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Pennsylvania leaders join national group calling on Congress to restore pro-growth tax policies

By Liz Carey  |   November 6, 2023   |   Featured

On Thursday, Pennsylvania business leaders joined more than 1,300 industry groups and leaders to call on Congress to support legislation supporting pro-growth tax policies. The Pennsylvania Chambe...

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Rep. Causer: Increasing well setbacks would shut down Pennsylvania energy supply

By Liz Carey  |   November 1, 2023   |   Featured

Pennsylvania Rep. Martin Causer (R-Cameron/McKean/Potter) said increasing the setback requirements for drilling natural gas wells threatens the state’s energy production, jobs, and consumers. Th...

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Sen. Manchin voices concern over proposed methane rules, asks EPA to reconsider

By Liz Carey  |   October 30, 2023   |   Featured

In a letter to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), chairman of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, voiced his trepidation over proposed rules that wo...

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Sen. Bartolotta bill promoting veteran-owned businesses passes Senate

By Liz Carey  |   October 27, 2023   |   Companies

A bill sponsored by Sen. Camera Bartolotta (R-46) supporting veteran-owned businesses passed unanimously in the Pennsylvania Senate Wednesday, Bartolotta’s office said. The bill, Senate Bill 438...

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Philadelphia tech hub receives Economic Development Administration designation

By Melina Druga  |   October 25, 2023   |   Companies

The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) recently announced that the Greater Philadelphia Region Precision Medicine Tech Hub has been designated as a Tech Hub. ...

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DOE awards PECO with up to $100M in grant funding

By Liz Carey  |   October 20, 2023   |   Companies

Philadelphia-based PECO will receive up to $100 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Energy’s Grid Resilience and Innovation Partnerships (GRIP) program to support investment into it...

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PJM files capacity market changes to advance reliability

By Liz Carey  |   October 17, 2023   |   Companies

On Friday, PJM announced it had submitted a proposal to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission that would alter the capacity market, as a way to support grid reliability in the face of increasingly ...

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Two Pennsylvania projects selected as hydrogen hubs with up to $1.68B in federal funds

By Liz Carey  |   October 13, 2023   |   Featured

Two projects partly located in Pennsylvania will become some of the first clean hydrogen hubs in the country after being selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) on Friday. The projects, kn...

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Pennsylvania Congressional delegates announce $10M for Clean Energy Manufacturers

By Liz Carey  |   October 12, 2023   |   Featured

On Tuesday, U.S. Sens. Bob Casey (D-PA) and John Fetterman (D-PA) and U.S. Reps. Chris Deluzio (D-PA) and Summer Lee (D-PA) announced Pittsburgh-based Catalyst Connection would receive $10 million to ...

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Federal legislation would require Opportunity Zones report investments

By Melina Druga  |   October 3, 2023   |   Federal

Legislation recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives would require Opportunity Zone report investments to increase transparency and streamline the reporting process. The 2017 Tax Cu...

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EPA proposal could damage economy, groups warn

By Liz Carey  |   September 15, 2023   |   Featured

A proposal by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to change National Ambient Air Quality Standards (NAAQS) for particulate matter (PM) could impact the economy, a group of nearly 90 trade groups...

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USDA provides agricultural producers more than $160,000

By Melina Druga  |   September 8, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) Rural Development recently awarded $163,095 in funding to two projects in Pennsylvania's 7th district through the Rural Energy for America (REAP) program. ...

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U.S. Department of Energy commits $398.6M to battery project

By Melina Druga  |   September 5, 2023   |   Federal

The U.S. Department of Energy recently committed to issue Eos Energy Enterprises a $398.6 million loan to support the construction and production of next-generation battery systems at its facility in ...

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DOE: Natural gas significantly more affordable than electricity

By Liz Carey  |   August 30, 2023   |   Featured

On Monday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) said its new report has found that natural gas is 3.3 times more affordable that several other residential energy sources. As part of its 2023 Repres...

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Capital Region EDC submits application to become Tech Hub

By Liz Carey  |   August 25, 2023   |   Companies

Harrisburg-based Capital Region Economic Development Corporation (CREDC) said Tuesday it had teamed up with a number of organizations to submit an application for the 19-county South Central and Centr...

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Sen. Casey highlights areas that qualify for energy communities tax credits

By Melina Druga  |   August 24, 2023   |   Federal

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) recently released a map showing areas of Pennsylvania that qualify as “energy communities” under a provision in the Inflation Reduction Act, where bonus tax credits are ...

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FTC signs off on EQT’s deal to acquire assets from Tug Hill and XcL Midstream

By Dave Kovaleski  |   August 18, 2023   |   Companies

The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has resolved its review of EQT Corp.'s agreement to acquire Tug Hill's upstream assets and XcL Midstream's gathering and processing assets, both in the Appalach...

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PennDOT announces nearly $34M in federal funding for EV charging stations

By Liz Carey  |   August 16, 2023   |   Featured

Pennsylvania will receive more than $33.8 million for electric vehicle charging stations officials said Monday. In a joint announcement, Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PennDOT) Secreta...

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Broadband Development Authority approves multi-year plan

By Melina Druga  |   August 14, 2023   |   Federal

The Pennsylvania Broadband Development Authority recently approved a multi-year plan to secure $1.16 billion in federal funding to expand broadband access statewide. The five-year plan, Connecting ...

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Sen. Casey applauds Biden executive order to screen investments in national security

By Dave Kovaleski  |   August 11, 2023   |   Featured

U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) applauded an executive order signed by President Joe Biden to screen U.S. investments in national security sectors that are made in countries of concern, like China. “T...

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