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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PJM’s recent capacity auction yielded sharply higher prices to meet the regional transmission organization’s (RTO) reliability requirement for the 2025-2026 delivery year. "The capacity auction h...
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On Tuesday, lawmakers from across Western Pennsylvania heard testimony about clean energy manufacturing, energy efficiency and the jobs the industries create. As part of a public policy hearing ho...
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On Friday, Mechanicsburg, Pa.-based Pennsylvania American Water announced that it had been awarded to low-interest loans to finance two water main extension projects in Washington County. The proj...
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Reading, Pa.-headquartered battery manufacturer EnerSys completed its all-cash $208 million purchase of another leading portable power solutions manufacturer. “We are very pleased to have close...
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Members of the Pennsylvania House Republican Policy Committee on July 24 hosted a hearing held in an underground coal mine on the economic benefits of coal. “The Pennsylvania coal industry’s co...
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Pittsburgh-based independent natural gas production company EQT Corp. has closed on its deal to buy back Mountain Valley Pipeline operator Equitrans Midstream Corp. in an all-stock deal worth $5.4 bil...
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Eastern Pennsylvania’s Met-Ed, a FirstEnergy Corp. subsidiary, announced Monday it was installing smart, automated equipment on powerlines in York and Adams counties. The smart grid will serve m...
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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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For the ninth consecutive month, Pennsylvania’s unemployment rate for June remained unchanged at 3.4 percent, according to a preliminary employment situation report released July 19 by the Pennsylva...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro signed into law a bill that establishes the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in the state. S...
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Pennsylvania’s General Fund surplus of $6.6 billion will likely be depleted before the end of the next fiscal year, according to research released July 18 by the state’s Independent Fiscal Office ...
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Texas-based Heidelberg Materials North America recently announced it has entered into an agreement to purchase Philadelphia-based Highway Materials, an aggregates and asphalt producer. “The addit...
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Senate Bill 831, legislation that would establish the legal and regulatory framework for potential carbon dioxide capture, utilization, and sequestration (CCUS) in Pennsylvania awaits Gov. Josh Shapir...
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The U.S. Department of Labor recently awarded the Pennsylvania College of Technology a $4 million Apprenticeship Building America (ABA) program grant to expand registered apprenticeship programs. T...
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Pennsylvania’s newly enacted fiscal year 2024-2025 budget includes regulatory reform efforts supported by State Sen. Kristin Phillips-Hill (R-93) that aim to cut government red tape. “This is a...
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Pennsylvania Gov. Josh Shapiro on July 11 signed into law an almost $47.6 billion state budget for fiscal year 2024-25 that includes important measures to strengthen the state’s economy. “Penns...
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Legislation recently approved by the state Senate would streamline and improve tracking continuing education requirements for licensed Pennsylvania professionals. Senate Bill 1242 would give the Pe...
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The state House of Representatives recently adopted a resolution that would require the state to investigate why thousands of students are being turned away from career and technical education (CTE) p...
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