On November 21, 2025, President Donald J. Trump signed a proclamation that temporarily exempts certain coke oven facilities from a Biden‑era Environmental Protection Agency rule for two years. The relief allows the listed facilities to follow EPA standards that were in place before the Biden administration’s rulemakings. It is intended to keep metallurgical coke production—used in blast furnaces to smelt iron ore—operating without the high costs and technical challenges of new compliance requirements. Approximately 70 percent of U.S. steel production depends on this coke, and the exemption is presented as a measure to avoid potential shutdowns, job losses, and a weakened domestic steel supply chain that could affect national security and critical industries.
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