Last week, the U.S. House Energy and Commerce Committee approve H.R. 2289, American Broadband Deployment Act of 2025, a comprehensive federal permitting and preemption bill covering wireless siting, wireline broadband deployment, cable franchising, and environmental and historic review processes. The bill…
With colder weather here, Pennsylvanians who need assistance with their utility bills can now apply for the Low Income Home Energy Assistance Program. The program offers one-time cash grants to qualifying applicants for home heating bills or emergency heating repairs. …
Yesterday, the Trump Administration proposed to revise required fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks imposed under the Biden Administration that would have required a transition to primarily electric vehicles by 2031. The existing requirement is that manufacturers…
The third quarter Natural Gas Production Report from the Independent Fiscal Office shows natural gas production is up 5.1% over 2024. New wells spud is up by 53 new wells or 84.1% over the prior year. The average Pennsylvania spot…
Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro was elected chair of the Chesapeake Bay Executive Council and will lead the collaboration this year for restoring the Chesapeake Bay. The council met yesterday at its annual meeting to approve updates that will guide the…
$1.5 billion is available under the U.S. Department of Transportation’s Better Utilizing Investments to Leverage Development (BUILD) grant program for surface transportation infrastructure projects with significant local or regional impact. Townships are eligible to apply and would be considered “rural”…
In an effort to manage costs and keep PSATS events affordable, we are looking to host as many educational events as possible at township or affiliate member facilities in 2026, but we need your help. If your township building, community…
In an attempt to protect existing customers from higher costs due to the expansion of the electric grid to serve new large-load electric customers, including hyperscale data centers, the Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission published a Tentative Order in the Pennsylvania Bulletin proposing a…
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The state Department of Labor & Industry published notice of the 2026 bid limits in the November 29, 2025, issue of the Pennsylvania Bulletin. On January 1, 2026, the minimum purchase amount that will require the advertisement for bids will increase from $23,800…
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