IRA: Climate-focused Legislation Driving Green Hydrogen & Deflating Inflation

TL/DR - Air Products’ Vice President, Hydrogen, Eric Guter, has explained the three pillars of green hydrogen production as outlined by the U.S. Government: hourly matching of electricity with hydrogen production, incrementality of clean electricity, and the deliverability based on specified regions. These guidelines tightly regulate clean…

Ship Collision Leads to Key Bridge Collapse in Baltimore

TL/DR - Minnesota Governor Tim Walz has offered resources to Maryland in response to the collapse of the Francis Scott Key Bridge, describing the event as "heart-wrenching". Minnesota experienced a similar tragedy in 2007 when the I-35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed, resulting in the deaths of thirteen people and injuries to 145.…

Ohio Local 1943 Aids Cleveland-Cliffs’ Green Transition with Federal Funding

TL/DR - Cleveland-Cliffs in Middletown, Ohio, has been granted up to $500 million in federal funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law and Inflation Reduction Act for environmental improvements. The funding will be used to retire a blast furnace and replace it with two electric ones, which will reduce the carbon intensity of ironmaking by…

Kari Lake, a Trump Devotee, Faces Challenges in Finding Her Way

TL/DR - Kari Lake, a former TV anchor, is running for Senate in Arizona but is facing pushback from both moderate Republicans and conservative supporters due to controversial positions such as making unfounded claims of election fraud and her tendency to attack fellow Republicans. While Lake has the backing of party leaders in the Senate and…