▁buildings ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 9 – 2 0 0 0 . ▁ ▁While ▁considerable ▁progress ▁has ▁been ▁made ▁over ▁the ▁past ▁two ▁dec ades , ▁de cont am ination ▁efforts ▁continue , ▁accompanied ▁by ▁vig orous ▁discussion ▁and ▁debate ▁in ▁K ok omo ▁concerning ▁what ▁use ▁might ▁be ▁made ▁of ▁this ▁property ▁in ▁the ▁future . ▁▁ ▁In ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁the ▁site ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁solar ▁energy ▁park , ▁which ▁began ▁operating ▁on ▁December ▁ 2 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁Books ▁▁ ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el — I ts ▁Origin ▁and ▁History . ▁ ▁Rev . ▁ed . ▁ ▁K ok omo , ▁Indiana : ▁ ▁Cont inental ▁Ste el ▁Corporation , ▁ 1 9 6 3 . ▁ ▁Ho err , ▁John ▁P . ▁ ▁And ▁the ▁w olf ▁finally ▁came : ▁ ▁The ▁Dec line ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Ste el ▁Indust ry . ▁ ▁Pitts burgh : ▁ ▁University ▁of ▁Pitts burgh ▁Press , ▁ 1 9 8 8 . ▁ ▁Hog an , ▁William ▁T ., ▁S . ▁J . ▁ ▁World ▁Ste el ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s : ▁ ▁A ▁Case ▁of ▁Sur v ival . ▁ ▁Lex ington , ▁Massachusetts : ▁ ▁Lex ington ▁Books , ▁ 1 9 8 3 . ▁ ▁Sch eu erman , ▁William . ▁ ▁The ▁Ste el ▁Cris is : ▁ ▁The ▁Econom ics ▁and ▁Polit ics ▁of ▁a ▁Dec lin ing ▁Indust ry