Ohio steel giant aims to use Biden climate funds for polluting project

Published on August 6, 2026

Steel giant Cleveland-Cliffs was supposed to use up to $500 million from a Biden administration grant to usher in cleaner steelmaking in southwestern Ohio. Now, the company plans to instead put those funds toward a project that locks in old coal-based tech for decades and amps up local air pollution. In a July 23…

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