Relying on IBEW’s Charging Infrastructure Expertise to Make EV Target

President Biden signed an executive order targeting 2030 as the year that half of all passenger vehicles sold in the U.S. by 2030 will be electric.

 

He was joined by auto company executives in the August 5 White House announcement, when he emphasized the transformative infrastructure potential of his Build Back Better plan.

 

Keeping up the Momentum on White House Pro-Worker Task Force

A high-level committee headed by Vice President Kamala Harris continues its investigation into leveraging the federal government’s power to promote unions and collective bargaining. An October meeting included Labor Secretary Marty Walsh, Secretary of Homeland Security Alejandro Mayorkas, Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo, Secretary of Interior Deb Haaland, Deputy Treasury Secretary Wally Adeyemo, Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg and Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm.

 

Mini-casino at the York Galleria: Opening Date Pushed Back

Teresa Boeckel

York Daily Record

 

Gamblers hoping to get in on the action at the new Hollywood Casino York will have to wait a little longer.

The casino, which is under construction at the former Sears store at the York Galleria, will not be opening by the end of this year as originally expected.

The opening date now is projected for the second half of 2021, Penn National Gaming spokesman Jeff Morris said.

Three Mile Island's Last Working Reactor Set to Reopen in 2027

Constellation Energy plans to restart the Three Mile Island Unit 1 reactor in 2027, one year ahead of schedule, under a 20-year power purchase agreement with Microsoft. The facility, now renamed the Crane Clean Energy Center, will provide carbon-free power exclusively for Microsoft's AI data centers. This marks the first nuclear reactor restart in U.S. history and requires Nuclear Regulatory Commission approval. Source: msn.com