Cranberry Township, Pa.-based Westinghouse Electric Co. recently received federal approval to increase the burnup limit for its nuclear reactors. The power company said the action by the Nuclear Re...
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The U.S. Department of Energy recently awarded Pittsburgh Public Schools and the Wilkinsburg School District a $15.3 million Renew America’s Schools Prize grant. The prize is a three-phase invest...
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A bipartisan resolution recently reintroduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would designate Aug. 6 as National Night Out. National Night Out has been held for more than 40 years in more than...
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The U.S. Department of Commerce recently awarded Allentown a $20 million Distressed Area Recompete Pilot Program grant. The program, established by the federal CHIPS and Science Act of 2022, makes ...
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Johnstown, Pa.-based Concurrent Technologies Corporation (CTC) recently nabbed a $4.4 million contract to develop an additive manufacturing machine specifically to make U.S. Department of Defense (DOD...
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Under a new cooperative agreement with the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED), the Appalachian Regional Clean Hydrogen Hub (ARCH2) will receive up to $925 milli...
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Pennsylvania lawmakers joined several of their colleagues in urging Congress to act on a bipartisan, bicameral energy production bill that aims to protect national security and American jobs while spu...
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A United States appeals court decision issued July 30 blocks the federally approved construction of a nearly $1 billion natural gas pipeline expansion project that aims to serve three million customer...
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The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently awarded Pennsylvania a $396 million Climate Pollution Reduction Grant (CPRG) to help manufacturers fund industrial decarbonization projects. The g...
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U.S. Reps. Mike Kelly (R-PA) and Brad Wenstrup (R-OH) recently offered a bipartisan bill in Congress that would temporarily suspend duties on imports of titanium sponge, an essential raw material used...
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The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on June 28 awarded formula grants totaling roughly $4.34 million to the State of Pennsylvania and Philadelphia through the Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block ...
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The U.S. Congress recently approved a resolution lifting commercial driver’s license (CDL) restrictions for 18- to 20-year-olds. Removing the restriction would allow 18- to 20-year-olds to partic...
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U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently sent a letter to Janet Yellen, U.S. Department of the Treasury secretary, and Jennifer Granholm, U.S. Department of Energy secretary, urging the departments to clar...
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On Thursday, the Pennsylvania Coal Alliance joined the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM), American Petroleum Institute (API), the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, and dozens of other organizations ...
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The Biden administration on Tuesday said it plans to maintain current tariffs and increase others on $18 billion in imports from China under Section 301 of the Trade Act of 1974. Many of the tariff...
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An amendment by U.S. Rep. Mike Kelly (R-PA) that would repeal a U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) rule threatening steel jobs passed the House on Tuesday. The amendment, part of the “Hands Off Our...
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On Thursday, Philadelphia-based Context Therapeutics, Inc. announced it had received clearance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to begin Phase 1 clinical trials for its Investigational...
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Lancaster-based Fulton Bank has acquired the assets of Republic First Bank after the latter became the first bank to fail this year. Last week, the Pennsylvania Department of Banking and Securities (...
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The U.S. Internal Revenue Service (IRS) recently awarded Pittsburgh-based Eaton, an intelligent power management company, with more than $26.6 million in investment tax credits. The tax credits wer...
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The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA’s) newly announced suite of final rules to reduce pollution from fossil fuel-fired power plants isn’t going over well in Pennsylvania. “Mor...
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