repmarcykaptur.bsky.social, @steelworkers.bsky.social & @uaw.org for a webinar on how GOP attacks on manufacturing hurt workers & communities. https://loom.ly/BzIXaYY
👷♂️ Dalton Ezell’s op-ed traces his path from the smelter floor to Missouri farm fields, where workers are still getting crushed by a broken power system — coal-fired electricity, rubber‑stamped rate hikes, and false promises that tariffs alone could save jobs. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/13/h...
December 19, 2025 at 6:38 PM
👷♂️ Dalton Ezell’s op-ed traces his path from the smelter floor to Missouri farm fields, where workers are still getting crushed by a broken power system — coal-fired electricity, rubber‑stamped rate hikes, and false promises that tariffs alone could save jobs. missouriindependent.com/2025/12/13/h...
Agricultural worker & former smelter employee Dalton Ezell is sounding the alarm on rising power costs. “The truth is, Missouri’s economy runs on the same current: whether you’re melting metal or tending crops, you need dependable electricity at a fair price.” missouriindependent.com/2025/12/13/h...
Energy costs crushed my smelter job and now threaten Missouri farms • Missouri Independent
Whether you’re smelting or farming, you’re fighting the same battle for affordable energy, steady pay and a future worth passing on.
missouriindependent.com
December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Agricultural worker & former smelter employee Dalton Ezell is sounding the alarm on rising power costs. “The truth is, Missouri’s economy runs on the same current: whether you’re melting metal or tending crops, you need dependable electricity at a fair price.” missouriindependent.com/2025/12/13/h...
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"Let’s stop pretending tariffs will rebuild our economy. The people who power Missouri — on the factory floor and in the fields — know what we really need: investment in affordable, modern energy that lets us work hard, earn fair, and stay rooted right here at home."
Energy costs crushed my smelter job and now threaten Missouri farms • Missouri Independent
Whether you’re smelting or farming, you’re fighting the same battle for affordable energy, steady pay and a future worth passing on.
missouriindependent.com
December 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
"Let’s stop pretending tariffs will rebuild our economy. The people who power Missouri — on the factory floor and in the fields — know what we really need: investment in affordable, modern energy that lets us work hard, earn fair, and stay rooted right here at home."
Cato Hernandez at @LAist.com highlights a new map showing where SoCal’s largest industrial boilers are located — and why advocates want @southcoastqmd to adopt zero-emission rules before we lock in decades more pollution. Read it here: laist.com/news/climate...
Battle over industrial boilers gets a new tool that you can use to combat pollution
A new climate coalition is calling on air quality regulators to phase out 1,800 of these boilers at places like schools and hospitals.
laist.com
December 12, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Cato Hernandez at @LAist.com highlights a new map showing where SoCal’s largest industrial boilers are located — and why advocates want @southcoastqmd to adopt zero-emission rules before we lock in decades more pollution. Read it here: laist.com/news/climate...
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@industriouslabs.bsky.social just released a powerful new tool that analyzes health, demographic, economic, and pollution data in communities impacted by industrial pollution across the US.
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Industrial Equity Mapper
Stories of Industrial Pollution in the U.S.
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November 25, 2025 at 8:11 PM
@industriouslabs.bsky.social just released a powerful new tool that analyzes health, demographic, economic, and pollution data in communities impacted by industrial pollution across the US.
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Weekend reading: Learn about a new plan to decarbonize industry in California - responsible for 20% of the state's emissions - in my Q&A with @industriouslabs.bsky.social's Teresa Cheng: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/california-h... 🔌💡
California has a new plan to decarbonize industry
Quitting Carbon checked in with Teresa Cheng, California director at Industrious Labs, to talk about passage of AB 1280 and the race to decarbonize manufacturing in the Golden State.
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com
November 29, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Weekend reading: Learn about a new plan to decarbonize industry in California - responsible for 20% of the state's emissions - in my Q&A with @industriouslabs.bsky.social's Teresa Cheng: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/california-h... 🔌💡
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ICYMI: Learn about a new plan to decarbonize industry in California - responsible for 20% of the state's emissions - in my Q&A with @industriouslabs.bsky.social's Teresa Cheng: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/california-h... 🔌💡
California has a new plan to decarbonize industry
Quitting Carbon checked in with Teresa Cheng, California director at Industrious Labs, to talk about passage of AB 1280 and the race to decarbonize manufacturing in the Golden State.
www.quittingcarbonmedia.com
December 1, 2025 at 8:09 PM
ICYMI: Learn about a new plan to decarbonize industry in California - responsible for 20% of the state's emissions - in my Q&A with @industriouslabs.bsky.social's Teresa Cheng: www.quittingcarbonmedia.com/california-h... 🔌💡
"The result is a paradox: a country experiencing its highest aluminum demand in modern history, yet unable to supply the metal that underpins the technologies it wants to lead."
Read up on AI’s rise and power strains while aluminum fights to stay relevant: www.alcircle.com/news/ais-pow...
Read up on AI’s rise and power strains while aluminum fights to stay relevant: www.alcircle.com/news/ais-pow...
AI’s power hunger is turning aluminium into America’s new strategic weak spot
The US faces record aluminium demand, but AI’s soaring power consumption is crippling domestic smelters and turning the metal into a strategic weakness.
www.alcircle.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:14 PM
"The result is a paradox: a country experiencing its highest aluminum demand in modern history, yet unable to supply the metal that underpins the technologies it wants to lead."
Read up on AI’s rise and power strains while aluminum fights to stay relevant: www.alcircle.com/news/ais-pow...
Read up on AI’s rise and power strains while aluminum fights to stay relevant: www.alcircle.com/news/ais-pow...
(1/3) When Oklahoma residents were asked why they support Emirates Global Aluminum's potential new #smelter in their state, the answer was clear: #jobs matter. 👷♂️
This figure shows how those who "support" or "somewhat support" the smelter rated the importance of smelter jobs.
This figure shows how those who "support" or "somewhat support" the smelter rated the importance of smelter jobs.
November 13, 2025 at 7:11 PM
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Balancing the priorities of workers, unions, and environmental advocates creates solutions that protect both people’s wellbeing and the planet. 🤝⚙️ Listen to Dave Foster’s recent podcast feature with #resourcesforthefuture on the founding of BGA here: https://loom.ly/U3PTdcg
October 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Balancing the priorities of workers, unions, and environmental advocates creates solutions that protect both people’s wellbeing and the planet. 🤝⚙️ Listen to Dave Foster’s recent podcast feature with #resourcesforthefuture on the founding of BGA here: https://loom.ly/U3PTdcg
"Clean power sources can provide substantial pollution reduction benefits whilst supporting community health improvements near production facilities."
A good breakdown of the economics of #aluminum smelting & the opportunity to re-power with renewables. discoveryalert.com.au/energy-produ...
A good breakdown of the economics of #aluminum smelting & the opportunity to re-power with renewables. discoveryalert.com.au/energy-produ...
US Aluminium Smelting: How Energy Costs Shape Industry Competitiveness
Explore how US aluminum smelting and energy costs shape America's industrial competitiveness and production viability.
discoveryalert.com.au
November 6, 2025 at 6:18 PM
"Clean power sources can provide substantial pollution reduction benefits whilst supporting community health improvements near production facilities."
A good breakdown of the economics of #aluminum smelting & the opportunity to re-power with renewables. discoveryalert.com.au/energy-produ...
A good breakdown of the economics of #aluminum smelting & the opportunity to re-power with renewables. discoveryalert.com.au/energy-produ...
Oklahoma residents want clean air and healthy environments. New survey data shows some who oppose a new #aluminum smelter cite environmental and health concerns.
Clean energy and community trust must come first. Read more about the survey from @anniesartor.bsky.social: lnkd.in/gCrSSFzi
Clean energy and community trust must come first. Read more about the survey from @anniesartor.bsky.social: lnkd.in/gCrSSFzi
November 3, 2025 at 5:18 PM
Oklahoma residents want clean air and healthy environments. New survey data shows some who oppose a new #aluminum smelter cite environmental and health concerns.
Clean energy and community trust must come first. Read more about the survey from @anniesartor.bsky.social: lnkd.in/gCrSSFzi
Clean energy and community trust must come first. Read more about the survey from @anniesartor.bsky.social: lnkd.in/gCrSSFzi
What effects does industrial pollution have on health, the environment, and communities? New data from @industriouslabs Industrial Equity Mapper shows that across 24 regions, 4.7 million people are at higher risk for long term respiratory illness. industrialequitymapper.org /1
Industrial Equity Mapper
Stories of Industrial Pollution in the U.S.
industrialequitymapper.org
October 30, 2025 at 3:02 PM
What effects does industrial pollution have on health, the environment, and communities? New data from @industriouslabs Industrial Equity Mapper shows that across 24 regions, 4.7 million people are at higher risk for long term respiratory illness. industrialequitymapper.org /1
Dalton Ezell spent his adult life working at an aluminum smelter. But with less than a week’s notice, workers lost their jobs, wages, health insurance, and retirement plans when the Magnitude 7 aluminum smelter shut down.
October 28, 2025 at 9:29 PM
Dalton Ezell spent his adult life working at an aluminum smelter. But with less than a week’s notice, workers lost their jobs, wages, health insurance, and retirement plans when the Magnitude 7 aluminum smelter shut down.
Affordable & clean electricity costs are everything for U.S. #aluminum.
"Addressing energy costs, especially by expanding access to renewables, matters far more for sustaining a healthy domestic industry than tariffs alone.” @anniesartor.bsky.social in Fastmarkets:
fastmarkets.com/insights/us-...
"Addressing energy costs, especially by expanding access to renewables, matters far more for sustaining a healthy domestic industry than tariffs alone.” @anniesartor.bsky.social in Fastmarkets:
fastmarkets.com/insights/us-...
October 23, 2025 at 8:49 PM
Affordable & clean electricity costs are everything for U.S. #aluminum.
"Addressing energy costs, especially by expanding access to renewables, matters far more for sustaining a healthy domestic industry than tariffs alone.” @anniesartor.bsky.social in Fastmarkets:
fastmarkets.com/insights/us-...
"Addressing energy costs, especially by expanding access to renewables, matters far more for sustaining a healthy domestic industry than tariffs alone.” @anniesartor.bsky.social in Fastmarkets:
fastmarkets.com/insights/us-...
✨Aluminum’s moment may be coming.
Electrification is rewriting the metals market, and #aluminum may be next in line to surge. The @wsj.com reports how demand for lightweight, conductive materials is rising fast as #cleanenergy and EV supply chains expand. www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
Electrification is rewriting the metals market, and #aluminum may be next in line to surge. The @wsj.com reports how demand for lightweight, conductive materials is rising fast as #cleanenergy and EV supply chains expand. www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
Aluminum Could Become the Next Copper
Demand is set to be boosted by electrification, while supply is constrained by rising power needs.
www.wsj.com
October 17, 2025 at 11:26 PM
✨Aluminum’s moment may be coming.
Electrification is rewriting the metals market, and #aluminum may be next in line to surge. The @wsj.com reports how demand for lightweight, conductive materials is rising fast as #cleanenergy and EV supply chains expand. www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
Electrification is rewriting the metals market, and #aluminum may be next in line to surge. The @wsj.com reports how demand for lightweight, conductive materials is rising fast as #cleanenergy and EV supply chains expand. www.wsj.com/finance/comm...
@anniesartor.bsky.social is right: Aluminum is crucial to a zero-carbon future. But we continue to import most of it, often from countries using coal to fire up aluminum smelters. Why not invest in “cleaning up” American supply — and our air?
insideclimatenews.org/news/2709202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2709202...
October 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
@anniesartor.bsky.social is right: Aluminum is crucial to a zero-carbon future. But we continue to import most of it, often from countries using coal to fire up aluminum smelters. Why not invest in “cleaning up” American supply — and our air?
insideclimatenews.org/news/2709202...
insideclimatenews.org/news/2709202...