The move walks back a previous plan to replace the facility’s coal-powered infrastructure with low-emissions technology funded by federal tax dollars, environmental groups said.
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The move walks back a previous plan to replace the facility’s coal-powered infrastructure with low-emissions technology funded by federal tax dollars, environmental groups said.
Published Aug. 24, 2026
Cleveland-Cliffs headquarters in West Chester, Ohio. The company plans to invest $1 billion upgrading a blast furnace and other steelmaking infrastructure at its Middletown, Ohio, facility.
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