Use of HFCs to be limited by 85% over the next 15 years. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced on Thursday that it would be placing new restrictions…
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DOE to Fund Manufacturing Decarbonization
The efforts to create a carbon-neutral economy continue. The Department of Energy announced on Friday that they would be providing $42.3 million to help kick-start a number of…
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Tribes Seek to Halt Lithium Mining on Sacred Grounds
Hope to secure a temporary ban. The Reno-Sparks Indian Colony and Atsa Koodakuh Wyh Nuwu/People of Red Mountain are joining a lawsuit that conservation groups filed against Lithium…
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DOE Announces Ocean Wave Energy Funding
Research and development grants to support marine energy projects. On Friday, the Department of Energy announced that $27 million will be given toward the continued research and development…
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Small Businesses to Receive Energy Awards
Energy Department incentivizing scientific, clean energy, and climate solutions. The Department of Energy (DOE) has recently announced $110 million in awards for diverse small businesses who develop solutions…
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Offshore Wind Power to Get Government Boost
Plan could create massive number of jobs. Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland announced a new plan to dramatically scale up the use of offshore wind power. The…
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Permits Restarting for Offshore Wind Farms
Opportunity for public to weigh in hoped for by fishing industry. The Biden Administration plans to accelerate development of offshore wind energy, with a new goal to double…
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Congress Sets Eyes on Curbing Climate Change
Pandemic relief bill dedicates money to wind and solar. The bipartisan counsel crafting the pandemic relief bill included some of the most significant climate provisions proposed in over…
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EPA to Maintain Current Soot Regulations
The U.S. leads the world in low particulate matter. Andrew Wheeler, the administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency, made official a proposal from April to retain the current…
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Energy Department Considers Nuclear Test Reactor Location
Idaho strongly considered, Tennessee in the running. The U.S. Department of Energy is currently developing what it has dubbed the Versatile Test Reactor (VTR). The department hopes that…
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