U.S. Reps. Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) and Josh Gottheimer (D-NJ) introduced a bill to enhance the Department of Defense’s rare-earth element reserves while decreasing America’s reliance on China for...
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The Pennsylvania House Finance Committee advanced legislation this week that would eliminate a disadvantage that businesses in the state face when competing with those in other states. The bill, SB...
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A coalition of more than 80 trade groups across various industries -- including the American Petroleum Institute (API) and several Pennsylvania-based organizations -- is calling on the Biden administr...
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Bowery Farming recently opened its largest, most technologically advanced, and sustainable commercial smart farm in Bethlehem. The company -- the largest vertical farming company in the United Sta...
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The Pennsylvania House Local Government Committee approved legislation today that prevents municipalities in the state from banning access to certain utilities and energy sources. Senate Bill 275, ...
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PPG is establishing company-wide emission reduction targets in line with the Science Based Target initiative (SBTi), an organization that helps companies define their decarbonization strategy. PPG,...
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The Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia and the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities have approved a proposal by Fulton Financial Corp. to acquire Prudential Bancorp, the holding company...
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A new whitepaper from Pittsburgh-based Duquesne Light Company (DLC) looks at the role of electrification in decarbonizing the Pittsburgh region. Among the primary objectives of the paper -- Electr...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Wolf launched Pennsylvania’s Broadband Development Authority to manage the more than $100 million in federal aid that will be used to roll out broadband across the state. Th...
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Homer City Generation, the largest coal plant in Pennsylvania, said it is considering deactivating units in May 2023 and will base its decision in part on the state's entry into the Regional Greenhous...
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Pennsylvania generated more than 230 million MWh of electricity in 2020, which is more than every state except Texas and Florida, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA). Fur...
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Allentown-based energy company PPL Corporation released Tuesday an updated Climate Assessment Report, which includes its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Along with the goal of achi...
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The Kraft Heinz Company, based in Pittsburgh, sold off certain assets and trademarks in its global cheese business to an affiliate of Groupe Lactalis, which is based in France, for approximately $3.3 ...
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The Pittsburgh area will see the installation of some 100 new transmission towers, starting Dec. 13, according to Duquesne Light Company (DLC). The Pittsburgh-based company’s BI-Crescent Transmi...
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Allentown-based energy PPL Corp. is investing in Flagship Fund, Fund II, which is offered by venture capital firm Energy Impact Partners. The fund invests in energy companies and technologies that...
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Leading gas industry groups are calling on Congress to withdraw a new tax on natural gas – referred to as a “methane fee” -- from the proposed federal budget reconciliation bill. The American...
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Denver, Pa.-based UGI Utilities received approval from the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission to purchase renewable natural gas (RNG) as part of a five-year pilot program. The pilot program see...
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The merger of Cabot Oil & Gas and Cimarex Energy has been finalized, creating a diversified energy company called Coterra Energy. The former Cimarex, based in Denver, has extensive operations in ...
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State Rep. Josh Kail (R-Beaver) plans to introduce a bill designed to spur business growth and investment in Pennsylvania. Specifically, Kail is looking to increase the corporate net loss deduction...
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The Marcellus Shale Coalition, along with the Gas & Oil Association of West Virginia, and the Ohio Oil and Gas Association, is urging the congressional delegation from Pennsylvania, West Virginia ...
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