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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 2d

Great news: The EPA is withdrawing its proposal to delay the implementation of hazardous air pollutant standards for coke ovens. Very good news for breathers in steel communities. It's nice to win! www.epa.gov/system/files...

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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 1d

No-so-fun fact: California operates some of the dirtiest cement plants in the world. Via GEI and ClimateWorks ... www.climateworks.org/wp-content/u...

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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 1d

Gov signed our bill. 👍👍👍

Right To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 12d

Important piece from our partners at @industriouslabs.bsky.social and the Sheet Metal Workers Local Union No. 104 about AB1280, a bill that would supercharge the installation of clean, efficient heating technologies.

Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 13d

www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e...

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The BlueGreen Alliance @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social · 12h

Under Trump’s leadership, primary #aluminum smelters closing in the U.S.

Good-paying union jobs are at risk and middle-class families can’t keep up with rising power prices if they’re out of work.

Read Dalton Ezell’s experience here: loom.ly/zKz1UTU

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IBEW Ninth District @ibew-9th.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS! @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social @gavinnewsom.bsky.social signed AB 1280 into law last night! This is a huge step forward for a clean industrial sector built on good union jobs, and we value his support. #IBEW

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Right To Zero @righttozero.bsky.social · 1d

GOOD NEWS: @governor.ca.gov just signed #AB1280, which will help California manufacturers shift to zero-emissions equipment like heat pumps!
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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 1d

From soda cans to EV batteries, #aluminum is everywhere in daily life. The difference is whether those products support good American jobs and climate progress or reinforce old, polluting supply chains. And the bulk of those emissions come from #electricity. More👇🏽
www.canarymedia.com/articles/cle...

Chart: Aluminum has a big CO2 problem. Here’s how to clean it up

To hit global climate goals, carbon emissions from aluminum production have to drop 92 percent by 2050. Step one? Building a ton of clean energy.

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 2d

Mike Mendoza, Business Manager of IBEW Local 684 (@ibew-9th.bsky.social), makes the case for why investing in clean manufacturing is a win-win for the Central Valley. By signing AB1280, @cagovernornewsom.bsky.social can secure good-paying, skilled jobs for our communities. sjvsun.com/view/moderni...

Modernizing the Central Valley manufacturing sector is a win for good jobs, public health, and the economy

Assembly Bill 1280 offers the Central Valley a rare chance to retain high-value industrial jobs and operators while delivering on clean energy goals, writes IBEW's Mike Mendoza.

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Canary Media Inc. @canarymedia.com · 6d

A billion dollars’ worth of aluminum cans end up in U.S. landfills every year.

With producers looking to curb their emissions and tariffs raising the price of virgin materials, that trash has never been more valuable.

Trump’s tariffs spur US aluminum industry to boost recycling

Producers were already looking to recycled aluminum to help lower carbon emissions. Now, under Trump’s trade policy, demand for scrap is even higher.

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 6d

EV, packaging, construction, solar, and many other companies are "sourcing more of the relatively clean material as they work to reduce carbon emissions from their own supply chains."

@mariagallucci.bsky.social reports on increased demand for scrap #aluminum.

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Trump’s tariffs spur US aluminum industry to boost recycling

Producers were already looking to recycled aluminum to help lower carbon emissions. Now, under Trump’s trade policy, demand for scrap is even higher.

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Evan @evangillespie.bsky.social · 8d

"Tariffs did not save my job, and they won’t save the future of this industry. What will is real investment in affordable, renewable-powered production that gives American aluminum a fighting chance to compete."

thehill.com/opinion/5524...

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Todd Tucker @toddntucker.com · 8d

Aluminum worker: tariffs helped "to bring the industry back from the brink. And that helped in the reopening of the former Noranda aluminum smelter. But without tackling the real problem — the crushing cost of electricity to run a smelter — tariffs alone will not cut it."
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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 7d

Former Magnitude 7 Metals worker Dalton Ezell shares in @thehill.com how the plant closure upended lives in Missouri — calling on America to invest in clean energy and #aluminum jobs to rebuild communities, support families, and secure manufacturing’s future. thehill.com/opinion/5524...

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 8d

From tortilla chips to toilet paper, outdated industrial equipment is quietly driving major climate and air pollution in California. A must-read op-ed by us and SMART Local 104 in @sacbee.com explains why #AB1280 matters now: www.sacbee.com/opinion/op-e... @governor.ca.gov

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 9d

‼️ A former #aluminum smelter worker's voice, front and center: Dalton Ezell’s op-ed in @thehill.com spotlights the human side of plant closures and what a reinvested, modern aluminum industry could mean for local communities: Check out this must-read piece: thehill.com/opinion/5524...

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Monica Embrey @monicaembrey.bsky.social · 12d

California's INDIGO program was created to both help decarbonize industrial facilities and benefit the grid. @industriouslabs.bsky.social's Teresa Cheng details to @volts.wtf how Gov. Newsom can sign AB1280 today to expand this program, benefiting biz & consumers

www.volts.wtf/p/how-to-cle...

How to clean up beer brewing and other low-temperature industries

Teresa Cheng and Richard Hart join me to discuss how to decarbonize industries that run on industrial boilers, like beer and paper.

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Hilary Lewis @hilarylewis.bsky.social · 13d

Very proud to have played a small role in this terrific piece from @deannafry.tv about the everyday health harms of coal-based #steel industry pollution in Indiana!

Deanna Fry @deannafry.tv · 14d

“Gary Can’t Breathe: Environmental Injustice in Indiana”
Our investigative story with @cbsnews.com & @cbschicago.bsky.social has been nominated for a Chicago Regional Emmy.

#EmmyNominated #EnvironmentalJustice #CBSChicago #GaryIndiana

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Is pollution from steel mills behind cancer rates in Gary, Indiana?

YouTube video by CBS Chicago

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K.M. Kowalski @kmkowalski.bsky.social · 20d

Pollution from one plant's blast furnaces and other parts of its steelmaking process is Cleveland's largest source of greenhouse gas emissions. A new blueprint suggests how it can debarbonize to meet climate goals.
@canarymedia.com @industriouslabs.bsky.social www.canarymedia.com/articles/gre...

A coal-burning steel plant may thwart Cleveland’s climate goals

The facility is the city's biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions. Advocates say its dirty blast furnaces need to be replaced with cleaner technology.

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The BlueGreen Alliance @bluegreenalliance.bsky.social · 15d

The #InflationReductionAct showed us that clean energy, good jobs, and racial justice can rise together, when everyone has a seat at the table. Read more from @ben-beachy.bsky.social here: loom.ly/5TOD9QY

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 15d

Communities in SE Missouri are paying the price for #coal pollution: nearly 100 deaths per year tied to the New Madrid plant.

A recent @renewmissouri.bsky.social report shows how clean energy could cut pollution, restore jobs, and reopen the Mag 7 aluminum smelter.
🔗 renewmo.org/rural-electr...

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Renew Missouri @renewmissouri.bsky.social · Aug 4

Plans are in the works to build America's first two new aluminum plants in half a century:

"For the economics to pencil out [their power] will need to be produced from carbon-free sources, like wind or solar, for the aluminum they produce to be more competitive on the global market..." ⚡ 🔌

US aluminum producers need cheap, clean power. That may be tough to…

Century Aluminum and Emirates Global Aluminium want to build the nation’s first smelters in decades, but must compete with data centers for a limited…

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 19d

Aluminum’s carbon footprint is all about #electricity. And so is its downfall.

👀 Look closely at the sharp decline of the U.S. aluminum industry since 1980.

Smelter closures hurt tens of thousands of workers & hollowed out regional economies. Revitalizing the industry is about #climate AND people.

Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 20d

“But without proper governmental support to provide the energy needed to domestically produce raw aluminum, all we’re going to do is saddle American buyers with the increased cost of buying it from somewhere else.”

Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 20d

“Tariffs are one step towards reshoring American aluminum manufacturing,” says Annie Sartor, Industrious Labs’ Aluminum Campaign Director.

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Industrious Labs @industriouslabs.bsky.social · 20d

And that poses a big problem for aluminum manufacturers. Tech giants like Microsoft have stated that they are willing to pay over twice as much for the same amount of electricity.

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