New Report: PA Violating Law, Endangering Students
Welcome to the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania.Follow us on X for the latest updates—and help us reach…
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One Step Closer to More Nuclear Energy
Progress toward reopening the once-shuttered Three Mile Island (TMI) continues to make headway, paving the way for more reliable energy in Pennsylvania. Last week, the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)…
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Is Shapiro Different?
Welcome to Common Sense Weekly! This is the Commonwealth Foundation’s weekly news roundup of policy issues debated in Harrisburg and across Pennsylvania. Josh Shapiro isn’t a “different Democrat” Gov. Josh…
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Three Mile Island Is “Ahead of Schedule.” Here’s Why This Is Good News.
Three Mile Island—the previously shuttered nuclear reactor and soon to be the Crane Clean Energy Center—is “ahead of schedule,” according to spokespeople. Why Is This Great News? This is…
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We Need More Three Mile Islands
Originally published at Reason Jane Fonda isn’t a nuclear expert, but she played one on TV. In the 1979 film The China Syndrome, Fonda portrayed Kimberly Wells, a vivacious news…
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Three Mile Island Demonstrates the Value of Free Markets
Originally published at RealClearPennsylvania In a political environment that increasingly pretends government-imposed fixes are the best answers to everyday problems, it sometimes feels like a rare moment when we…
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Three Mile Island: Private Investment is Key to Expanding Nuclear Power – Not Government Subsidies
Harrisburg, Pa., September 20, 2024 — Constellation Energy and Microsoft announced Friday a deal to restart Three Mile Island, a nuclear power plant near Harrisburg, and provide power for the tech…
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5 Facts on the Proposed Nuclear Power Bailout
Should Pennsylvanians pay more for electricity to benefit nuclear power companies? A group of lawmakers are proposing a new category to our renewable energy mandates known as the Alternative…
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Energy Markets Need Reform, Not Subsidies
How many industries can withstand a more than threefold increase in regulatory costs in a decade? Few, if any. Yet that's the reality for nuclear power plants. An…
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