(3/3) As the U.S. #aluminum industry evolves and potential new investments come to Oklahoma, there is an opportunity for proponents to describe how this smelter will boost jobs and the local economy, such as describing the project's good wages and family-supporting careers.

(2/3) In fact, 92% of those who support the buildout of the new smelter agree that jobs are important. 37% mentioned "jobs" in their reasoning.

Aluminum Campaign Director @anniesartor.bsky.social talks about the survey results in her article: www.linkedin.com/pulse/oklaho...

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From the Greater Birmingham area to Contra Costa, communities shared that they want better locally sustained infrastructure, more local decision-making for industry, and government accountability. /6

A snapshot from @industriouslabs Industrial Equity Mapper: One resident in Cook County, Illinois, shared that she lost her brother to an asthma attack. Another had to take her child to the ER after passing by a junkyard, which triggered an asthma flare-up. /5

A snapshot from @industriouslabs Industrial Equity Mapper: One resident in Birmingham described thick black soot coating rooftops and settling onto porches and cars. /4

Who bears the brunt of industrial pollution? New data from @industriouslabs Industrial Equity Mapper shows that across 24 regions, 65% of residents are Black, Indigenous, or people of color /3

This year @industriouslabs added polling and voting data to its Industrial Equity Mapper. Across 24 regions, most people voted for Donald Trump. 66% of people in the U.S. support a transition from fossil fuels to clean energy. /2

Renewable energy may be America’s last chance to bring these aluminum smelters and jobs back to remain competitive on the global stage.

While the president’s new tariffs are intended to bolster domestic aluminum manufacturing, we are doubtful that they alone can bring these smelters back. What if we invested in cheaper, renewable energy and had smelters running on hydro, wind, or solar power?

Primary, or raw, aluminum smelters once formed the foundation for families and towns across America, but now, there are only four still operating in the country. And the soaring electricity costs that shut down Magnitude 7 pose a huge challenge to bringing them back.