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HERSHEY, PA — Pennsylvania awarded nearly $3.5 million to 15 small-business projects Monday to finance energy-efficiency, renewable-energy, electrification and carbon-capture upgrades expected to collectively save more than $470,000 in annual …
Pennsylvania Awards $3.5 Million to Cut Industrial Energy Costs Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The U.S. Department of Energy said nationwide adoption of the 2024 International Energy Conservation Code could add billions of dollars to residential construction costs and increase the …
Energy Department Warns New Building Code Could Raise Home Costs Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A new $14,000,000 federal grant will fund a pilot project in Pennsylvania aimed at generating electricity and heat from underground sources, part of a broader effort to …
$14M Geothermal Pilot Could Power Rural PA Communities Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Pennsylvania lawmakers are considering new regulations that could allow geothermal energy development statewide, potentially expanding clean energy options and reducing reliance on traditional fuel sources.
Geothermal Bill Advances, Could Reshape PA Energy Future Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — Federal energy and water efficiency standards have sharply reduced air pollution and saved Pennsylvania households tens of billions of dollars over the past decade, according to a …
Efficiency Rules Cut Pollution, Saved Pennsylvanians $33 Billion, Analysis Finds Read More
HARRISBURG, PA — A bipartisan majority of the Pennsylvania House on Monday approved legislation that supporters say could quietly reshape household budgets and energy use across the Commonwealth, advancing minimum …
Pa. House Advances Appliance Efficiency Bill, Promising Billions in Savings Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — President Donald J. Trump has temporarily rolled back key federal emissions requirements on coke oven facilities, issuing a two-year exemption that the administration says is necessary to …
Trump Grants Two-Year Reprieve From EPA Rule in Bid to Protect U.S. Steel Supply Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of Energy announced $134 million in new funding to accelerate the development of fusion technologies, underscoring the administration’s push to keep the United States at the …
DOE Invests $134 Million to Advance U.S. Fusion Energy Leadership Read More
MALVERN, PA — On Wednesday, drivers on Route 202 encountered a large banner reading “Vanguard invests in climate destruction” hanging over the Cedar Hollow Road overpass, just a short distance …
Activists Target Vanguard Headquarters With Climate Banner Over Route 202 Read More
WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior has launched new emergency permitting procedures to speed up the review and approval of geothermal energy projects considered essential to U.S. national …
Fast-Tracked Energy Revolution: Interior’s Bold Move to Secure America’s Future Read More