Investing in America: A Future Forged of Steel

"A Future Forged of Steel" takes us to Cleveland-Cliffs Butler Works, where a historic Pennsylvania steel mill is manufacturing key components of our electrical grid while actively reducing its emissions.

Since taking office, President Biden and Vice President Harris have created nearly 16 million jobs. Thanks to historic investments through the Biden-Harris Investing in America agenda, hundreds of thousands of those jobs are in clean energy — transforming communities for generations to come. From heavy equipment operators to autoworkers, pipefitters to linemen, hardworking Americans are powering our nation and supporting their families with good-paying, quality jobs.

A Future Forged of Steel follows “A New Iron Age,” which spotlights workers at a new iron-air battery manufacturing facility located at a historic steel mill in Weirton, West Virginia. These batteries will store energy from renewable sources, delivering carbon-free electricity to more Americans. Watch it here:    • Investing in America: A New Iron Age  

Background:

In March 2024, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $6 billion to decarbonize America’s industrial sector—the single largest investment of its kind in our nation’s history. U.S. Secretary of Energy Jennifer Granholm joined Butler Works employees in April 2024 to celebrate the announcement, which included up to $75 million for the Pennsylvania mill to install induction furnaces that reduce emissions and boost efficiency. Read more: https://www.energy.gov/articles/biden...