With President Joe Biden’s $3 trillion infrastructure package on the table, Pennsylvania’s top building trades, business, manufacturing, and energy leaders on Wednesday stressed how state-produced natural gas plays a pivotal role in sustaining climate progress, creating good-paying jobs, and ramping up national security. “Thanks to America’s energy renaissance, Pennsylvania is well positioned to re-shore more …

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For the seventh straight year, Gov. Tom Wolf is proposing a new tax on the state’s natural gas producers — and ultimately on Pennsylvanians. This year’s severance tax plan, like the others before it, could undermine the production of natural gas — which about half of American households rely on for energy — and much-needed …

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PA Natural Gas: Lots of jobs, lots of taxes, let’s tax it more. Is that good idea? API’s Stephanie Catarino Wissman on the state of PA’s natural gas industry and challenges ahead. Listen Now

Now the global leader in natural gas and oil production, the U.S. has set the standard for safe, reliable, and affordable energy. America’s energy sector supports more than 10 million jobs across the nation, driving nearly $290 billion of capital investment – all while reducing greenhouse gas emissions. But unrealistic energy policies and bans on …

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Pennsylvania has gone from energy importer to key exporter and the second-largest producer of natural gas in the nation. That’s thanks to the shale revolution made possible by modern hydraulic fracturing and horizontal drilling. As the demand for affordable, reliable and clean energy grows, Pennsylvania’s natural gas industry has met the need while generating good-paying …

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The Feb. 9 editorial “Severance Tax Should Be on the Table,” urging the Legislature to consider a severance tax on natural gas, cited the commonwealth’s COVID-19-related fiscal problems as a justification. Imposing a tax on one of Pennsylvania’s most critical industries would be misguided, since the pandemic triggered reduced energy demand and lower natural gas …

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This pandemic, with its many challenges and tragedies, has also prompted us to be grateful for much of civil society, key industries and the frontline workers that for far too long have gone underappreciated. Pennsylvania’s historic strengths in energy, manufacturing and healthcare should position us to lead the nation’s economic recovery, provided policy allows our …

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Feb. 18, 2021 Congratulations on your recent election to serve in the Pennsylvania General Assembly. The Stop New Energy Taxes coalition looks forward to working with you to promote Pennsylvania’s economy. For several years, our coalition has provided a voice about the importance of promoting and growing our economy through the continued growth of the …

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Feb. 18, 2021 Dear Governor Wolf and Honorable Members of the General Assembly, On behalf of our diverse coalition of the state’s leading business organizations and trade associations, representing thousands of businesses who employ millions of Pennsylvanians, we write in continued opposition to the enactment of an additional severance tax or other punitive energy taxes …

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As president of the Washington County Chamber of Commerce, I agree with Gov. Tom Wolf’s position to prioritize job creation to help rebuild our economy. However, his proposal to fund workforce development with additional energy taxes is counterproductive — jeopardizing existing jobs and threatening our pandemic recovery (Feb. 9, editorial “Severance Tax Should Be on …

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