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How US Climate & Air Pollution Policy Might Change Following The Election

December 13, 2024 admin 0 Comments advanced clean trucks, air quality, clean transport, cleantechnica, cleantechnica exclusive, climate change, Congress, Donald Trump, Electric vehicles, interfaith power & light, policy & politics, Republicans

Credit to Author: Jake Richardson| Date: Tue, 10 Dec 2024 15:03:36 +0000

The recent US elections garnered a great amount of attention and perhaps generated even more “feelings.” It’s obvious to everyone what the results were. What is less clear, or much less, is what will unfold in the coming months and years. Of course, there are many opinions. Some come from … [continued]

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GOP Lawmakers Aim to Protect Coal and Gas-Fired Power Plants from EPA Rules

June 6, 2024 admin Clean Power Plan, Coal, Congress, Environmental, Environmental Protection Agency, EPA, full coverage, Gas, ghg rule, lawmakers, Legal & Regulatory, Legislative, news, power, west virginia v. environmental protection agency

Credit to Author: Aaron Larson| Date: Thu, 06 Jun 2024 16:59:51 +0000

Forty-three Republican senators (along with one Independent) introduced a Congressional Review Act (CRA) resolution of disapproval on June 5 to overturn emissions rules issued by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), […]

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200 Clean Energy Companies Urge Congress to Pass Siting, Permitting, & Transmission Reform Before 2024 Election

April 22, 2024 admin aes, batteries, clean power, Congress, edf renewables, electricity transmission, Energy Storage, federal public lands, lithium-ion batteries, permitting, press releases, public lands, seia, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia), solar on public lands, solar permitting, solar power plants, transmission, us solar permitting

Credit to Author: Press Release| Date: Sat, 20 Apr 2024 02:37:18 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — [This week] nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public lands access for solar and solar plus storage projects. Market forecasts show that a range of policy and economic outcomes will determine the volume … [continued]

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Clean-Energy Companies Urge Congress to Pass Siting, Permitting, and Transmission Reform

April 17, 2024 admin Congress, full coverage, Legislative, news, permitting, Policy, power, Renewables, seia, Solar, solar energy industries association, Solar power, T&D, transmission

Credit to Author: Contributed Content| Date: Wed, 17 Apr 2024 11:23:14 +0000

Nearly 200 solar and storage companies sent a letter to congressional leaders on April 17 calling for legislation to improve permitting, project siting, transmission, and public lands access for solar […]

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Investment, Innovation, Job Creation—Why Solar’s U.S. Growth Drivers Will Suffer if Tariff Moratorium Isn’t Restored

May 12, 2023 admin caelux, Commentary, Congress, lawmakers, Legislative, Moratorium, power, Renewables, Solar, tariffs

Credit to Author: Scott Graybeal| Date: Fri, 12 May 2023 14:39:51 +0000

Solar power is having a moment. While rooftop solar technologies have been around for decades, consumer demand, urgent climate change concerns, and competitive price points have coalesced, creating historical interest […]

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6 Election Takeaways for Cleantech Communicators

November 12, 2022 admin clean power, communications, Congress, Media, mike casey, policy & politics, PR, Solar energy, tigercomm, wind energy

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 15:18:33 +0000

The 2022 U.S. midterm elections provided historically surprising results. They were atypical in many ways, which is actually typical (in some ways) of the era of disruption we are in. Below are some communication lessons Mike Casey is highlighting for cleantech communicators. They are excellent lessons, so we are happy to share them here with […]

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Solar & Storage Industry Statement on Midterm Election Results

November 12, 2022 admin clean power, Congress, policy & politics, Solar energy, solar energy industries association (seia)

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 10 Nov 2022 04:57:25 +0000

WASHINGTON D.C. — Today, the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) congratulates newly elected governors, state lawmakers and members of Congress who will play an important role in shaping the future of clean energy in the United States. As we gear up for #VeteransDay, SEIA is preparing to release a new module for our DEIJ Certification […]

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Permanent Standard Time Could Save Lives, Explained By A Sleep Expert

November 11, 2022 admin circadian clock, Congress, daylight savings time, HEALTH, research, SCIENCE, Senate, sunshine protection act

Credit to Author: Tim Tyler| Date: Wed, 09 Nov 2022 04:17:10 +0000

Every year, it is spring forward in the spring and it is fall back in the fall in the U.S., which then starts the bi-annual debate over whether the U.S. should pick one time and stick to it. The transition from standard time to daylight saving time is not only annoying to some people, but […]

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Top Inflation Cause — 54% Corporations Robbing You

November 10, 2022 admin Congress, green economy, Inflation, katie porter, policy & politics

Credit to Author: Zachary Shahan| Date: Mon, 07 Nov 2022 20:01:20 +0000

I wrote an article a few days ago titled “Inflation Is Global — For Obvious Reasons (That Have Nothing To Do With Joe Biden).” There were 230 comments, including some really good ones. But the most useful of all was a comment directing me to a presentation by Representative Katie Porter (D-California) regarding the core […]

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President Joe Biden’s Farm Bill Must Transform Our Food System

September 14, 2022 admin Agriculture, Congress, farm bill, green economy, green jobs, Joe Biden, policy & politics, union of concerned scientists

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 15:40:12 +0000

Roughly every five years, Congress passes legislation known as the Farm Bill, a nearly trillion-dollar package of investments that touches all of our lives, every day. It determines who US farmers and farm workers are, what they grow, how they grow it, who can afford it, and who profits from it, and with each cycle, […]

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