Energy
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Research underway on how solar farms and agriculture can co-exist
The concept is called agrivoltaics, a combination of the words agriculture and photovoltaics, which is the process of converting light into electricity.
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Climate agreement reached on financial aid for developing countries amid skepticism from both sides
While most attendees of the conference recognize that when President-elect Trump takes office in January, the U.S. will likely once again withdraw from the Paris Climate Agreement and cut off U.S. funding to the COP29 agenda.
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Electric vehicle industry at crossroads, not a dead end
With Elon Musk, CEO of Tesla Motors, playing a significant role in President-elect Donald Trump’s election and the new Department of Government Efficiency, it is also unlikely that the electric vehicle industry will be neglected.
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Gov. Abbott taking action after extensive power failures in Texas
No power means more than a million Texans have no food, water and air conditioning under extreme heat conditions that put “lives at risk every single day,” Abbott said.
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Baltimore judge sides with oil companies in climate case, dismissing city’s deception allegations
“Global pollution-based complaints were never intended by Congress to be handled by individual states. Federal law governs disputes involving air and water in their ambient state,” Baltimore City Circuit Court Judge Videtta Brown ruled.
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GOP House member adds language to appropriations bill to torpedo controversial Idaho wind project
The language will nullify a key document in the approval process of the Lava Ridge Wind Project.
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Tumwater to purchase solar-powered EV charger in cloudy western Washington
On average, there are 137 sunny days per year in Tumwater. The U.S. average is 205 sunny days.
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Montana Supreme Court hears appeal of landmark anti fossil fuel case won by youth climate activists
District Court Judge Kathy Seeley ruled that Montana had the power to prevent the suffering the plaintiff's claim to experience as a result of the state permitting fossil fuel projects, but the state is appealing the ruling.
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New electric vehicle fee coming to Pennsylvania
The legislation headed to Gov. Josh Shapiro’s desk will charge owners of battery-powered and plug-in hybrid vehicles $200 next year, the first of an incremental scale that will reach $286 in 2030.
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State to spend $150 million of Climate Commitment Act dollars on energy rebates
According to Washington Climate Action’s website, roughly 750,000 households across the state will receive $200 energy rebates from their respective electricity provider in September.
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Atlanta suburb to require blankets at EV charging stations to help smoother EV fires
Milton Deputy Fire Chief and Fire Marshall Alex Fortner said that EV fires need up to 30,000 gallons of water, about 60 times that of a car with an internal combustion engine.
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Dominion, Virginia move forward in pursuing small modular reactor goals
Dominion had selected its Louisa County North Anna Power Station as a possible site for a small modular nuclear reactor.
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Media makes fossil fuel the heat wave villain but scientists say asphalt, cityscapes bigger culprit
Research by Dr. Alec Feinberg, a climate scientist, industrial physics consultant, finds that nearly 13% of global warming is a result of the urban heat island effect.