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CNX Green Ventures LLC Received $31.5 Million RISE PA Decarbonization Grant For Coal Mine Methane Recovery, Largest State Grant
Gov. Josh Shapiro on Tuesday announced $267 million in state funding for energy projects across the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, including $31.5 million to a division of CNX Resources Corp. for a coal-mine methane recovery system in Greene County.
Source: Pittsburgh Business Times
Shapiro presents a grant to Gautier and also addresses the recent violence in the city of Johnstown
In Today’s Morning Minute: Governor Shapiro visits Gautier Steel to present a grant but also addresses the recent crime in the City of Johnstown.
Source: WJAC 6 News
Shapiro Administration Invests $267M to Cut Pollution, Create Jobs
Governor Josh Shapiro announced a more than $267 million investment in 31 manufacturing projects across Pennsylvania to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, lower energy costs, and strengthen the Commonwealth’s industrial sector through the RISE PA program. Projects are expected to save businesses more than $3 million annually in energy costs and reduce more than 1.3 million metric tons of carbon dioxide equivalent within their first year.
Source: Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
U. S. Steel Announces First-of-Its-Kind in the United States DRI Facility at Big River Steel Works
United States Steel Corporation today announced a $1.9 billion investment to build a new direct reduced iron (DRI) facility at Big River Steel Works in Osceola, Arkansas — the first of its kind in the United States. The investment strengthens U. S. Steel’s next-generation steelmaking capabilities and reinforces its position as a leader in modern, efficient steelmaking.
Source: United States Steel
U.S. Steel to build $2B advanced ironmaking plant in Arkansas
U.S. Steel’s Big River complex in Arkansas is getting a nearly $2 billion advanced ironmaking facility, the Pittsburgh-based company announced Wednesday. The plant will use the direct reduction method to purify iron ore from U.S. Steel’s Minnesota mines. Iron is traditionally smelted in blast furnaces fueled by coke. This newer technology involves passing hot gases, in this case methane, over the ore to remove oxygen, leaving behind a porous “sponge iron.” The iron will then be fed into Big River’s four electric arc furnaces to produce steel.
Source: TribLive
Shapiro Administration Invests More Than $267 Million to Reduce Air Pollution, Cut Energy Costs, Create Jobs, and Combat Greenhouse Gas Emissions in Communities Across Pennsylvania
Today, Governor Josh Shapiro and Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) Secretary Jessica Shirley visited Gautier Steel Holdings with local officials, organized labor, and environmental protection leaders to announce a more than $267 million investment in 31 manufacturing projects across Pennsylvania to reduce greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, lower energy costs, and strengthen the Commonwealth’s industrial sector.
Source: PA Department of Environmental Protection
2 more offshore wind projects scrapped under Trump administration pressure
Two U.S. offshore wind projects totaling up to 4.4 GW of planned capacity will not move forward after the developers entered into an agreement with the U.S. Interior Department in which the government said it will cancel the leases and “reimburse” the companies — but not until after they have made equal investments in American liquified natural gas, oil and energy infrastructure.
Source: Utility Dive
Cleveland-Cliffs got $500M to decarbonize. It might use it to double down on coal.
It’s been nearly a year since Cleveland-Cliffs announced it’s deserting its initiative to decarbonize its Middletown steelworks with hydrogen. Now, the manufacturer has applied for an air permit to prolong its fossil fuel-burning future for the next few decades. Its filings to Ohio permitting agencies call for refurbishing its blast furnace from the 1950s and installing a co-generation plant to capture and reuse excess gas produced from steelmaking.
Source: WYSO
Buy American steel
When Americans pay taxes, they expect those dollars to come back home to fix roads, build bridges and invest in local jobs. That’s what “Buy America” is all about. In the upcoming surface transportation reauthorization bill, Congress has a chance to ensure that every mile of road and every beam of steel reflects American strength.
Source: Washington Times
U.S. Steel eaglet returned to nest after surgery to remove fishhook
The U.S. Steel eaglet that swallowed a fishhook has been returned to its nest after a successful surgery and recovery. USS 11 landed back home on Tuesday after arborists climbed up to the nest at U.S. Steel’s Irvin Plant in West Mifflin and reunited the eaglet with its parents, Irvin and Stella, and two siblings.
Source: CBS Pittsburgh