Today, the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee will hold a hearing to consider the nomination of Chris Wright, an outspoken critic of policies aimed at curbing climate change and the transition to renewable energy sources, to run the Department of Energy. Wright is the founder and CEO of Liberty Energy, a leading oil and fracked gas company.
Sierra Club calls the move 'capitulating to climate denier politicians’
Durham, N.C. - Today, Duke announced that its CEO Lynn Good is stepping down and that Harry Sideris will take her place, effective April 1, 2025. Over the last four years, Duke made small steps to improve its overall transition from coal and gas to clean energy.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the United States Supreme Court declined to hear a case brought by the State of Utah seeking to seize public lands managed by the federal government.
Washington, DC – Today, the U.S. Department of the Treasury announced the details of 140 projects spanning aluminum production, building-material decarbonization, industrial heat, and critical mineral supply chains across more than 30 states that received a total of $6 billion in allocations through the Qualifying Advanced Energy Project Credit (48C). The companies behind these projects have committed to investing billions more to qualify.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Today, as part of a massive $5 billion announced in Department of Transportation (DOT) grants for over 500 transportation projects across the country, the Biden-Harris Administration announced $635 million to build more electric vehicle (EV) charging stations.
Sierra Club calls on BlackRock to fulfill its fiduciary duty to investors by addressing climate change
LAS VEGAS — Environmental and industry leaders called on Volvo Group CEO Martin Lundstedt to accelerate the company's transition to electric trucks in the United States during a press conference outside the building where he made his Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2025) keynote address.
LOS ANGELES -- A winter wildfire in southern California is turning into one of the most devastating disasters in recent history of the Greater Los Angeles area.
Media reports indicate that the incoming Trump administration wants to use an executive order to rip away consumer protections from health-harming gas-burning appliances. The move would hamper local and state decision-making, limit consumer choice, and protect the heavily-subsidized fossil fuel industry over public health.