Legislation would repeal RGGI
Legislation recently introduced in the state Senate would repeal the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) carbon tax, which was enacted through executive order in 2019. The bill would repeal a...
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Pennsylvania governor’s budget taps surplus to fund education, transit
Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro unveiled his 2024-25 budget to the General Assembly on Tuesday, a $48.3 billion proposal that relies on the state’s surplus reserves to invest in education, economic d...
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PPL, partners to receive $72M for research from DOE
Allentown, PA-based PPL Corporation announced Friday that it and its research partners have been awarded $72 million by the U.S. Department of Energy’s Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations to fund ...
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Legislators in Pennsylvania, Ohio come together over energy issues
On Thursday in Columbus, Ohio, members of the Pennsylvania Senate and the Ohio General Assembly held a hearing on energy reliability, sustainability and affordability. Pennsylvania Sen. Gene Yaw (...
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Delaware Valley Industrial Resource Center awarded $1M contract for Submarine Industrial Base initiatives
BlueForge Alliance, a nonprofit, neutral integrator that supports the U.S. Navy’s Submarine Industrial Base (SIB) initiatives, recently awarded Philadelphia-based Delaware Valley Industrial Resource...
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DOE chooses Coherent for battery tech funding
On Wednesday, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) announced Pittsburgh-based Coherent Corp., would receive multimillion dollar funding to develop its chemical immobilization technology for lithium sul...
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Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center will provide support for promising life sciences startups
On Monday, the Pennsylvania Biotechnology Center (PABC) announced it will provide support to more than a dozen life sciences startups in the state. Part of PABC’s initiative, the Academic Innova...
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Cabanas to face Prokopiak in Feb special election for HD 140
Republican Candace Cabanas is facing off against Democrat Jim Prokopiak in a closely watched Feb. 13 special election to fill a state representative seat for House District 140 in Bucks County. T...
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State awards $2.232M to agricultural industry
The Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture recently awarded $2.232 million in research grants for project proposals statewide. Research grants address issues critical to sustaining and growing Penn...
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Shapiro launches statewide economic development strategy
On Tuesday, Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro joined Rick Siger, Secretary of the Department of Community and Economic Development in announcing the first comprehensive economic development plan for the ...
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PA DEP to require fracking companies to disclose chemicals used in drilling operations
On Friday, the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) announced it was implementing a new policy that would require fracking companies to publicly disclose the chemicals used in the...
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Industry groups call for end to permit halts for LNG exports
Dozens of liquefied natural gas (LNG) industry groups recently sent a letter to U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Jennifer Granholm, urging the Biden administration to reject calls to halt per...
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Philadelphia to benefit from $20B investment under TD Bank’s three-year Community Impact Plan
Philadelphia will benefit from a $20 billion investment TD Bank is providing through its three-year Community Impact Plan to support lending, philanthropy, and banking access in diverse and underserve...
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Pennsylvania House Republicans to introduce bill protecting state assets from foreign entities
In response to several high-profile events across the country, Pennsylvania House Republicans said Wednesday they were planning to introduce a bill that would protect critical state assets from unfrie...
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Ralph S. Alberts receives $72,000 state investment
The Department of Community and Economic Development (DCED) recently awarded Ralph S. Alberts Co., a multifaceted custom molding company, a $72,000 Pennsylvania First grant to offset a portion of the ...
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Diamond introduces COVID amnesty bill
On Tuesday, PA State Rep. Russ Diamond (R-Lebanon) introduced legislation that would provide amnesty for businesses disciplined by the Wolf administration for staying open during the COVID-19 pandemic...
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Clean Earth to participate in federal prototype project
The U.S. Department of Defense (DoD) recently requested King of Prussia-based Clean Earth, a specialty waste company, participate in a prototype project to demonstrate remediation technologies for PFA...
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Lehigh Valley International Airport receives $40.8M federal grant
The U.S. Department of Transportation recently awarded the Lehigh Valley International Airport with a $40.8 million Nationally Significant Multimodal Freight and Highways Projects Grants program grant...
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PA Congressmen introduce bill giving states flexibility when addressing abandoned wells
A bill, sponsored by U.S. Rep. Glenn "GT" Thompson (R-PA) and cosponsored by U.S. Rep. Chris Deluzio (D-PA), would give states flexibility when it comes to capping abandoned oil wells. The Orphan ...
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Amtrak holds groundbreaking ceremony for Philadelphia station project
Amtrak recently held a ceremony to celebrate the start of construction on major renovations at William H. Gray III 30th Street Station in Philadelphia. The event was attended by Amtrak officials, c...
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