Today, BlackRock released CEO Larry Fink’s annual chairman’s letter. Two central themes of the letter are on helping Americans save for retirement and the important role that capital markets play both in retirement savings and economic development.
In response, Jessye Waxman, Senior Campaign Strategist in the Sierra Club Fossil-Free Finance campaign said:
WASHINGTON, D.C. – The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) unveiled today the selected projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program, a $6 billion initiative funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to spur the deployment of game-changing decarbonization technologies in the industrial sector.
WASHINGTON, D.C.—Today, the U.S. Department of Energy’s (DOE) Office of Clean Energy Demonstrations (OCED) announced that Century Aluminum's proposal for a new primary aluminum smelter in the Mississippi River Basin, with a preference for Kentucky, has been selected among 33 total projects for its Industrial Demonstrations Program.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Department of Energy (DOE) announced the allocation of $6.3 billion in industrial decarbonization grants funded by the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law, a significant step toward transforming heavily-emitting manufacturing sectors including aluminum and steel. Projects supporting retrofits and transformative technologies at aluminum and steel facilities in Ohio, Pennsylvania and likely Kentucky, were among the awardees.
WASHINGTON, DC — The Sierra Club and 13 leading advocacy organizations have joined Rep. Linda Sánchez (D-CA) and Rep. Lloyd Doggett (D-TX), two senior Members of the Ways & Means Committee, in calling on the Biden Administration to remove the Investor-State Dispute Settlement (ISDS) mechanism from the Central America – Dominican Republic Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA-DR).
Austin, TX – The pause could mean that millions of Texans and people in neighboring states benefit from a more thorough permitting process, yet Ken Paxton and the other attorneys general are focused on helping an industry that has been a large source of funding.
Yesterday, sixteen attorneys general filed a lawsuit against the Biden administration over the recently announced pause on approvals of new gas exports, known as LNG. The temporary pause is in place to give the Department of Energy time to update the outdated studies it uses to determine the environmental and economic impacts of increasing LNG exports, something the agency is required to do under the Natural Gas Act.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - Over a dozen climate, environmental justice, and consumer advocacy organizations sent a letter to the Biden administration today urging them to evaluate any potential U.S. Steel sale through a health and climate lens. U.S. Steel announced its Strategic Alternatives Process evaluating offers to buy part or all of the company in August 2023. The letter exposes U.S.
Superior, WI - Yesterday, the City of Superior Plan Commission recommended the Superior City Council deny the necessary permits for Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to move forward with the construction of the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC).
The International Code Council (ICC) announced yesterday that the final version of its new commercial and residential energy codes will not include widely popular and expert-backed provisions that would have reduced energy waste and pollution.