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 …

Letter: Permitting reform needed in the federal government Read More »

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 …

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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 …

An energy crisis America can fix, but will we? | PennLive letters Read More »

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 …

EARL BAKER: Permitting reform is vital for state’s energy future Read More »

Suggestions by guest columnist Anthony Pugliese about the need for commonsense energy policies at the federal and state levels are spot-on. American liquefied natural gas producers have stepped up dramatically in the last year to provide energy security to allies overseas during the biggest European land war since World War II. But lawmakers in Harrisburg and Washington can and should …

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Nothing gets done without energy. From powering computers, credit card machines, or heavy manufacturing machinery to providing the electricity needed for heat, air conditioning, or lighting, to creating buildings, furniture, and office supplies to fueling trucks to deliver, energy is the common denominator that sets our world in motion. There is a reason we call …

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