WASHINGTON — Nearly 1 million General Electric coffee makers sold at Wal-Mart are being recalled after dozens of reports of overheating, smoking, burning and fires.

The Consumer Product Safety Commission, which announced the recall today, said Wal-Mart has received 83 complaints about the GE 12-cup digital coffee makers, which have the GE logo printed on the base and were sold in white or black from March 2008 through January. The model numbers involved are 169164 and 169165. Consumers are advised to immediately stop using these coffee makers and return them to any Wal-Mart for a full refund.

NATRONA — Allegheny Ludlum will pay $1.6 million in fines to settle allegations that it violated the federal Clean Air Act at its specialty steel mill near Pittsburgh.Under the agreement, Ludlum is permanently ceasing steel-making at its Natrona plant, about 25 miles northeast of Pittsburgh, by the end of November. Ludlum is also consolidating its Natrona melt shop with one in nearby Brackenridge, and has plans to build a $1.5 billion hot strip mill that will be more environmentally friendly.