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Bill Gates commits $1.5 billion to infrastructure bill climate projects
The funds would be related to a public-private partnership with the Department of Energy.
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$129 million from EPA flows to Colorado to decarbonize, cut climate pollution
In addition to assisting home and building owners, the grant will train thousands of plumbers, electricians and heating and air conditioning technicians.
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Vermont judge rejects lawsuit over logging on state lands
Judge rules the environmental advocacy group Standing Trees, "lacks standing" to bring the legal challenge before the state court.
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New Mexico governor touts flawed study by biased group to claim regulatory win
While the statistics cited by Longanecker were paid for by his industry group, the study touted by New Mexico Gov. Michelle Grisham is also from a group that has taken sides on issues of regulating greenhouse gasses.
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Texas becomes extremely important state for the Netherlands
On the same day of the death of Queen Elizabeth II, the first and only British monarch to step foot on Texas soil, another European queen visited the Lone Star State.
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ESG firms invested in coal industry they tried to reduce, while reaping big profits, lawsuit alleges
BlackRock, State Street and Vanguard had substantial investments in all publicly traded coal companies, and used that leverage to reduce production. Smaller producers couldn't increase output, in part due to banks' ESG policies. The three investment firms reaped huge profits.
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Whistleblower seeks return of $382M for failed Kemper Project power plant
The lawsuit seeks the return of the U.S. Department of Energy clean coal and other grants given to the Atlanta-based Southern Company, whose Mississippi Power subsidiary built the plant.
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The intermittency of wind and solar power could be worse than originally thought, experts say
"Wind Droughts": A 15-state region produced less than 10% of its potential 22 gigawatt wind output over an 82-hour period. For 42 hours straight within that period, the wind output was only 1.5% of the total.
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Power companies ask Biden to end war on fossil fuel plants as EPA comment deadline looms
Both at home and on the road, Americans are being forced to grapple with higher energy costs, and the EPA will soon stop accepting public comment on new anti-fossil fuel rules
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Report: Billions in subsidies go to polluting Pennsylvania plant
Much of the growth in the plastics industry centers in Texas and Louisiana – the largest subsidy, $3.5 billion, went to a petrochemical plant in Lake Charles.