resource economics

Yaw bill on energy choice approved by committee
Local News, News, PA State News
May 14, 2025
HARRISBURG — A bill to ensure Pennsylvania residents have choices when it comes to fuel availability was overwhelmingly approved by the Senate Local G...
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Gas prices down everywhere but here, Warren
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
May 12, 2025
Gas prices in Brookville, DuBois and Erie dropped an average of a dime apiece, while the average in Bradford and Warren — as usual — went essentially ...
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Report: Pennsylvania energy affordability lagging
News, PA State News
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Apr 04, 2025
HARRISBURG – Even as a natural gas haven, Pennsylvania ranks only 32nd in energy affordability in the Energy Affordability 2025 report from the Americ...
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Are energy blackouts coming in Pennsylvania
Opinion, Сolumns
ATHAN KOUTSIOUROUMBAS RealClearPennsylvania 
Mar 13, 2025
Pennsylvania faces an unsettling prospect: California-style blackouts looming on the horizon. This is a troubling shift for a state that proudly stand...
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A closer look at Shapiro’s carbon tax plan
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CHRIS COMISAC The Center Square 
Feb 14, 2025
HARRISBURG —Gov. Josh Shapiro recently unveiled his asks for the coming state budget, and like many of his predecessors, some of his latest proposals ...
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Utilities can offer assistance
Opinion, Сolumns
MARK KEMPIC 
Feb 11, 2025
January’s potent one-two punch of bone-chilling temperatures and snow reminds us how important it is that Pennsylvanians have access to dependable uti...
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Shapiro’s role in rising energy prices
Opinion, Сolumns
ANDRE BELIVEAU 
Feb 04, 2025
Gov. Josh Shapiro seems concerned about Pennsylvanians’ energy bills — and rightfully so. The average Pennsylvania electricity bill has increased by m...
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Shapiro files complaint about higher energy prices
News, PA State News
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Jan 01, 2025
HARRISBURG — Sixty-five million people turn the lights on every day thanks in large part to the oversight of the nation’s largest power grid operator,...
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Trump pitches fast-tracked permits for $1B investments
Business, Nation & World, News
CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Dec 12, 2024
HARRISBURG — Investors with deep pockets steering clear of the nation’s regulatory roadblocks may soon find a steep off-ramp. That’s if President-elec...
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Three Mile Island powering back up
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CHRISTEN SMITH The Center Square 
Sep 23, 2024
HARRISBURG— Three Mile Island came out of retirement on Friday, exactly five years after mounting economic pressure and shifting energy demand forced ...
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Greed isn’t raising prices
Opinion, Сolumns
Sep 10, 2024
The ongoing attacks on corporate greed are a blatant attempt to distract voters from the left’s policy failures. Earlier this month, California Gov. G...
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Do green energy subsidies work?
Opinion, Сolumns
JONATHAN LESSER RealClearEnergy 
Sep 04, 2024
Like the “Jeopardy!” game show, green energy subsidies have been Congress’ answer to every energy policy question. The first OPEC oil embargo of 1973-...
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Locally, gas prices buck trend
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Sara Furlong s.furlong@bradfordera.com 
Aug 26, 2024
Gas prices are at least a little bit lower this week seemingly everywhere – except Bradford. AAA East Central reported the local average for a gallon ...
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Politics and the oil reserve
Opinion, Сolumns
Jul 25, 2024
The United States should use its emergency oil supply for exactly that: emergencies. But President Joe Biden continues to use the Strategic Petroleum ...
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