UGI Utilities raises gas rates
UGI Utilities raised its gas rates effective Wednesday, increasing the average residential heating customer’s rates 9.6 percent, from $89.69 per month to $98.31 monthly. Utilities are required by...
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PPL Corporation releases climate assessment report
Allentown-based energy company PPL Corporation released Tuesday an updated Climate Assessment Report, which includes its strategy to achieve net zero emissions by 2050. Along with the goal of achi...
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NETL explores hydrogen production in Appalachia
NETL, a laboratory in the U.S. Department of Energy, is looking into whether or not it is possible to reclaim hydrogen and other products out of Appalachia. The lab characterized the effort as a w...
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Aramark commits to greenhouse gas reduction
Aramark, a food, facilities, and uniform services company, recently committed to set enterprise-wide science-based targets within 24 months for reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions. “We are pr...
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Evoqua announces environmental goals
Pittsburgh-based Evoqua Water Technologies, a water and wastewater treatment solutions company, recently released its goals to reduce its operational footprint. The goals are part of the company'...
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Rep. Gleim announces plan to lower corporate income tax rate
Pennsylvania Rep. Barbara Gleim (R-Cumberland) announced Tuesday that she intends to introduce legislation that will lower the state’s corporate net income tax rate. In a memo to members of the ...
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Armstrong World Industries releases sustainability report
Lancaster-based Armstrong World Industries, Inc. announced its release of its first sustainability report on Friday. The report builds on the environmental and social aspirations the company previ...
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Sen. Yudichak to hold hearing on improving state’s innovation economy
State Senator John Yudichak (I-14) and the Senate Community, Economic and Recreational Development Committee held a hearing Tuesday on the Invent Penn State program. The six-year-old initiative, w...
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Resolution would require study of PennDOT funding
A resolution recently adopted by the state Senate would direct the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee to conduct a study on the Pennsylvania Department of Transportation's (PennDOT) highway main...
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Alcoa announces roadmap to reinventing aluminum industry for sustainability
Pittsburgh-based Alcoa Corp., announced Monday that it created a technology roadmap to support the company’s vision to reinvent the aluminum industry for a sustainable future. The company said t...
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Range Resources publishes updated Corporate Sustainability Report
On Wednesday, Range Resources said it had published an updated Corporate Sustainability Report providing detailed insight into Range’s approach, achievements, and goals on environmental, social and ...
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Manufacturing jobs expected to increase 75 percent compared to 2019
Manufacturers expect employment to increase by 1,146 over the next 12 months, according to the annual Manufacturing Wage & Salary report. This figure is more than double what was cited in the 202...
Read MoreReport: Rural home sales jumped 7 percent from 2019 to 2020
Statewide rural home sales increased 7 percent from 2019 to 2020 while urban home sales decreased 6 percent, according to an analysis of statewide residential property transfer data by the Center for ...
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Resolution would request study of mineral industry’s impact
A resolution soon to be introduced in the state Senate would request the Legislative Budget and Finance Committee examine the economic, environmental, and health impact that would result from the deve...
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Estimated reserves put United States, Appalachia on global natural gas supply map
Thirty-nine percent of an estimated 3.8 trillion cubic feet of recoverable natural gas and natural gas reserves are located in the “Atlantic” states, including Appalachian states like Pennsylvania...
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Pennsylvania seventh in nation for milk production
Pennsylvania produces 10.6 billion pounds of milk annually, making it the seventh-largest milk producer in the nation. The dairy industry contributes $14.1 billion to the state's economy, supports...
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House resolution would address geothermal technology
State Rep. Joe Webster (D-Montgomery County) plans to introduce a resolution directing the Joint State Government Commission to conduct a study on the feasibility of utilizing abandoned mining locatio...
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Kraft Heinz releases Environmental Social Governance report, including diversity, inclusivity goals
The Kraft Heinz Co. recently released its latest Environmental Social Governance (ESG) report, which includes progress toward the company’s three ESG pillars in 2020 and its 2025 Diversity, Inclusio...
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Pennsylvania manufacturing innovation program requests proposals
Ben Franklin Technology Partners of Northeastern Pennsylvania announced Tuesday the Manufacturing PA Innovation Program Request for Proposals has been released. The Pennsylvania Department of Comm...
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Attorneys general seek opinion on Postal Service plan
A group of 20 attorneys general, including Pennsylvania’s Josh Shapiro, recently sent the federal Postal Regulatory Commission a formal complaint to order the U.S. Postal Service to request an advis...
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