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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... 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 focusing on the deployment of... Read More

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 home the grand winner trophy... Read More

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 equity in its procurement processes... Read More

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

Climate Change Concerns Grow, but Few Think Biden's Climate Law Will Help, an AP-NORC Poll Finds

Like many Americans, Ron Theusch is getting more worried about climate change. A resident of Alden, Minnesota, Theusch has noticed increasingly dry and mild winters punctuated... Read More

Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders in US More Likely to Believe in Climate Change: AP-NORC Poll

Asian Americans, Native Hawaiians and Pacific Islanders in the United States are more likely than the overall adult population to believe in human-caused climate change, according... Read More

2023 Was a Record Year for Wind Installations as World Ramps Up Clean Energy, Report Says

The world installed 117 gigawatts of new wind power capacity in 2023, a 50% increase from the year before, making it the best year for new wind projects on record,... Read More

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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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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... Read More

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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GE Aviation and Energy Businesses Start Trading on NYSE
GE Aviation and Energy Businesses Start Trading on NYSE

General Electric, long a symbol of American manufacturing and steeped in a rich history, is officially moving on from its existence as a sprawling conglomerate. The Boston company, known for everything from light bulbs to jet engines, has completed its...

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GE Aviation and Energy Businesses Start Trading on NYSE

General Electric, long a symbol of American manufacturing and steeped in a rich history, is officially moving on from its existence as a sprawling conglomerate.... Read More

Ship’s Owners Try to Limit Their Liability From Baltimore Bridge Collapse
Ship’s Owners Try to Limit Their Liability From Baltimore Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE — Owners of the cargo ship that brought down Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last week in a collision filed a petition in federal court Monday that would limit their liability to $43.6 million, which is roughly the value...

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Ship’s Owners Try to Limit Their Liability From Baltimore Bridge Collapse

BALTIMORE — Owners of the cargo ship that brought down Baltimore's Francis Scott Key Bridge last week in a collision filed a petition in federal... Read More

Iowa’s Miller-Meeks Tapped to Lead Conservative Climate Caucus  Iowa’s Miller-Meeks Tapped to Lead Conservative Climate Caucus 

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, on Monday was named the new chair of the nearly three-year-old Conservative Climate Caucus. Miller-Meeks is taking over leadership of the group from Rep. John Curtis, R-Utah, who helped found the caucus in June...

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Iowa’s Miller-Meeks Tapped to Lead Conservative Climate Caucus 

WASHINGTON — Rep. Mariannette Miller-Meeks, R-Iowa, on Monday was named the new chair of the nearly three-year-old Conservative Climate Caucus. Miller-Meeks is taking over leadership... Read More

Federal Register Notice Outlines Next Steps in Oil and Gas Leasing in Gulf Federal Register Notice Outlines Next Steps in Oil and Gas Leasing in Gulf

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has published a notice of “area identification” in the Federal Register for the first series of proposed sales under the new National Outer Continental Shelf Oil and Gas Leasing Program....

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Federal Register Notice Outlines Next Steps in Oil and Gas Leasing in Gulf

NEW ORLEANS, La. — The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management has published a notice of “area identification” in the Federal Register for the first series... Read More

Invaders From Underground Coming in Cicada-Geddon Invaders From Underground Coming in Cicada-Geddon

Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in numbers not seen in decades and possibly centuries. Crawling out from underground every 13 or...

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Invaders From Underground Coming in Cicada-Geddon

Trillions of evolution’s bizarro wonders, red-eyed periodical cicadas that have pumps in their heads and jet-like muscles in their rears, are about to emerge in... Read More

Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon as Prices Soar and US Pushes for More Nuclear Power Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon as Prices Soar and US Pushes for More Nuclear Power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely has sat dormant since the 1980s. The work is unfolding as global instability and growing...

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Uranium Being Mined Near Grand Canyon as Prices Soar and US Pushes for More Nuclear Power

The largest uranium producer in the United States is ramping up work just south of Grand Canyon National Park on a long-contested project that largely... Read More

New EPA Rules for Heavy Trucks Incentivize Switch From Diesel Engines

WASHINGTON — The Environmental Protection Agency announced tough new tailpipe emission standards Friday for heavy duty vehicles in another bid... Read More

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Rep. Cleaver New Co-Chair of House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency Caucus

WASHINGTON — Rep. Emanuel Cleaver II, D-Mo., is the new Democratic co-chair of the House Renewable Energy and Energy Efficiency... Read More

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Sen. Blumenthal Lauds Expansion of Tax Credit for Offshore Wind Projects

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Sen. Richard Blumenthal, D-Conn., visited State Pier in New London, Connecticut, on Monday to tout and... Read More

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