Credit to Author: Tina Casey| Date: Wed, 13 Nov 2024 19:30:37 +0000
A new wave of supersized, morphing wind turbines will help cut costs for the US offshore wind industry, if it can survive the next four years.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Carolyn Fortuna| Date: Sat, 09 Nov 2024 02:27:12 +0000
Seventy-seven Alaskan tribes are asking Interior Secretary Deb Haaland to end what they say is her “dangerous attempt to exchange lands at Izembek National Wildlife Refuge.” The tribes say, by moving forward, the Secretary stands to jeopardize all federal Alaskan land protections and refuges. The US Fish and Wildlife Service … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2024 16:31:16 +0000
Lease areas have potential to power over 4.5 million homes WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced it will hold an offshore wind energy lease sale on Oct. 29, 2024, for eight areas on the Outer Continental Shelf off Massachusetts, New Hampshire and Maine. If fully developed, these areas … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 20 Aug 2024 17:50:38 +0000
Lease area has potential to create up to 144 megawatts of clean energy In another step by the Biden-Harris administration to support the growing momentum across America for a clean energy economy, the Department of the Interior [last week] announced the execution of the nation’s first floating offshore wind energy … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 01:35:01 +0000
Bipartisan Infrastructure Law funding is addressing legacy pollution, spurring economic growth nationwide WASHINGTON — The Department of the Interior today announced the availability of $775 million for 21 states to clean up legacy pollution through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda. These historic resources to clean up orphaned oil and gas … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 15 Aug 2024 00:00:28 +0000
Leased areas have the potential to power over 2.2 million homes with clean energy, continuing Administration’s historic actions to grow the American offshore wind industry WASHINGTON — Following the completion of the fifth offshore wind lease sale held during the Biden–Harris administration, the Department of the Interior today announced the … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:40:40 +0000
The Department of the Interior today announced a funding opportunity through President Biden’s Investing in America agenda for ecosystem and habitat restoration projects in the Upper Colorado River Basin that address impacts caused by drought. These funds will help increase community and landscape resiliency while restoring habitats and assisting in … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 24 Jul 2024 21:38:24 +0000
A collaborative agreement for use of NOAA satellites will help the Interior and Agriculture Departments detect wildfires early, track wildfires in real time, and provide data for public safety and air quality modeling The Biden–Harris administration yesterday announced it is taking additional steps to safeguard western communities in the face … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 12 Jul 2024 22:22:32 +0000
SHELBYVILLE, Michigan — Secretary of the Interior Deb Haaland this week announced the availability of $120 million in new funding supported by President Biden’s Investing in America agenda to help Tribal communities prepare for the most severe climate-related environmental threats to their homelands. The funding can be used by Tribes … [continued]
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Read moreCredit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Tue, 02 Jul 2024 20:44:47 +0000
Interior Department has now approved more than 13 gigawatts of offshore wind energy — enough to power nearly 5 million homes WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Department of the Interior today announced its approval of the Atlantic Shores South offshore wind energy project – the nation’s ninth commercial-scale, offshore wind energy … [continued]
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