Pennsylvania Governor Urges Biden to Keep Natural Gas Export Pause Limited
- Pennsylvania governor has singled out energy as growth driver
- State also created task force to mitigate threats to election
Democratic Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro said the Biden administration’s recent halt in liquefied natural gas export licenses should be limited in time, stopping short of outright criticizing a pause that could undermine job creation in a state that’s relying on energy to drive growth.
Pennsylvania is the second-largest natural gas-producing state after Texas, with more than 123,000 jobs in the commonwealth supported by the sector, according to the Marcellus Shale Coalition and the Pennsylvania Independent Oil & Gas Association.