California Passes Aggressive Climate Legislation
September 6, 2022California is spending $54 billion over five years on climate: around $6 billion for electric vehicles; over $8 billion to…
Senator Manchin’s Permitting Reform Bill in Doubt
August 26, 2022Senator Joe Manchin is seeking a bill on permitting reform this fiscal year that could help accelerate wind- and solar-power…
Biden Will Continue to Use Regulation to Meet His Climate Goals
August 25, 2022Biden’s climate and tax bill, the so-called Inflation Reduction Act, and last year’s infrastructure law will supposedly cut emissions by…
Electric Vehicle Chargers Have a Maintenance Problem
August 18, 2022President Biden’s infrastructure bill provides nearly $5 billion over 5 years under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure Formula Program for…
War on Coal Resumes in the United States, While Europe Uses More
August 17, 2022A federal judge reinstated a moratorium on coal leasing from federal lands that had been implemented during the Obama administration and…
Hawaii Retires Its Sole Coal Plant for a Giant Battery Powered By Oil
August 15, 2022In 2015, Hawaii became the first US state to mandate a full transition to renewable energy by 2045 as Governor David Ige signed…
