HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) — Pittsburgh-based United States Steel Corp. said Friday that it is canceling a $1.5 billion project to bring a state-of-the-art improvement to its Mon Valley Works operations in western Pennsylvania, saying the world has changed in the two years since it announced its intentions.

(The Center Square) – Republican senators issued Gov. Tom Wolf an ultimatum on Thursday in yet another effort to derail the state’s entry into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

HARRISBURG – State Sen. Gene Yaw (R-23) and Sen. John Yudichak (I-14) along with Rep. Tommy Sankey (R-73) and Rep. Pam Snyder (D-50) today announced that they will serve as Co-Chair’s for the Legislative Coal Caucus during the 2021-2022 Session.

Pennsylvania’s efforts to join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative face continued opposition within the state legislature.

Rep. Jim Struzzi, R-Indiana, reintroduced legislation in March to require the General Assembly’s input in joining the regional cap and trade program.

Trade associations that represent Pennsylvania’s coal and manufacturing industries, as well as trade labor unions and chambers of commerce, are girding for battle this year against the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative.

For David Cranston Jr., the debate over whether Pennsylvania should join the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative doesn’t center on the environment, but instead on the cost RGGI will have on the businesses and people of western Pennsylvania.