Indiana and nearby counties get state funds for gas well plugging
Pennsylvania's Department of Environmental Protection grants $7.24M to 35 projects for plugging 329 marginal conventional wells, reducing methane emissions.
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Mixed Reactions in Georgia to Biden’s Green Job Policy
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President Biden's Inflation Reduction Act facilitated a $2.5 billion investment by Korean company Qcells…
HHS Releases Initial Case Studies on Health Climate Investments
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The HHS Office of Climate Change and Health Equity (OCCHE) has published two case studies demonstrating…
Vermont Mandates Oil Firms to Pay for Climate Change Damage
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Vermont has become the first US state to pass a law requiring fossil fuel companies to pay for damage caused by climate change. The legislation will affect companies involved in the extraction of fossil fuels or the refining of crude oil attributable to over 1 billion metric tons of greenhouse gas emissions between 1995 and 2024. The…
Business groups to support Biden’s climate law despite past resistance
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The U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the American Petroleum Institute, both influential business lobby…
Cruz’s Bill Targets Repeal of Dems’ Natural Gas Tax
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Senator Ted Cruz is introducing a bill to repeal the 'natural gas tax' in the Inflation Reduction Act…
Memorial Day Storms Kill 22: Severe Weather Alert
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Over the Memorial Day holiday weekend, a string of storms across the central and southern U.S. resulted in at least 22 deaths and widespread damage to homes and businesses. The storms, which coincided with a heat wave that set records from south Texas to Florida, caused deaths in Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Kentucky. Over 400,000…
Home energy rebates from Inflation Reduction Act may come soon
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The US federal government is issuing $8.8 billion for Home Energy Rebates programs through states,…
Concern over climate change rises; doubts persist on Biden’s policy
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A recent survey shows approximately 45% of U.S. adults are becoming more concerned about climate change.…
Central US Tornadoes Claim 3 Lives, Cause Massive Destruction
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Several tornadoes tore through parts of Ohio, Kentucky, Indiana, and Arkansas, killing three people and injuring dozens more. The Indian Lake area in Ohio’s Logan County was one of the worst affected, with three people killed and many homes and businesses damaged. In Indiana, a tornado injured 38 people and damaged or destroyed…