Cleveland Cliffs announced it plans to put off relining its blast furnace at its Burns Harbor facility until 2027. Blast furnaces use coking coal to convert iron ore into molten metal. The process produces a lot of air pollution and uses a lot of energy.

A cohort of 16 northwest Indiana residents hope to bring cleaner steel to the Region. This comes as U.S. Steel and Cleveland Cliffs plan to extend the life of their coal-based blast furnaces.