PPG recently announced it is expanding its European coatings manufacturing capacity for packaging applications. The company plans to invest an undisclosed amount in sites in The Netherlands and Pol...
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The state Senate advanced legislation Wednesday to make permanent changes made during the COVID-19 pandemic that benefit the restaurant industry. House Bill 1154 would make permanent the sale of mi...
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United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) recently released its 2020 Sustainability Report that updates stakeholders on its Best for All strategy, which outlines its environmental, social and gover...
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U.S. Reps. Conor Lamb (D-PA) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA) introduced this week legislation to better fund repairs and maintenance of Pennsylvania’s off system bridges. The Support for Community ...
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Fort Worth-based Range Resources announced Tuesday that it enter into a pilot program to certify responsibly sourced natural gas by monitoring two pad locations in Southwestern Pennsylvania. The p...
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The state House Consumer Affairs Committee recently advanced legislation that would address the challenge of expanding access to high-speed internet in unserved and underserved areas. Senate Bill 4...
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The state Senate Environmental Resources and Energy Committee recently advanced three bills sponsored by Committee Chairman Gene Yaw (R-Bradford County). Senate Bill 284 would require the Environme...
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U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) said President Joe Biden’s environmental agenda would harm American families and the economy during an energy forum Monday. His remarks came during the “Mounting Co...
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The state Senate recently advanced legislation that would allow employers to be reimbursed for expenses paid to an employee for a workplace injury when a settlement or award of damages is obtained aga...
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Allentown-based Air Products, an industrial gases company, and Baker Hughes, an advanced hydrogen compression and gas turbine technology company, recently entered into a global collaboration to develo...
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Pennsylvania’s public coffers just got a natural gas-powered boost. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission on Monday announced that $146.3 million in impact fees will be distributed in 2021. ...
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The state Senate has passed a bill that would prevent Pennsylvania joining the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) without first getting the approval of the state legislature. The Pennsylvani...
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Allentown-based PPL Corporation announced Monday that it had completed the sale of its U.K. utility business, Western Power Distribution. Western Power was sold to National Grid for £7.8 billion. ...
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CB Financial Services, the holding company for Pennsylvania-chartered commercial bank Community Bank, recently entered into an agreement to sell two West Virginia branches to Citizens Bank of West Vir...
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The Kraft Heinz Co. recently reached an agreement to purchase Assan Foods from Kibar Holding, a privately held Turkish conglomerate, for approximately $100 million. “This is a great opportunity t...
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Houston-based GenOn Holdings, LLC announced last week it will close the Cheswick Generating Station, a coal-fired power plant in Allegheny County, by Sept 15. The move is part of a process to perma...
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EQT Corp. recently announced that it has joined a project to improve the understanding of upstream greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions at natural gas production sites and further deploying advanced monitor...
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PPG recently completed its purchase of all shares of Tikkurila, a more than 150-year-old Finnish producer and distributor of decorative paint and coatings. A total of 38.7 million shares were tende...
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The Pennsylvania General Assembly voted Thursday to end Gov. Tom Wolf’s COVID-19 emergency declaration while ensuring existing regulatory flexibilities provided for under the order remain in effect ...
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According to a new report from the U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), generating electricity has shifted from coal to natural gas, resulting in a 32 percent drop in CO2 emissions over the l...
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