Over the past several years, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has undertaken an aggressive regulatory agenda, proposing a substantial number of new regulatory initiatives. AISI will continue to engage the Agency as it pushes ahead with new and revised regulations in a number of program areas, including air, water, toxic chemicals, and solid waste.

AISI has long identified environmental stewardship and commitment to sustainability as part of our industry’s strategic plan and our vision for the future. As a result of this commitment, we are aggressively seeking ways to reduce our environmental footprint even while producing the advanced and highly recyclable steel that our economy needs.

In fact, the American steel sector is recognized as having the steepest decline of total air emissions among nine manufacturing sectors studied in EPA's 2008 Sector Performance Report.

Industry Position: Congress should examine the impact of proposed environmental regulations on industrial competitiveness, require adequate cost/benefit analysis, and encourage greater transparency and industry access to the regulatory development process at EPA and state agencies. More »