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WASHINGTON –  Tapping into $6 billion in subsidies passed as part of the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the Department of Energy launched a program on Tuesday to bail out the owners and operators of money-losing nuclear power plants. The bailout represents the largest federal investment aimed at saving financially distressed nuclear reactors in United States history. …

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Comprehensive survey of installed solar shows rapid progress among leading cities BOSTON — The top nine U.S. cities for solar power combined have more solar installed than the entire country did 10 years ago, according to a new study released Tuesday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and Frontier Group. The report, Shining Cities …

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Environmental and public health advocates call for swift action to ‘get the lead out’ For Immediate Release. BOSTON — Lead contamination of school drinking water is more pervasive than previously thought, according to testing data from across the nation published on Thursday by Environment America Research & Policy Center and U.S. PIRG Education Fund on …

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El día de hoy, la Comisión de Servicios Públicos de California (CPUC, por sus siglas en inglés) adoptó la versión 2.0 de su Plan de Acción de Justicia Medioambiental y Social (Environmental and Social Justice, ESJ) con el cual orientará sus decisiones y se asegurará de que su amplia autoridad regulatoria siga fomentando la equidad …

CPUC ADOPTA LAS ACTUALIZACIONES A SU PLAN DE ACCIÓN DE JUSTICIA MEDIOAMBIENTAL Y SOCIAL Read More »

The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) will hold a remote access (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 Public Workshop     WHERE: Remote access via webcast …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), in continuing actions to help consumers resolve their energy utility debt, today ordered utilities to develop a pilot program to mobilize community-based organizations (CBOs) to assist consumers with their utility bills. Under today’s Decision, utilities will develop a CBO Case Management Pilot Program proposal to serve California communities where, …

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The California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC) today adopted Version 2.0 of its Environmental and Social Justice (ESJ) Action Plan to guide its decisions and make sure its broad regulatory authority continues to advance equity throughout the state. Environmental justice is the fair treatment and meaningful involvement of all people in development, implementation, and enforcement of …

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