Wednesday - December 24, 2025
Public Policy Tipoffs Involving Pennsylvania Newsletter for Monday November 24, 2025 ( 6 items )  

EPA Partially Objects to Permit Following U.S. Steel Corp. Petition
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, filed a petition with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to a Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit. This permit was issued by the Allegheny County Health Department for the company's Mon Valley Works, Clairton Plant, which is a by-products coke facility located in Clairton, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania. The company presented its petition on Nov. 19, 2024, arguing against the permit. EPA s  more

EPA Proposes Delegation of Sewage Sludge Incinerator Oversight in Pennsylvania
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is proposing to approve a request from the Allegheny County Health Department (ACHD) to take over the implementation and enforcement of the federal plan requirements for sewage sludge incineration (SSI) units. This action pertains to all existing SSI units located within Allegheny County in Pennsylvania. If approved, the ACHD will assume primary responsibility for administering the regulations, though the EPA will still mai  more

FAA Proposes Modification to Wilkes-Barre Airspace to Improve Instrument Flight Rule Operations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 24 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Department of Transportation Federal Aviation Administration has proposed to amend the Class D and Class E4 airspace at Wilkes-Barre/Scranton International Airport, Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania. The proposed action seeks to modify the currently designated airspace boundaries because they do not properly contain instrument flight rule (IFR) operations, which rely on controlled airspace for safety and management. This notice of proposed rulemaking would amen  more

HHS I.G.: Pennsylvania Correctly Invoiced Rebates to Manufacturers for Most Physician-Administered Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations
WASHINGTON, Nov. 23 (TNSLrpt) -- The Health and Human Services Inspector General issued the following report (No. A-03-24-00206) Nov. 5, 2025, entitled "Pennsylvania Correctly Invoiced Rebates to Manufacturers for Most Physician-Administered Drugs Dispensed to Enrollees of Medicaid Managed-Care Organizations" filed under the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. Here are excerpts: * * * Report Highlights Why OIG Did This Audit * For a covered outpatient drug to be eligible for Federal  more

Three Questions With an Arcadia Professor: Jennifer Fritch on How Consumers View Pricing
GLENSIDE, Pennsylvania, Nov. 22 -- Arcadia University issued the following Q&A on Nov. 20, 2025, with Assistant Professor of Marketing Jennifer Fritch: * * * Three Questions with an Arcadia Professor: Jennifer Fritch on How Consumers View Pricing With the holiday shopping season kicking into full gear, you may notice something new in the stores this year: electronic price tags that allow for dynamic pricing. This pricing model gives retailers the ability to change prices in a matter of second  more

U.S. Steel Corp., Environmental Groups Request EPA Objection to Permit
WASHINGTON, Nov. 21 (TNSFR) -- The U.S. Steel Corp., Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, alongside a coalition of environmental groups, filed petitions asking the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency to object to an operating permit for the U.S. Steel Mon Valley Works Irvin Plant, West Mifflin, Pennsylvania. The Allegheny County Health Department issued the Clean Air Act (CAA) title V operating permit for the secondary steel processing facility. The petitions, both dated Nov. 15, 2024, came from the cor  more