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"Trump Rails Against Wind Energy In Fundraising Pitch To Oil Executives"

"“I hate wind,” the former president told oil industry officials at a recent Mar-a-Lago dinner, doubling down on promises to end this form of clean energy."

Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2024

"Texas Hack May Be First Disruption Of U.S. Water System By Russia"

"In January, an alert citizen in Muleshoe, Tex., was driving by a park and noticed that a water tower was overflowing. Authorities soon determined the system that controlled the city’s water supply had been hacked. In two hours, tens of thousands of gallons of water had flowed into the street and drain pipes."

Source: Washington Post, 04/18/2024

"A Heat Pump ‘Petting Zoo’? This Fair Helps Americans Green Their Homes."

"A loose line of people snaked from a doorway in the side of a cargo truck. One young boy wandered over to examine several bales of hay stacked nearby while others waiting craned their necks to get a peek inside. A small sign in the shape of a barn stuck over the open door read, “Petting Zoo.”

Source: Washington Post, 04/17/2024

Philly Steaks Out New Ground

It just wouldn’t be the Society of Environmental Journalists annual conference recap without the waggish tales of SEJ’s resident wit, David Helvarg, who once again this year skewers the lot of us, sparing not a jot of our five days in Philadelphia. Read on and prepare to snicker.

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"Biden Is Stalling On A Rule That Would Save Americans Nearly $1.5 Billion"

"With just over six months before the election, at least one major Biden proposal appears to be stalled: an update to the federal housing rules that agency experts estimate would save homeowners nearly three times more money on energy bills than it would add to construction costs, spread out over a 30-year mortgage."

Source: HuffPost, 04/15/2024

"Utilities Brace for Costs of Compliance With New PFAS Water Rule"

"Water utilities will face costly challenges meeting the EPA’s new limits on PFAS in drinking water, making litigation nearly inevitable, lawyers and analysts say."

Source: Bloomberg Environment, 04/15/2024

"The U.S. Urgently Needs a Bigger Grid. Here’s a Fast Solution."

"One of the biggest obstacles to expanding clean energy in the United States is a lack of power lines. Building new transmission lines can take a decade or more because of permitting delays and local opposition. But there may be a faster, cheaper solution, according to two reports released Tuesday."

Source: NYTimes, 04/11/2024

"How The Essential, Dirty Steel Industry Is Going Green"

The United States is suddenly on the very cusp of a ​“green steel” transition. New solutions are emerging that could offer a cleaner path to producing the high-strength metal. Most likely, they’ll involve using hydrogen to process iron ore for steelmaking.

Source: Canary Media, 04/11/2024

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