In the largest direct investment in critical grid infrastructure in U.S. history, last week the Department of Energy announced $3.46 billion for 58 projects to strengthen electric grid reliability and resilience across 44 states.
Reclaim Finance tracker reveals that banks globally simply do not have basic policies, financing targets needed to support decarbonization
MORENO VALLEY, Calif. — Last Monday, October 16, Judge Chad Firetag of the Riverside Superior Court overturned approvals for a massive warehouse project near homes and schools in Moreno Valley, handing a major victory to community and environmental groups who argued it violated state environmental law. Today, those groups rallied outside Moreno Valley City Hall to celebrate the ruling.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Utah Renewable Communities (URC) has checked off a big item on the to-do list in order to achieve a clean energy future for the state.
After last week’s vote by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, the Tolk coal plant in the Texas Panhandle will close down four years earlier than its previous retirement date.
ALBANY, NY-- Today, Governor Hochul vetoed a well-vetted bill that is critical for Empire Wind’s cable landing to come onshore and connect to the electric grid. This comes just over a week after the Governor and the Public Service Commission rejected an inflation adjustment petition that would’ve supported existing offshore wind projects while protecting ratepayers from volatile and unpredictable fracked gas prices.
Denver, CO - Today, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) formally approved the Colorado Clean Car rule, a major policy to slash tailpipe pollution and accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). As adopted, the program requires that 82% of new cars sold in the state are ZEVs in 2032, improving Coloradans’ access to clean vehicles while reducing climate-harming emissions.
Monday, October 23: DOE Hosting Virtual Industrial Heat Shot Summit
Agency’s Final ESG Disclosure Rule Expected This Fall
Agencies likely to issue final rule following Federal Reserve, FDIC board meetings on October 24