Clean industry

Clean industry

States are moving forward with Buy Clean policies despite Trump reversal

New York, Washington, and other states are forming coalitions to cut carbon emissions from building materials even as the federal government bows out.

By Maria Gallucci . 20 February 2025
Clean industry

Chart: Global clean industry investment fell sharply in 2024

Money to clean up steel, ammonia, chemicals, and other sectors dropped by more than half compared with 2023.

By Maria Gallucci . 14 February 2025
Clean industry

Clean cement startup Brimstone can make another key material: alumina

The U.S. imports lots of alumina, which is a key component of aluminum. Brimstone says it can produce the ingredient domestically using cleaner methods.

By Maria Gallucci . 5 February 2025
Clean industry

Oatly wants to kick its gas habit. Will other food and beverage firms follow?

Factories that make processed foods need lots of heat — and most burn gas to supply it. Companies like Oatly are grappling with how to decarbonize instead.

By Maria Gallucci . 29 January 2025
Policy & regulation

Trump rescinds federal program to boost low-carbon building materials

Experts say the move will stymie U.S. efforts to innovate in manufacturing and curb industrial emissions. But state Buy Clean initiatives will continue.

By Maria Gallucci . 23 January 2025
Clean industry

Cement has an emissions problem. Can tech that mimics coral fix it?

Fortera’s low-carbon cement, based on the process by which corals form their skeletons, is gaining traction as the essential industry looks to curb emissions.

By Isobel Whitcomb . 21 January 2025
Marine transport

Amogy raises $56M to commercialize ammonia for heavy-duty transit

The startup has now raised more than $270M to support its goal of decarbonizing tricky industries like shipping. So far, it has tested an ammonia-powered tugboat.

By Allison Prang . 15 January 2025
Green steel

SSAB quietly pulls out of $500M green steel award negotiations

The Swedish company sought to make iron using green hydrogen in Mississippi, as part of the Biden administration's $6B Industrial Demonstrations Program.

By Maria Gallucci . 14 January 2025
Clean industry

Copper is in high demand. These startups aim to refine it in a cleaner way.

The world cannot reach its climate goals without copper, but producing it is carbon-intensive, polluting, and increasingly difficult. New tech could change that.

By Maddie Stone . 11 December 2024
Clean industry

States get $1.2B to build roads, highways with low-carbon materials

The Biden administration awarded grants to 39 state departments of transportation. But the program is vulnerable to cuts under Trump.

By Maria Gallucci . 2 December 2024