ibtimes.com: Johnson and Johnson announced a more than $1 billion investment in a new cell therapy manufacturing facility in Montgomery County. The project will generate more than 4,000 construction jobs during development and 500 permanent biomanufacturing positions once the plant is fully operational.

dailyitem.com: The Pennsylvania House Energy Committee held a hearing on the bipartisan Geothermal Energy Development Act, which would create a regulatory framework for deep geothermal drilling statewide. Sponsors say advances in drilling technology make Pennsylvania well positioned to tap geothermal resources for electricity and heating, with strong potential for workers transitioning from the oil and gas sector.

thephiladelphiacitizen.org: William C. Sproule, Executive Secretary-Treasurer of the Eastern Atlantic States Regional Council of Carpenters, argues that Pennsylvania energy policy must prioritize good union jobs alongside clean energy goals. Sproule contends that smart policy choices can make the state a hub for manufacturing growth and technology investment in the years ahead.

riverreporter.com: Gov. Josh Shapiro is offering data center developers expedited permitting in exchange for meeting stricter environmental and transparency standards under his GRID program. Critics say the voluntary incentives lack enforcement teeth and that meaningful protections will require cooperation from both chambers of the legislature.

dailyenergyinsider.com: The Pennsylvania House passed the Data Center Act 104 to 95, authorizing the Public Utility Commission to regulate data centers and bar the shifting of infrastructure costs onto residential ratepayers. The bill requires large facilities to source 25 percent of their power from renewables and now heads to the Republican controlled Senate.

aflcio.org: The March 23 edition of the AFL-CIO Working People Weekly List rounds up top labor news including approximately 200 South Jersey healthcare workers voting to unionize and Harvard custodians ratifying a new four year contract after months of bargaining.

sciencedaily.com: Researchers at Kyushu University used a spin flip metal complex to harness singlet fission, producing roughly 1.3 energy carriers per photon absorbed and achieving a 130 percent quantum yield, a result that could point toward next generation solar cells capable of capturing far more sunlight than current technology allows.