The Clean Electricity and Transmission Acceleration Act of 2023 (CETA), introduced today by U.S. Reps. Sean Casten (IL-6) and Mike Levin (CA-49), would address permitting issues that often slow the deployment of renewable energy sources and the transmission infrastructure that is crucially needed to support them. Increasing access to clean electricity will help to address the climate crisis by ensuring the reliability and resilience of the grid and reduce consumer’s utility bills because. Renewable energy, like solar and wind, is the least expensive source of energy.
Dubai, UAE – Today, the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change’s Conference of the Parties to the Convention (COP28) in Dubai came to a close, with parties agreeing to final language that includes an unprecedented call for a transition away from fossil fuels.
The agreement was reached after marathon negotiations continued through the night, extending the conference past its scheduled end date.
SEATTLE — The Seattle City Council voted unanimously today to pass a landmark climate policy to transition large multi-family and commercial buildings away from fossil fuels and to clean electricity.
GSA pilot project encourages industries to clean up manufacturing, invest in workforce
BOW, NH. – Merrimack Station, New England’s largest remaining coal plant, canceled its second smokestack retest of the year on Thursday, November 30. The retest was scheduled following allegations by the New Hampshire Department of Environmental Services (DES) that the plant’s particulate matter emissions exceeded EPA limits by 70% during a February test. The plant’s owner, Granite Shore Power, aborted the first scheduled retest in October following a mechanical failure.
Yesterday, the Biden Administration urged by U.S. Senators Chris Van Hollen and Ben Cardin (both D-Md) announced an exciting proposal for the offshore wind lease sale in the Central Atlantic Ocean.
Today, 238 climate, environmental justice, public health, faith, and community organizations sent a letter urging President Biden and Energy Secretary Granholm to seize the building momentum against LNG exports by rejecting the Calcasieu Pass 2 Liquefied Natural Gas (CP2 LNG) export facility and updating the Department of Energy’s approval process to deem LNG exports as not in the public interest.
HARTFORD, CT. – Today, Connecticut climate and environmental groups released a policy paper in support of increased energy efficiency, solar power and available clean heat. Titled “Our Climate Can’t Wait,” the paper outlines Connecticut's clean energy shortcomings and offers suggestions on how legislators can steer the state towards its decarbonization goals.
Culver City, CA — The oil and gas wells in Culver City’s portion of the Inglewood Oil Field will officially be phased out and cleaned up by the end of 2029 as a result of an agreement announced yesterday between Culver City and Sentinel Peak Resources.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, officials from the Bureau of Land Management and United States Forest Service are scheduled to host a community meeting on the proposed expansion of Berryessa Snow Mountain National Monument federal, Tribal, state, and local officials, along with community members to hear their vision for preserving the region’s natural and cultural resources.