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Category: Energy & Environment


Energy & Environment, Industry

US to auction Gulf of Mexico oil under climate compromise

March 29, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

Companies have offered bids on more than 2,600 square miles (6,700 square kilometers) of federal oil and gas leases in the Gulf of Mexico in a sale mandated by last year’s climate bill compromise. Wednesday’s auction is the first in […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

California lawmakers to vote on possible gas price penalties

March 23, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

California lawmakers on Thursday will vote on whether to allow penalties on oil companies for price gouging at the pump, a first-in-the-country proposal aimed at stopping the kind of spikes last summer that caused some drivers pay up to $8 […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden Administration Opens a $250M Fund for Agencies to Make Their Buildings More Efficient

March 23, 2023

Via: Government Executive

Federal agencies can now tap into a $250 million fund for projects to make their buildings more energy and water efficient after the Biden administration on Thursday announced it would open up the money included as part of the recent […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Gov’t opens $2.5 billion for EV chargers in rural and underserved areas

March 14, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Today, the federal government’s Joint Office of Energy and Transportation opened up applications for a $2.5 billion program to expand electric vehicle charging infrastructure in underserved communities. The Charging and Fueling Infrastructure Discretionary Grant Program was authorized along with the […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

AP sources: Biden OKs huge Willow oil project in Alaska

March 13, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

The Biden administration said Monday it is approving the major Willow oil project on Alaska’s petroleum-rich North Slope, one of President Joe Biden’s most consequential climate choices that is drawing condemnation from environmentalists who say it flies in the face […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Going black, not green: Curbing US oil, gas production would hurt the environment, report finds

February 17, 2023

Via: Fox News

Environmentalists seeking to halt U.S. oil and gas production in the name of combating climate change are undermining their own agenda and risking greater damage to the planet, according to a new report. The Institute for Energy Research (IER) released […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

European Union will ban new gas-powered car sales by 2035

February 15, 2023

Via: TechSpot

On Tuesday, the European Parliament formally approved a law that forbids the sale of new petrol and diesel cars in the European Union beginning in 2035. The idea is to hasten the transition to electric vehicles and fight climate change. […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

New Mexico Senate approves proposed ban on local disposal of spent nuclear fuel unless state provides consent

February 14, 2023

Via: Fox News

The New Mexico Senate on Monday approved a proposed ban on the local disposal of spent nuclear fuel, unless the state provides its consent first. The bill from Democratic state Sen. Jeff Steinborn, of Las Cruces, could impact a proposed […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Russia says it will cut oil production over Western caps

February 10, 2023

Via: Federal News Network

Russia announced Friday that will cut oil production by 500,000 barrels per day next month after Western countries capped the price of its crude over its action in Ukraine. “As of today, we fully sell all our crude output, but […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Creation of largest US lithium mine draws closer despite protest over land use

February 7, 2023

Via: ArsTechnica

Construction will reportedly soon begin on a mine that’s expected to become the United States’ largest source of lithium. This mine is viewed as critical to Joe Biden’s $2 trillion clean energy plan by powering the nation’s increased production of […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Making Remarkable Energy Grids a Reality

January 31, 2023

Via: CIO

Many industries already benefit from the transformative power of advanced digitalization. Telecommunications, manufacturing, retail, publishing, and others have seen amazing changes in terms of new opportunities, capabilities, and efficiencies. While the energy sector has long embraced IT, it’s on the […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Yellen focuses on energy transition in South Africa visit

January 26, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

U.S. Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen discussed South Africa’s transition from its heavy reliance on coal to greener energy sources during talks with the country’s finance minister Thursday. Yellen made brief remarks to reporters ahead of a meeting with Finance Minister […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden’s next climate hurdle: Enticing Americans to buy green

January 23, 2023

Via: Washington's Top News

President Joe Biden persuaded Democrats in Congress to provide hundreds of billions of dollars to fight climate change. Now comes another formidable task: enticing Americans to buy millions of electric cars, heat pumps, solar panels and more efficient appliances. It’s […]


Cybersecurity, Energy & Environment, Industry

Kremlin-backed hackers targeted a “large” petroleum refinery in a NATO nation

December 21, 2022

Via: ArsTechnica

One of the Kremlin’s most active hacking groups targeting Ukraine recently tried to hack a large petroleum refining company located in a NATO country. The attack is a sign that the group is expanding its intelligence gathering as Russia’s invasion […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Power plant pollution higher in neighborhoods subject to racist redlining

December 20, 2022

Via: ArsTechnica

In the US, it’s well-documented that poor neighborhoods are likely to suffer from higher pollution levels. Sources of pollution, like power plants and freeways, are more likely to be located in poor neighborhoods. The ensuing pollution adds to the economic […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

EU reaches deal on emissions trading, social climate fund

December 18, 2022

Via: Federal News Network

European Union governments and lawmakers reached a deal Sunday on key elements of the 27-nation bloc’s green deal, reforming the EU’s trading system for greenhouse gas emissions and creating a new hardship fund for those hardest-hit by measures to curb […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Fusion energy breakthrough by US scientists boosts clean power hopes

December 12, 2022

Via: ArsTechnica

US government scientists have made a breakthrough in the pursuit of limitless, zero-carbon power by achieving a net energy gain in a fusion reaction for the first time, according to three people with knowledge of preliminary results from a recent […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil

November 11, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The Biden administration is ramping up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

US plan to tap businesses for green finance meets resistance

November 10, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

When it comes to helping poor nations cope with climate change, the United States government left its wallet at home. So it hopes its friend, big business, can help pick up the tab. Unable to persuade Congress or the American […]


Energy & Environment, Industry

Billions in federal money to help lower home heating costs

November 2, 2022

Via: Washington's Top News

The Biden administration said Wednesday it would make $4.5 billion available through a low-income home energy assistance program to help lower heating costs heading into what is expected to be a brutal winter. The money, which comes partly from President […]