Ohio steel project returns to coal after receiving IRA funding

A manufacturing facility in Vice President JD Vance's hometown that received Inflation Reduction Act support for a green steel initiative is reversing course and returning to coal-based production.

First covered Aug 21, 2026 · 10:06 AM PT · 1 article · no longer in the live window

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36d Latitude Media In JD Vance’s hometown, this OCED project is turning back to coal — The vice president today is traveling to a factory that once got IRA funding for what would have been a landmark green steel overhaul.

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