Energy & Fuel

How A Public University Courted The Gas Industry Despite Climate Impacts

"As the liquefied natural gas (LNG) boom gained momentum in southwest Louisiana, one public institution of higher learning, McNeese State University, courted the industry to help launch a new LNG Center of Excellence, hired a director doubling as an LNG industry lobbyist, and approached federal regulators to co-locate their own research center at the university, according to emails obtained via public records requests by DeSmog and The Guardian."

Source: DeSmog/Guardian, 12/20/2024

EPA Approves California Electric Car Mandate. Will Trump Try To Revoke It?

"The Biden administration today approved California’s groundbreaking mandate phasing out new gas-powered cars just weeks before the incoming Trump administration poses a threat of overturning electric vehicle and climate rules."

Source: CalMatters, 12/20/2024

"Solar for All Likely Protected From Trump’s Roll Back Of Biden’s IRA"

"It may be too late for Donald Trump to follow through on threats to repeal outgoing President Joe Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act — at least that appears to be the case for the $7 billion Solar For All Program." "The program is set to install solar panels to power nearly a million low-income households over the next five years"

Source: Floodlight, 12/19/2024

Montana Supreme Court Upholds Right To ‘Stable Climate’ For Youngsters

"The Montana supreme court upheld a landmark trial court decision last August in favor of 16 young people who said their health and futures were being jeopardized by climate change, which the state aggravates through its permitting of energy projects."

Source: Guardian, 12/19/2024

California’s PG&E Could Get $15B In Federal Loans To Modernize Its Grid

"Pacific Gas & Electric Co. could receive up to $15 billion in federal loans to help the utility modernize its power grid and expand clean energy infrastructure across central and northern California, officials announced Tuesday."

Source: AP, 12/18/2024

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