Buy Clean Takes Center Stage at U.S. DOT & Other Agencies

Credit to Author: NRDC| Date: Sat, 17 Sep 2022 20:17:55 +0000

Both the Biden administration and Congress recognize the importance of investing big in a clean and globally competitive industrial manufacturing base. A cornerstone of that effort is leveraging the federal government’s purchasing power to buy cleaner concrete, steel, and other industrial materials to catalyze market transformation. The Biden administration has already laid vital groundwork to do […]

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Biden–⁠Harris Admin — New Actions to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Energy

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Fri, 16 Sep 2022 03:50:03 +0000

FACT SHEET: Biden-⁠Harris Administration Announces New Actions to Expand U.S. Offshore Wind Energy Courtesy of The White House Today, the Biden–Harris Administration is launching coordinated actions to develop new floating offshore wind platforms, an emerging clean energy technology that will help the United States lead on offshore wind. In tandem with President Biden’s economic and clean […]

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Biden–Harris Admin Approves First 35 State Plans to Build Out EV Charging Infrastructure Across 53,000 Miles of Highways

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2022 22:57:15 +0000

The Biden–Harris Administration today announced more than two-thirds of Electric Vehicle (EV) Infrastructure Deployment Plans from states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have been approved ahead of schedule under the National Electric Vehicle Infrastructure (NEVI) Formula Program, established and funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law. With this early approval, these states can […]

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

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

Organic Seedlings Cynthia Shahan All Rights ReservedRoughly 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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New US Policy Makes Federal Science Accessible to All

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Thu, 08 Sep 2022 02:45:11 +0000

Last week, the White House’s Office of Science and Technology Policy (OSTP) provided new guidance to federal agencies to ensure that federally funded research is accessible to all. OSTP has been working on this policy for at least two years and, in response to OSTP’S request for information on the issue, UCS provided input on […]

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$750 Million Program To Strengthen Clean Energy Manufacturing & Recycling — Request For Information

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Sat, 03 Sep 2022 19:20:38 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden–Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), has announced a Request For Information (RFI) seeking public input for a new $750 million Advanced Energy Manufacturing and Recycling Grant Program. Funded by President Biden’s Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, the program will support small and medium-sized manufacturers to produce or recycle clean […]

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Biden–Harris Admin Launches New Offices to Lower Energy Costs & Deploy Clean Power Nationwide

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Thu, 01 Sep 2022 07:38:40 +0000

Two New DOE Offices Will Support the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law’s Investments to Modernize the Electric Grid, Help States, Communities, Tribes and Territories Build Out Clean Energy Infrastructure and Revitalize Economies

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$1.6 Billion For Clean Transit Buses In Bipartisan Infrastructure Law

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 17 Aug 2022 21:50:42 +0000

Bipartisan Infrastructure Law increases funding for low- and no- emission bus grants six-fold and includes worker training on zero-emission buses

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Biden-Harris Admin: $26 Million Program From Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to Demonstrate How U.S. Power Grid Can Run on 100% Clean Energy

Credit to Author: U.S. Department of Energy| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 03:40:16 +0000

Funds Projects Focused on Demonstrating How Solar, Wind, and Energy Storage Can Provide Steady, Reliable, Affordable Energy on America’s Electricity Grid WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration, through the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), today announced $26 million to fund projects that will demonstrate that America’s electricity grid can reliably run with a mix of solar, […]

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Biden–Harris Admin: All 50 States, DC, & Puerto Rico Have Submitted Plans for National Electric Vehicle Charging Network

Credit to Author: Guest Contributor| Date: Wed, 03 Aug 2022 01:47:30 +0000

WASHINGTON, D.C. — In keeping with President Biden’s commitment to build out a national network of 500,000 electric vehicle (EV) chargers by 2030, the U.S. Departments of Transportation and Energy today announced all 50 states, the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico have submitted EV infrastructure deployment plans as required under the National Electric Vehicle […]

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