Article Summary – Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel has intervened in DTE Energy’s latest request to raise electricity prices for Michigan households, a request that would increase the company’s annual rates by over $800 million within a year. DTE, which provides electricity to over 2 million customers in Southeast Michigan,
Article Summary – The Department of Agriculture has invested $5.6 million in clean energy initiatives across 31 farms and businesses in Pennsylvania. Many of the projects involve the installation of solar panels, with one turkey farm scheduled to receive a grant of $128,200 to install a solar photovoltaic array, expected
Article Summary – The content discusses two pieces of legislation signed into law by President Biden: the IRA in August 2022 and the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law (BIL) in November 2021. One of the primary objectives of these laws is to allocate billions of federal dollars towards the development of clean
Article Summary – The Clean Economy and Community Impact Summit recently took place in Tucson, Arizona, focused on clean energy and its economic impacts. Key speakers included U.S. Senator Mark Kelly and Tucson Mayor Regina Romero, discussing the positive impacts of the Inflation Reduction Act and Bipartisan Infrastructure Law on
Article Summary – The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is granting $5 billion from the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund to the Coalition for Green Capital, which includes the Connecticut Green Bank. The funding will be used to catalyze public-private investments in the creation of environmental infrastructure in vulnerable communities to
Article Summary – The Department of the Interior has allocated over $244 million to Pennsylvania to help address environmental hazards from abandoned mine lands, with funding sourced from the 2022 Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act. More than 250,000 acres of mine land have been left abandoned in Pennsylvania after approximately
Article Summary – The US Department of Commerce has approved Michigan’s plan to address broadband internet access and digital skills training deficiencies in the state. The Digital Equity Plan, developed via the state’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity’s High-Speed Internet Office, identifies that around 30% of Michigan households lack
Article Summary – The Department of Commerce has approved Michigan’s plan to increase access to broadband internet and digital skills training, sponsored by the Digital Equity Act. The plan, released by Michigan’s Department of Labor and Economic Opportunity, estimates that around 30% of Michigan households lack fast internet access or
Article Summary – U.S. Representative Guy Reschenthaler has proposed a bill to rename Virginia’s Washington Dulles International Airport after former President Donald Trump, citing Trump’s leadership as a symbol of freedom, prosperity, and strength. Reschenthaler previously voted against the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act in 2021 which allocated $35 million
Article Summary – Four Wisconsin utility companies have pledged to use union labor for upcoming renewable energy projects. This commitment aligns with provisions in the Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Joe Biden in 2022, which offers tax credits to companies investing in clean power and encourages fair wages and
Article Summary – Four Wisconsin utility companies, Xcel Energy, Madison Gas and Electric, Alliant Energy, and WEC Energy Group, have pledged to use union labor in the construction of several upcoming renewable energy projects. The Inflation Reduction Act, signed by President Biden in 2022, incentivizes the building of clean energy
Article Summary – Missoula County’s two biggest wood product manufacturers, Pyramid Mountain Lumber and Roseburg Forest Products, are shutting down, impacting employment and local economies. The closures will affect not only the 250 employees of the two firms but also approximately another hundred indirectly connected jobs, such as log truck
