This story is part of The Montana Gap project, produced in partnership with the Solutions Journalism Network. It’s hard to imagine Anaconda without slag heaps. Driving into town, they’re the first ...

The asphalt paving industry in the United States has matured and improved due to the foresight of agencies, road builders/contractors, academic researchers, material suppliers, and consultants in our ...

MUSCATINE, Ia. — Dust from waste material used to cover Muscatine County's gravel roads could be hurting the health of rural area children, a new report says. Dust from the slag, a byproduct from ...

Around 5,000 years ago, people in what is now Iran began turning dull stone into shining metal. By heating copper ore until it melted, they learned to pull liquid metal from rock, a skill that helped ...

Slag chemistry encompasses the study of the complex molten mixtures that arise during metal refining, with particular emphasis on their role in desulfurisation. This process is critical in steel ...

Australian scientists are trying to close the loop on steel waste and sewage wastewater. When they made new concrete using these waste materials, the results were 17 percent stronger than concrete ...

Slag from the steel industry could help save some of Wales' most rare plants, according to an ecologist. The material, regarded as waste, has been described as a potential "game-changer" when it comes ...

Specialized heavy vehicles always amazes me. There are countless highly specific vehicles, designed to do incredibly difficult jobs, that most of us have never heard of. Before today, I didn’t even ...

For many, the first step in a long career in construction is education. Understanding this, the Slag Cement Association (SCA) has recognized an opportunity to enhance the education of tomorrow's ...