pa.gov announces Governor Shapiro awarded more than $267 million in RISE PA grants to 31 manufacturing projects across Pennsylvania to reduce industrial greenhouse gas emissions lower energy costs and create construction and manufacturing jobs through the federally funded decarbonization program.

prospect.org reports new documents show Democratic 7th District candidate Ryan Crosswell defended major corporations against worker discrimination and harassment claims during his tenure at union avoidance firm Littler Mendelson while his primary opponent Bob Brooks is a firefighter and state firefighters union leader.

ibew.org reports the IBEW Founders Scholarship is now open for applications offering awards of up to $32000 to members and their families pursuing post-secondary education with a deadline to apply in the coming weeks.

theguardian.com reports a new Ember analysis found clean power generation grew 887 terawatt hours in 2025 surpassing total global electricity demand growth of 849 terawatt hours pushing fossil fuel power into decline for the first time on record driven largely by record solar growth in China and India.

laborrelationsupdate.com reports President Trump nominated James Macy to fill a third Republican NLRB seat which if confirmed would give Republicans a majority and open the door to overturning Biden era precedents including the Stericycle workplace rules standard and the Cemex union recognition framework.

pennbizreport.com reports Williams Companies broke ground on the Northeast Supply Enhancement pipeline project in Brooklyn marking the start of construction on the $1.8 billion Transco expansion that will carry natural gas from Pennsylvania through New Jersey to New York City and Long Island.

einnews.com reports Sigma Renewables and partners have energized two rooftop solar installations on industrial buildings in Mountain Top totaling 4.9 MW and generating 6 million kWh of renewable energy annually equivalent to powering 540 homes.