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Aging Infrastructure

Reading, PA
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PUC Files Complaint Against UGI Over Deadly West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion PUC Files Complaint Against UGI Over Deadly West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion PUC Files Complaint Against UGI Over Deadly West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion
PUC Files Complaint Against UGI Over Deadly West Reading Chocolate Factory Explosion A years-long investigation into one of PA’s deadliest industrial disasters is now moving toward enforcement action. The Pennsylvania Public Utility Commission announced on Wednesday, March 18, that its Bureau of Investigation and Enforcement has filed a formal complaint against UGI Utilities, Inc. – Gas Division, following the natural gas explosion at the R.M. Palmer Company chocolate factory in West Reading, Berks County. The March 24, 2023, blast killed seven workers and injured ten others, while destroying part of the facility and a nearby apartment building, displacing families, accordi…

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by Jillian Pikora
Northampton, MA
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Electricity, Gas Bills Surge Nationwide: Here's Why Electricity, Gas Bills Surge Nationwide: Here's Why Electricity, Gas Bills Surge Nationwide: Here's Why
Electricity, Gas Bills Surge Nationwide: Here's Why If your latest utility bill made you do a double take, you are far from alone.  Across the country, Americans are seeing their electricity and natural gas costs soar, squeezing household budgets just as summer temperatures peak. Several key factors are fueling these price hikes.  Experts say the combination of increased energy demand, supply chain disruptions, and decades of underinvestment that have left the US grid with aging infrastructure are all contributing to the higher bills.  In addition, the growing need for power from AI-driven data centers, expanded oil and gas …

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by Joe Lombardi