The controversial plan to march Pennsylvania into the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) was narrowly approved by a state commission Wednesday but will likely face a concerted counterattack fro...
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Talen Energy Corp., one of the largest competitive power generation and infrastructure companies in North America, and Cumulus Data, a Talen subsidiary developing a data center outside Berwick, applau...
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Pennsylvania Reps. Jim Marshall (R-Beaver/Butler), House Consumer Affairs Committee Chairman; Rob Matzie (D-Allegheny/Beaver), minority chairman; and Chris Quinn (R-Delaware) Consumer Affairs Committe...
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Pennsylvania now ranks second in the nation for natural gas production volume, according to new data released by the Pennsylvania Independent Fiscal Office (IFO), which provides revenue projections fo...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently opened the application period for $1 million in 2021 Small Business Advantage Grant funding. The grants are available to sma...
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Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding and Senator Elder Vogel, Chair of the Senate Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee, joined dairy leaders at Harrisburg Dairies Wednesday to highlight a new stat...
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The Office of Attorney General recently won a motion against Associated Realty Property Management (ARPM), a student-housing company in State College. The state has been engaged in an ongoing lawsu...
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The state recently opened the application period for the Farm to School Grant Program. Eligible applicants are private schools, charter schools, or school districts with students in pre-K through ...
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Republicans in the Pennsylvania State Senate launched another counterattack on the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) this week by firing off a letter to the state’s Independent Regulatory Re...
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The Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Protection (DEP) recently issued Sunoco Pipeline LP an $85,666 fine as part of a Consent Assessment of Civil Penalty (CACP) signed earlier this month. ...
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The application period for the 2021 Act 13 Unconventional Gas Well Fund Grant program recently open and will run through Oct. 15. The program provides grants to fire companies, rescue companies, an...
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Pennsylvania Senate President Pro Tempore Jake Corman (R-Bellefonte) announced last week that all Senate expenses would be made available to the public starting Sept. 1 in a move to promote government...
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The U.S. Department of Homeland Security recently awarded fire departments statewide Assistance to Firefighters Grants (AFG) to purchase personal protective equipment. The Federal Emergency Managemen...
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The Pennsylvania Health Care Association (PHCA) criticized last week a recent state Department of Health (DOH) mandatory vaccine goal for skilled nursing homes. Calling the nursing home vaccine go...
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In July, the Child Tax Credit added $18.6 billion to local economies nationwide and more than $693 million to Pennsylvania’s economy, according to a recent Congressional Joint Economic Committee stu...
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The Green Electronics Council recently awarded Pennsylvania the Electronic Product Environmental Assessment Tool (EPEAT) Purchaser Award for purchasing nearly 67,400 units of sustainable electronics. ...
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Amazon has invested $17 billion in Pennsylvania over the past decade, according to a recent report. As part of its 2021 Economic Impact Report, Amazon said it has created more than 25,000 jobs tha...
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Several key provisions in the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act passed by the U.S. Senate will benefit Pennsylvania, U.S. Sen. Bob Casey (D-PA) said Tuesday. The bill would invest in repairin...
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Agriculture Secretary Russell Redding recently opened up the proposal period for this year’s Commonwealth Specialty Crop Block Grants. A total of $460,000 will be awarded. "These grants fund pro...
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Pennsylvania Department of Labor & Industry Secretary Jennifer Berrier announced Monday the launch of a statewide PA CareerLink Day on Aug. 12. PA CareerLink is part of L&I's initiative to transfor...
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