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$17M Inflation Act Funding to Protect NE Forests, Fish, Marshes

TL/DR - The National Park Service (NPS) is set to invest $195 million in Inflation Reduction Act funding to restore and build resilience in lands and waters that are important wildlife and native plant habitats, recreational spaces, and memorials. An estimated $17 million will go towards projects to safeguard national parks in the Northeast in…

Solar Industry Braces for Potential Trump 2024 Win

TL/DR - Despite the Republican party's threats to cut the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA), solar industry CEOs are confident that clean energy investments will continue to receive government support. The IRA, which supports clean electricity generation and storage, has been a major boon for the solar industry, with the largest panel manufacturer in…

Samsung, TSMC concerned over high US project costs

TL/DR - Foreign giants such as Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company, Samsung, and LG, initially wooed to invest in the U.S. through incentives provided by the CHIPS Act and the Inflation Reduction Act, are expressing concerns over high costs and subsidy uncertainties. Samsung's $17 billion chipmaking plant in Texas saw costs rise by over $8…