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ICF maintains stable outlook for infrastructure, inflation act spend

TL/DR - Investors are showing interest in the future funding environment for infrastructure modernization projects and less conventional initiatives under the Inflation Reduction Act of 2022. The $1.2 trillion Infrastructure and Jobs Act is seeing strong funding from federal and state agencies, while the Inflation Reduction Act is driving…

Stabenow threatens to block farm bill over GOP demands at WH

TL/DR - Senate Agriculture Committee Chairwoman Debbie Stabenow has refused to agree to limitations on updates to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program and cuts to the climate-smart conservation measures in the Inflation Reduction Act. She made this statement at the White House during the release of 141 commitments from various…

DOE, EPA grant $9.4M for advanced biofuels development

TL/DR - The Carbon Capture & Storage Summit is set to take place from June 10-12, 2024, at the Minneapolis Convention Center. The summit will focus on the potential of carbon capture and storage technology in the biofuels industry, particularly how it could help establish ethanol and biodiesel as the lowest carbon liquid fuels commercially…

Rodgers, Carter Demand EPA Explain Hiring of Nearly 2000 New Staff

TL/DR - House Energy and Commerce Committee Chair Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Environment, Manufacturing, and Critical Materials Subcommittee Chair Buddy Carter have written to the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) concerning the agency's recent hiring surge. This hiring influx was facilitated by the Inflation Reduction Act which has provided…