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Pennsylvania proposal would cap low-income utility bill charges with 'winter averaging'
Under this proposal, winter water use would serve as the ceiling for wastewater charges during the rest of the year.
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October 20, 2026A cleaner path to rare earth metals
Tomás Villalón Jr. ’14 was raised in San Antonio, Texas, but vividly remembers smog hanging over the city his family came from—Monterrey, Mexico, a steel manufacturing and metal fabrication hub. Even as a child, he realized it was problematic to breathe that air.  “I’m motivated because I’ve seen what metal-making does,” says Villalón, who majored…
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