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12 States Utilize Federal Funds for Home Energy Upgrades

TL/DR - The Inflation Reduction Act funding is set to stimulate home energy improvements for American households, with twelve states accessing their share of nearly $9 billion in federal Home Energy Rebates. This funding will support energy efficiency upgrades and new appliances in low- to moderate-income households. Rebate recipients will…

China Maintains Clean-Tech Lead Over US Despite Biden’s IRA Plan

TL/DR - The article discusses China's growing lead in the clean-tech manufacturing sector over the U.S. It also mentions a $10 billion copper mine that is currently idle. Furthermore, the article notes that despite the Inflation Reduction Act, which was intended to boost advanced energy manufacturing in the U.S., the country still lags in this…

Yakuza Leader Charged by Feds for Nuclear Materials Trafficking

TL/DR - Takeshi Ebisawa, a leader in the Japanese Yakuza crime syndicate, has been charged by federal prosecutors in the US with conspiring to traffic nuclear materials from Myanmar to other countries. The indictment alleges Ebisawa was attempting to sell these materials to Iran for the creation of a nuclear weapon. Ebisawa is also charged with…