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State Chapters => State Politics/Government => Topic started by: mystery-ak on May 05, 2021, 01:00:24 pm
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Democrats Blamed After U.S. Steel Cancels $1.5B Project in Pennsylvania
John Binder 4 May 2021
Executives with the U.S. Steel Corp. announced days ago that they are canceling a $1.5 billion project in western Pennsylvania that was set to bring thousands of middle-class union jobs to the region, a move that many are now blaming on Democrats and environmental groups.
On April 30, U.S. Steel President David Burritt announced that a $1.5 billion project to majorly improve its Mon Valley Works operation with state-of-the-art steel casting, rolling technology, and a cogeneration plant is being canceled.
The project’s cancelation means that about 1,000 union construction jobs will be lost for the region. Likely thousands more U.S. jobs in supporting industries will be lost as a result.
Also, U.S. Steel is idling Batties 1, 2, and 3 at its Clairton Plant by 2023, which accounts for about 17 percent of coke production. The decision is intended to improve “environmental performance.” That decision, U.S. Steel executives said, is unlikely to lead to layoffs for its 130 full-time employees at Batties 1, 2, and 3.
The cancelation of the Mon Valley Works investment came after U.S. Steel’s permitting process with the Allegheny County Health Department was delayed due to the Chinese coronavirus crisis.
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https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2021/05/04/democrats-blamed-u-s-steel-cancels-1-5b-project-pennsylvania/
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... U.S. Steel’s permitting process with the Allegheny County Health Department was delayed due to the Chinese coronavirus crisis.
:bsflag: Government bureaucrats didn't do their jobs, for a whole year! :bsflag:
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:bsflag: Government bureaucrats didn't do their jobs, for a whole year! :bsflag:
That ain't a phenom unique to Pennsylvania. In my town the planning/building divisions still aren't back in the office. Seems bureaucrats have used the pandemic as one long vacation. And personally it's cost quit alot.
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The only thing my local NIMBY planning boards approve is more conservation land and historic preservation. Doesn't exactly grow GDP nor help increase supply of needed housing.
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Democrats Blamed After U.S. Steel Cancels $1.5B Project in Pennsylvania
Blamed? They should be praised for successfully accomplishing what they set out to do - destroy businesses.
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As the should
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How little time it takes to cripple the US economy is staggering.