A coalition of 16 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro, recently sent a letter to President Donald Trump urging him to fully utilize the Defense Production Act to co...
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Aker Philadelphia Shipyard, known as Philly Shipyard, recently repaid a $60 million EB-5 investment that was used to construct four ocean-going product tankers, according to CanAm Enterprises. CanA...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently submitted an amicus brief in federal district court for the U.S. Department of Commerce release of its Section 232 “national security” report on imported autom...
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The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) recently awarded McKean County an $11.9 million Consolidated Rail Infrastructure and Safety Improvements (CRISI) grant. The grant funds projects that improve...
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U.S. Rep. Glenn ‘GT’ Thompson (R-PA), co-chair of the Congressional Career and Technical Education Caucus, introduced last week legislation aimed at boosting transportation workforce training oppo...
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U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently introduced legislation that would improve the Railroad Rehabilitation and Improvement Financing Program. The program authorizes the Department of Transportat...
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The U.S. Secretary of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently awarded Lycoming County a $5.6 million grant to repair a structurally unsound I-wall located within the Northeast ...
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Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. Senate would reform the federal government's crop insurance program. The U.S. Department of Agriculture operates the program intended to protect farmers ...
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Sen. Joe Pittman (R-Armstrong/Butler/Indiana/Westmoreland Counties) sent a letter to Gov. Tom Wolf on Feb. 12 urging him to support Pennsylvania coal plants in seeking recently announced federal carbo...
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Marcellus Shale Coalition (MSC) President Dave Spigelmyer issued a statement on Feb. 13 on legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate to ban hydraulic fra...
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Rep. Fred Keller (R-PA), as part of a bipartisan group of House lawmakers, met Wednesday with U.S. Department of Agriculture Secretary Sonny Perdue at the Secretary’s office in Washington, D.C., whe...
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A new federal study failed to find evidence that oil and gas production in northern Pennsylvania has contaminated the commonwealth’s forest rivers and streams, providing a timely counterweight to th...
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AIROS Medical, Inc., a medical technology manufacturer based in Audubon, Pa., announced yesterday that it received trademark registration from the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) for its comp...
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Lineal Industries, a specialty construction maintenance and pipeline integrity services company based in Pittsburgh, plans to launch a new national marketing campaign. Lineal Industries was establi...
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Pennsylvania could lose more than 600,000 jobs and roughly $261 billion over the next five years if a national ban on hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, were to be put in place, as some Democratic pre...
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United States Steel Corporation (U.S. Steel) released a statement Wednesday praising Congress and the Trump administration for collaborating to adopt the United States – Mexico – Canada Agreement ...
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Pennsylvania Farm Bureau (PFB) applauded the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers (Corps) for developing a new rule that clarifies what bodies of water and land m...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA) recently sent a letter to United States Trade Representative Robert Lighthizer calling for tariff reductions between the United States and China. Lighthizer is expected ...
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The United States holds a competitive advantage regarding its domestic supplies of affordable natural gas and natural gas liquids (NGLs), according to the American Chemistry Council. The council st...
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The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) issued on Dec. 19 a Certificate of Public Convenience and Necessity for the Adelphia Gateway project, which will provide natural gas to customers in the...
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