"Gas Stoves Are One Step Closer to New Rules"
"The US Consumer Product Safety Commission has voted to seek public input on gas stoves, a potential first step in regulating the appliances."
Source: Bloomberg, 03/02/2023
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EPA Coal Ash Settlement Raises Hopes For Cleanup Beyond Lake Michigan
"A settlement between environmental groups and the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency could for the first time impose regulations on hundreds of coal ash sites nationwide that are not covered by 2015 federal coal ash rules."
Source: Energy News Network, 03/02/2023
"The World Is Finally Cracking Down on ‘Greenwashing’"
"The plan to stop companies from fudging their climate goals is fundamentally flawed."
Source: Atlantic, 03/02/2023
"DeSantis, Pence Allies Launching Campaign To Speed Energy Approvals"
"A new group aims to spend up to $10 million to sway Congress to loosen federal rules for both fossil fuel projects and green power. A major element: putting "the right pressure" on vulnerable Senate Democrats."
Source: Politico, 03/02/2023
"Advocates Seek To Boost Clean Energy Program In Latest Farm Bill Renewal"
"The Inflation Reduction Act offered bigger grants under a rural clean energy program. Now, advocates want Congress to bring the rest of the program in line with those ambitions as part of the latest Farm Bill reauthorization."
Source: Energy News Network, 03/02/2023
"Fossil Fuel Companies Donated $700M To US Universities Over 10 Years"
"Six fossil fuel companies funneled more than $700m in research funding to 27 universities in the US from 2010 to 2020, according to a new study. Such funding at universities that conduct climate research can shift not just research agendas, but also policy in the direction of climate solutions the industry prefers, the report’s authors argue."
Source: Guardian, 03/02/2023
"Ohio Senators Introduce Rail Safety Bill After Fiery Crash"
"Railroads including the one whose train derailed and caught fire in Ohio would have to follow new safety rules under bipartisan legislation introduced Wednesday by the state’s two U.S. senators, even as regulators plan to step up inspections on tracks carrying the most hazardous materials."
Source: AP, 03/02/2023
"Solar For All? U.S. Cities Take Green Power To Low-Income Homes"
"To hear Emil King tell it, the benefits of the 8,000-odd solar panels shimmering before him on an industrial lot in Washington D.C. go far beyond helping the U.S. capital city fight climate change."
Source: Thomson Reuters Fdn., 03/01/2023
"DOE Touts Grid Expansion Plans As Operators Raise Concerns"
"DOE’s draft “National Transmission Needs Study,” released Friday, is the department’s initial view of where and how interstate power networks need to expand by the 2030s to carry three to four times the flow of wind and solar power on the grid today."
Source: E&E News, 03/01/2023
"Maryland PSC Appointee With Ties To Fossil Fuels Withdraws"
"Gov. Wes Moore’s nominee to the Maryland Public Service Commission withdrew from consideration on Tuesday, after environmentalists criticized the appointment of someone who was an official in the fossil fuel industry."
Source: AP, 03/01/2023
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