Cleveland-Cliffs abandoned a plan to update its Middletown steel plant that was awarded a federal grant in 2024. CEO Lourenco Goncalves cited a lack of available hydrogen and proposed a new project ...

Trump has frozen Biden-era funds to upgrade a steel mill in Middletown, Ohio, where residents complain about persistent pollution. “Look at it already, right? So that's — what — a couple days’ worth?” ...

Middletown resident Donna Ballinger said she can’t leave her windows open. “There's usually smells — chemical smells, rotten egg smells — that burns your eyes and gets in your throat," she said. "It ...