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FDA licenses new Pennsylvania pharmaceutical facility to manufacture flu vaccine

By Liz Carey  |   June 21, 2021   |   Companies

On Thursday, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Center for Biologics Evaluation and Research granted Sanofi Pasteur approval to use their manufacturing facility in Swiftwater, Penn. to make i...

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Pennsylvania Reps. Lamb, Fitzpatrick introduce bridge legislation

By Liz Carey  |   June 18, 2021   |   Federal

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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Rep. Joyce argues Biden’s environmental agenda will hurt American families, economy

By Liz Carey  |   June 16, 2021   |   Featured

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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CO2 emissions drop as electricity generation shifts from coal to natural gas

By Liz Carey  |   June 11, 2021   |   Featured

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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“Break Free” Act could cripple U.S. manufacturing, jobs, report says

By Liz Carey  |   June 10, 2021   |   Featured

Legislation that would put a pause on permitting for plastic manufacturing facilities would have a negative impact on U.S. manufacturing and jobs, a new economic report has found. The Break Free F...

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Adelphia Gateway project gets go ahead from FERC

By Liz Carey  |   June 2, 2021   |   Companies

Adelphia Gateway, LLC announced Friday that it had received a Notice to Proceed with the second phase of the project from the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The project will convert 50 mile...

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Bill would exempt race cars from EPA regulations

By Melina Druga  |   May 26, 2021   |   Featured

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would permanently exempt motor vehicles used as race cars from regulation by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). H.R. 328...

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Wolf administration announces $5M for statewide broadband projects

By Melina Druga  |   May 24, 2021   |   Featured

Pennsylvania will provide $5 million through the Unserved High-Speed Broadband Funding Program (UHSB) to projects that expand high-speed broadband service infrastructure in unserved and underserved ar...

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Rep. Joyce emphasizes coal jobs at Congressional hearing

By Melina Druga  |   May 21, 2021   |   Federal

U.S. Rep. John Joyce (R-PA) emphasized the importance of Pennsylvania coal jobs at a House Energy and Commerce Committee hearing this week with U.S. Department of Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm. ...

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Penn State to lead $1.2M DOE critical minerals consortium

By Liz Carey  |   May 11, 2021   |   Federal

Penn State researchers will lead a $1.2 million Department of Energy (DOE) project to find critical minerals in coal mining byproducts in northern Appalachia. The Consortium to Assess Northern Appa...

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National Infrastructure Bank would revolutionize infrastructure funding, legislators say

By Liz Carey  |   May 10, 2021   |   Companies

A bill that would create a National Infrastructure Bank would rebuild, replace and revolutionize infrastructure in Pennsylvania and the United States without raising taxes, four Pennsylvania legislato...

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Two Pennsylvania facilities receive maritime grants

By Melina Druga  |   April 28, 2021   |   Companies

Two Pennsylvania facilities are among 31 recipients awarded grants through the federal Maritime Administration (MARAD) Small Shipyard Grant Program. Grants are to be used for increasing productivi...

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State energy, manufacturing, building trades, business leaders tout Pennsylvania natural gas

By Kim Riley  |   April 22, 2021   |   Companies

With President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure package on the table, Pennsylvania’s top building trades, business, manufacturing, and energy leaders on Wednesday stressed how state-produced...

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Legislation aims to boost economic recovery

By Melina Druga  |   April 20, 2021   |   Federal

U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) and U.S. Rep. Jodey Arrington (R-TX) recently introduced legislation that would make permanent the full and immediate expensing provision of the 2017 Tax Cuts and Jobs Act,...

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Pennsylvania trucking torn between tax hike and smooth roads

By Hil Anderson  |   April 12, 2021   |   Companies

A bipartisan congressional delegation was scheduled to travel up impeccably paved Pennsylvania Avenue from Capitol Hill to the White House Monday for the first official discussions on the Biden admini...

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Federal legislation would extend tax deadline for small businesses

By Melina Druga  |   April 12, 2021   |   Companies

U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently introduced legislation that would extend the first quarter estimated tax payment deadline for small businesses to May 17. This would align it with the revised ...

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UGI subsidiaries join Natural Gas Supply Collaborative

By Melina Druga  |   April 8, 2021   |   Federal

UGI Energy Services and UGI Utilities, two UGI Corp. wholly owned subsidiaries, recently joined the Natural Gas Supply Collaborative (NGSC). NGSC, an organization of natural gas purchasers, provide...

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Appeals court allows Northern Access Pipeline to proceed

By Hil Anderson  |   March 25, 2021   |   Companies

The long-delayed Northern Access Pipeline in western New York is once again on track for eventual completion following a federal appeals court ruling that granted its approval to an agreement to exten...

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Federal working group aims to strengthen U.S. manufacturing

By Melina Druga  |   March 22, 2021   |   Federal

U.S. Rep. Susan Wild (D-PA) recently joined more than 30 of her colleagues in the Democratic Manufacturing Working Group, which will examine key issues to strengthen the U.S. manufacturing sector. ...

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Penn State organization makes recommendations on STEM to White House

By Melina Druga  |   March 22, 2021   |   Federal

ENGINE of Central PA STEM Learning Ecosystem, a Penn State-led STEM organization, is part of a group making recommendations to the Biden-Harris administration on how to improve STEM. The group is c...

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