The Pennsylvania Public Utilities Commission (PUC) released data this week showing that the Commonwealth’s natural gas impact tax has generated nearly $2 billion in new revenues since 2012, with mor...
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The Senate Majority Policy Committee recently held a workshop on the economic effects of the COVID-19 closure orders issued by Gov. Tom Wolf in March had on Northeastern Pennsylvania. “We certain...
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ASGCO Manufacturing, a conveyor and screening equipment and accessories manufacturer and distributor, recently announced it will be moving its headquarters from Allentown to Nazareth, Pa. The move ...
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In a review of a recent study on Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden’s official campaign plan that would ban new oil and gas permitting on public lands and waters, the Institute of Energy Re...
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Penn State World Campus is offering an online course as part of the university’s renewable energy and sustainability systems program. The graduate-level program is comprised of two 12-credit grad...
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Buckeye Partners recently donated more than $140,000 to Pennsylvania nonprofit organizations to provide long-term support and assistance to communities impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The donat...
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The Hershey Co. recently released its 2019 Sustainability Report celebrating 125 years. “As we celebrated our 125th anniversary, we succeeded in honoring our founder by addressing key challenges...
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United States Steel Corporation recently released its 2019 Sustainability Report, which highlights the company’s accomplishments in Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) issues and is aligned w...
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As the nation begins to get back to work after largely shutting down due to the COVID-19 pandemic, one energy workforce expert said there’s an opportunity for energy jobs to be at the forefront of t...
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PPL Electric Utilities’ workforce is prepared for a more active than average hurricane season, the company said. The hurricane season runs from June 1 through Nov. 30. This season, there is the l...
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PJM Interconnection, the country’s largest electric grid operator, said it is prepared to meet summer demand, forecasting summer peak demand for electricity will be approximately 148,000 megawatts. ...
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The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corp. (LVEDC) recently released its quarterly report for the first quarter of 2020. The Lehigh Valley Commercial & Industrial Real Estate Report details the...
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U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey (R-PA), of the Senate Finance Subcommittee on Health Care chairman, and U.S. Rep. Lloyd Smucker (R-PA) recently held a virtual roundtable to discuss how to reopen the state’s ec...
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State Reps. Liz Hanbidge (D-Montgomery) and Chris Rabb (D-Philadelphia) are urging a study of the impact of electric vehicles in Pennsylvania. The legislators introduced a House resolution last mon...
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The state Senate filed a formal request with the Commonwealth Court to force Gov. Tom Wolf to release documents associated with mandated business closures related to the COVID-19 public health emergen...
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Proposed legislation would make it mandatory for companies to provide daily reports on the impact of COVID-19 on their workforces to gather data from the state’s industrial sector. The COVID-19 I...
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The Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry (PA Chamber) announced Tuesday the launching of its new website for the “Bringing PA Back” initiative, which is intended to help businesses across...
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The Pittsburgh Business Group on Health (PBGH) announced last week the release of a report conducted by the group’s analytics partner, Innovu, regarding COVID-19 case data by region and county. T...
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Mid Penn Bank recently helped close $470 million in loans for 2,184 small businesses through the federal Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). More than $400 million of the funds have already been d...
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Operating losses for Pennsylvania’s healthcare system are estimated to total between $4.4 billion and $4.86 billion for the April through June quarter and more than $10.2 billion for the entire year...
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