Energy
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Democratic Congressman urges Newsom to include Tesla in EV rebate after exclusion
Earlier on Monday, Newsom announced his plan to create a California credit if the Trump administration follows through with plans to nix the $7,500 federal EV credit.
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Wisconsin receives $32M to study DOT carbon impact
The Wisconsin Department of Contract currently uses construction contracts for concrete and asphalt projects and the grant funds will be used to set new standards and study eligible materials using pilot projects.
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Rivian back in the driver's seat with $6B loan for Georgia plant
The loan announced for Rivian on Tuesday includes an additional $600,000 in capitalized interest funded through the $891 billion Inflation Reduction Act of 2022.
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Senate passes resolution repealing Biden administration appliance efficiency standard
Critics say that the installation and venting requirements for the furnaces are impractical for some homes. Many of those homes are owned by lower-income residents who can’t afford the upgrades.
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Big Tech championed zero emissions but now its power-hungry data centers are straining the grid
The electricity demands from data centers and artificial intelligence are putting increasing pressure to produce more electricity on a grid that’s being deprived of energy as a result of the retirement of coal-fired power plants.
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Biden admin to release 1 million barrels of gas, hoping to lower prices
The gas will come from New Jersey and Maine-based storage facilities and will be released in increments of 100,000 barrels.
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California wants the EPA to allow the state to mandate electric trains that don’t actually exist
California Dreaming? California "seems to believe that simply mandating that such locomotives should exist and should be economical for railroads will magically cause such locomotives to appear,” two rail industry associations said in comments to the EPA.
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Colorado ballot item withdrawn after apparent compromise on law for oil, gas fees
The withdrawal came the day after Democratic Gov. Jared Polis signed two bills into law requiring oil and gas producers to pay approximately $285 million in fees to fund transit expansion and wildlife remediation over two years.
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Nonprofit representing oil and gas workers files suit over Biden's LNG pause
The plaintiffs say that the decision violates constitutional separation of powers prohibiting the executive branch from creating laws, and exceeds the agency’s authority.
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The EV battery 'catch-22'
Solutions to some of the problems include battery recycling and increased domestic mining, however, the U.S. is currently limited in its capacity for both.
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Eight New Jersey towns file lawsuit to stop construction of offshore wind project
The communities involved in the lawsuit are concerned about environmental impacts, as well as impacts to the tourism industry, historic sites and the commercial fishing. The towns are asking the court to review state official's decision to approve the project.
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Lawmakers to grill Biden's energy secretary over energy costs, regulations
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm is expected to face lawmakers for questions amid elevated gas prices, a depleted strategic petroleum reserve, and ongoing criticism of Biden’s energy policies.
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EV rebates won't 'move the needle significantly’ on carbon emissions
The program is estimated to reduce carbon emissions by between 18,800-24,000 metric tons, about 0.06% of the total emissions emitted by the transportation sector as of 2019.