HARRISBURG — The state collected almost $279 million in impact fees from the fracking industry in 2022, a 19% increase over 2021 and the most in any year since the state began collecting the fees over a decade ago. Prior to 2022, the largest amount of impact fees collected in any year was in 2018, …
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This story has been updated with reaction from the Marcellus Shale Coalition The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced Tuesday that it will be distributing nearly $279 million in fracking impact fees charged to shale gas drillers in 2022, a bump over $234 million collected in 2021. The lion’s share of the impact fees – established …
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Pennsylvania is a global powerhouse when it comes to natural gas production, second only to Texas in the United States. The industry has made a lasting positive impact on the Commonwealth in the form of countless jobs, revitalizing a languishing manufacturing sector, making the state a hub for energy innovation, and via Pennsylvania’s unique impact …
U.S. natural gas and oil drives employment, opportunity and economic growth – even as it supports critically important conservation and preservation – in all 50 states and the District of Columbia, detailed in the map above. Hover over each state to see jobs associated with natural gas and oil in that state – direct jobs in industry and its …
Improving Pennsylvania’s competitiveness will expand economic opportunities for our state’s residents, workers, families, and businesses. In addition to adopting more business-friendly tax and regulatory policies, permitting reforms are necessary to ensure Pennsylvania can lead the future by building a more modernized public infrastructure system, establishing advanced manufacturing hubs in innovative industries, and continuing to provide …
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“Businesses, labor agree on need for reform” (Reading Eagle, March 29), written by leaders of the Pennsylvania Chamber of Business and Industry and the Pennsylvania State Building & Construction Trades Council, shared the potential for new development through permitting reform. It was an inspiring reminder of all that can be achieved when business and labor leaders …
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Energy is the backbone of modern life. Without reliable, secure energy, our world as we know it would come to a grinding halt, and our economy would collapse. Experts largely agree that our energy needs will only continue to grow in the coming decades. We don’t need an expert to tell us how much we …
Your Turn: Realizing our energy potential and ensuring our security Read More »
If you build it, they will come. Good luck getting a government permit to build it. That’s the hard part. The federal permitting process forces American energy infrastructure to endure a maze of regulations, mountains of paperwork, bureaucratic foot-dragging, and costly studies. That’s all before the court battles begin. The economy and the American people …
Putin’s invasion of Ukraine not only pushed our European allies into an energy crisis. It also exposed some of the energy security issues we have at home. America is an energy leader, and we have the resources to replace Russian gas and stop the energy war that Putin is waging against Europe. While the United …
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Reining in out-of-control energy costs has been an issue at the top of the list of important goals of Pennsylvanians for years now. From the high price of gas at the pump to the increased cost of natural gas and residential heating oil, citizens across the Keystone state have been patiently waiting for a reprieve …
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