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TL/DR - The text discusses potential defining factors for energy and environmental policy in 2024, including the US general election, investments in clean energy technologies, the implementation of the Inflation Reduction Act, and state-level climate policymaking. The insights come from Resources for the Future (RFF) scholars Jim Boyd, Maya…

TL/DR - The Mississippi state legislature and Governor Reeves have approved a joint venture aimed at boosting the commercial electric vehicle (EV) battery business, following strategies implemented by Joe Biden and the Democrats to incentivise factory construction in America. A new EV battery plant is expected to create around 2,000 high-paying…

TL/DR - A student has been identified as the individual who sent a threatening email to Greenhills School in Ann Arbor, causing the school to close for two days. The email, which was sent on 23 January, contained threats of a bombing and a shooting, although school officials believed the threat was not credible. The student, whose age has not…

TL/DR - Healthcare costs in Washington state have risen significantly over the past decade, with premiums rising by 49% and deductibles by nearly 79% from 2010 to 2020. The Washington state Insurance Commissioner’s Office attributes these increases in part to healthcare mergers and acquisitions. In response, state lawmakers have passed several…