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White House Finalizes New Environmental Permitting Rules White House Finalizes New Environmental Permitting Rules
WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden on Tuesday unveiled a new rule intended to speed up permitting for new clean energy... Read More
Philly Set to Celebrate Completion of Solar Farm Powering Municipal Buildings

PHILADELPHIA, Pa. — Philadelphia Mayor Cherelle Parker, city officials and members of the municipal energy authority are set to gather at City Hall on Tuesday... Read More

NYS Eyes Three ‘Underutilized’ Sites for Renewable Energy Development

ALBANY, N.Y. — The New York State Energy Research and Development Authority has signed three agreements to explore the possibility for renewable energy development in... Read More

Consensus Reached on Wildfire Prevention and Recovery Reforms: Urgent Congressional Action Needed

In Washington, D.C., where bipartisan consensus is hard to come by, the Wildland Fire Mitigation and Management Commission is a rare example of serious policy in place... Read More

Energy Department Seeks to Address Grid Interconnection Challenges

WASHINGTON — It’s one thing to say you want to deploy more renewable and green energy. It’s another to solve transmission capacity issues, reduce charges... Read More

New Nuclear Facility Opens Near Waynesboro, Georgia

WAYNESBORO, Ga. — Plant Vogtle Unit 4, a nuclear power project that backers describe as one of the “largest clean energy projects in the nation”... Read More

Exxon Mobil Profit Declines in 1st Quarter as Natural Gas Prices Fall

Exxon Mobil's profit declined in its first quarter as natural gas prices fell and industry refining margins dropped. The energy company earned $8.22 billion, or... Read More

NJ Appeals Court Backs State's Siting Regs for Solar Projects

TRENTON, N.J. — A New Jersey appeals court on Tuesday upheld state siting requirements for new solar projects that seek to encourage clean energy development while also preserving its quickly... Read More

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Inflation Reduction Act Helping to Lower Clean Energy Costs in Michigan Inflation Reduction Act Helping to Lower Clean Energy Costs in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the state of Michigan $159 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding to help lower the cost of community and rooftop solar installations for thousands of low-income households. In announcing receipt of... Read More

Inflation Reduction Act Helping to Lower Clean Energy Costs in Michigan

LANSING, Mich. — The Environmental Protection Agency has awarded the state of Michigan $159 million in bipartisan infrastructure law funding to help lower the cost... Read More

Haaland Announces Five-Year Schedule for Offshore Wind Lease Sale Haaland Announces Five-Year Schedule for Offshore Wind Lease Sale

NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration will hold up to a dozen offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday morning. In remarks at the International Partnering Forum conference in New Orleans, Haaland said the... Read More

Haaland Announces Five-Year Schedule for Offshore Wind Lease Sale

NEW ORLEANS — The Biden administration will hold up to a dozen offshore wind energy lease sales through 2028, Interior Secretary Deb Haaland announced Wednesday... Read More

JFK Airport to Be Site of NY’s Largest Solar + Storage Project JFK Airport to Be Site of NY’s Largest Solar + Storage Project

QUEENS, New York — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday attended a groundbreaking event for a solar plus storage project at John F. Kennedy International Airport in Queens. The solar carport canopy will be New York state’s largest onsite... Read More

JFK Airport to Be Site of NY’s Largest Solar + Storage Project

QUEENS, New York — New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Tuesday attended a groundbreaking event for a solar plus storage project at John F. Kennedy... Read More

President Lays Out New Steps for Protecting Nation’s Waters President Lays Out New Steps for Protecting Nation’s Waters

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday set out a new national goal for conserving and restoring the United States’ freshwater resources, including 8 million acres of wetlands and 100,000 miles of rivers and streams. Officials unveiled the plan as... Read More

President Lays Out New Steps for Protecting Nation’s Waters

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday set out a new national goal for conserving and restoring the United States’ freshwater resources, including 8 million... Read More

Agency to Launch Clean Hydrogen Prize

WASHINGTON — The Department of Energy’s Hydrogen and Fuel Cell Technologies Office said Monday it is developing a new competition... Read More

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University of Arizona Students Take Top Prize in 2024 Solar Decathlon

WASHINGTON — A student team from the University of Arizona bested 40 other finalist teams from around the world, taking... Read More

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GSA Urged to Prioritize Equity in Procurement as Feds Move to Electrify Fleet

WASHINGTON — Two key Black associations in the energy and construction fields are urging the General Services Administration to ensure... Read More

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Multinationals Leading Charge to Electric Vehicle Transition
Multinationals Leading Charge to Electric Vehicle Transition

LONDON — A group of multinationals appears to be leading the demand for electric vehicles, switching more than 630,000 cars and vans to electric across 71 global markets, a new report from the Climate Group says. Founded in 2003, with...

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Multinationals Leading Charge to Electric Vehicle Transition

LONDON — A group of multinationals appears to be leading the demand for electric vehicles, switching more than 630,000 cars and vans to electric across... Read More

Earth Day Raises Awareness of Environmental Impacts on Health and Wellness
Earth Day Raises Awareness of Environmental Impacts on Health and Wellness

WASHINGTON — As plants, trees and flowers continue to greet the season, one month into spring marks a worldwide occasion: Earth Day. Earth Day has been observed on April 22 every year since 1970 as a global moment to raise...

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Earth Day Raises Awareness of Environmental Impacts on Health and Wellness

WASHINGTON — As plants, trees and flowers continue to greet the season, one month into spring marks a worldwide occasion: Earth Day. Earth Day has... Read More

Agency Sets Rules Limiting Miners’ Exposure to Hazardous Silica Dust Agency Sets Rules Limiting Miners’ Exposure to Hazardous Silica Dust

WASHINGTON — The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a new rule on Tuesday aimed at better protecting the nation’s miners from health hazards associated with exposure to respirable crystalline silica, also known as silica dust.  Inhaling crystalline silica, a...

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Agency Sets Rules Limiting Miners’ Exposure to Hazardous Silica Dust

WASHINGTON — The Mine Safety and Health Administration issued a new rule on Tuesday aimed at better protecting the nation’s miners from health hazards associated... Read More

Attorneys General, State Legislature Seek Stay of EPA Methane Rule Attorneys General, State Legislature Seek Stay of EPA Methane Rule

WASHINGTON — Attorneys general from 24 states and one state legislature have asked a federal appeals court to stay a new methane emissions rule rolled out by the Environmental Protection Agency. Unveiled in December and finalized on March 8, the...

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Attorneys General, State Legislature Seek Stay of EPA Methane Rule

WASHINGTON — Attorneys general from 24 states and one state legislature have asked a federal appeals court to stay a new methane emissions rule rolled... Read More

EPA Finalizes Permit for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US EPA Finalizes Permit for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week issued a key air quality permit to Dominion Energy’s planned offshore wind project off the coast of Virginia Beach, Virginia. The agency issued the project’s final Clean Air Act Outer Continental...

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EPA Finalizes Permit for Largest Offshore Wind Farm in US

WASHINGTON — The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency last week issued a key air quality permit to Dominion Energy’s planned offshore wind project off the coast... Read More

Shopping Mall Finds It’s Not Always Easy to Go Green Shopping Mall Finds It’s Not Always Easy to Go Green

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — With a nod toward Kermit the Frog, it’s not always easy going green, no matter how good one's intentions. At least that appears to be the experience of shopping center giant Tanger, which wants to install...

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Shopping Mall Finds It’s Not Always Easy to Go Green

NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — With a nod toward Kermit the Frog, it’s not always easy going green, no matter how good one's intentions. At least... Read More

Administration Promoting ‘Responsible’ Clean Energy Projects on Public Lands

WASHINGTON — The Biden-Harris administration on Thursday unveiled the latest steps it is taking to promote responsible clean energy development... Read More

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Ag Groups Urge EPA to Issue E15 Emergency Waiver

WASHINGTON — Several agricultural groups representing hundreds of thousands of farmers are calling on the Environmental Protection Agency to swiftly... Read More

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Clearway Announces Commercial Operations at Idaho Wind Farm

BINGHAM COUNTY, Idaho — The Clearway Energy Group, an independent clean energy company based in San Francisco, announced Thursday that... Read More

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