Yesterday I published an article about the growing group of Republicans and business leaders who are rallying to support the clean energy tax credits that President Biden signed into law in 2022 as part of the Inflation Reduction Act. At the center of that push is Andrew Garbarino, a House Republican from New York. He …
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A growing group of Republicans and business leaders is rallying behind an unlikely cause. They want to protect Biden-era tax credits for wind, solar and other clean energy. President Trump has made dismantling federal efforts to address climate change a signature part of his agenda, eliminating environmental regulations, withholding congressionally approved funding, firing workers, halting …
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As President Trump works to blunt the growth of wind and solar power and expand fossil fuel production in the United States, the renewable energy industry is making a new pitch: You need us. Wind and solar developers are increasingly pointing out that America’s demand for electricity is soaring, driven by a boom in data …
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Tariff threats. Growing uncertainty about the economy. And a push for much lower oil prices. For all of their bravado about U.S. energy dominance and enthusiasm for deregulation, American energy executives are beginning to worry about President Trump’s agenda. Their concerns crept into conversations in hotel meeting rooms and over private meals this week in …
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SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today enhanced the safety of battery energy storage facilities by establishing new standards for the maintenance and operation of such facilities, and increased oversight over the emergency response action plans for the facilities, which play a crucial role in California’s transition away from fossil fuels. The …
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SAN FRANCISCO – The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a virtual workshop to consult with regional consortia, local governments, broadband providers, consumers, and other stakeholders on cost-effective strategies for expanding broadband access in unserved areas of the state. WHAT: CPUC California Advanced Services Fund Annual Public Workshop WHEN: April 9, 2025, 10 a.m. …
The U.S. power grid added more capacity from solar energy in 2024 than from any other source in a single year in more than two decades, according to a new industry report released on Tuesday. The data was released a day after the new U.S. energy secretary, Chris Wright, strongly criticized solar and wind energy …
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David Sellers, a maverick architect who helped start the design-build movement, creating a community of like-minded innovators near the tiny town of Warren, Vt., died on Feb. 9 in Los Angeles. He was 86. Mr. Sellers was in California visiting his son, Parker Sellers, to work on a house they had designed together and to …
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A multibillion dollar dispute between the Environmental Protection Agency and several nonprofit organizations escalated on Saturday when one group sued the E.P.A. and Citibank, seeking access to a grant it had received during the Biden administration but have been frozen under President Trump. Climate United, a nonprofit organization, claimed that the E.P.A. and Citibank have …
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In the weeks since President Trump has taken office, he has pushed to unleash oil and gas production and has signed executive orders halting the country’s transition to renewable energy. But in Washington State, a government-led effort has just started to build what is expected to be the country’s largest solar generating station. The project …
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