Aluminum maker Alcoa has started to demolish its sprawling Intalco smelter west of Ferndale. The multiyear demolition and ...

When John Holbrook first started working as a pipefitter in the early 1990s, jobs were easy to come by in his corner of northeastern Kentucky. A giant iron and steel mill routinely needed maintenance ...

This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. Aluminum is a crucial raw ingredient in the fight against climate change. But to ensure the transition off ...

This story has been updated with comment from the governor's office. In 2024, Gov. Andy Beshear and local leaders enthusiastically announced northeast Kentucky as a preferred site for a new aluminum ...

Jan 26 (Reuters) - Century Aluminum is poised to ‌take a 40% stake in a ‌planned U.S. smelter by Emirates Global Aluminium, the first primary aluminum plant to be built in the country in almost 50 ...