Article Summary – Homelessness in Wisconsin has increased over the last two years, according to a report by the Wisconsin Policy Forum. The rise, from 4,237 homeless individuals in 2021 to 4,861 in 2023, is likely linked to economic hardships caused by the pandemic and increasing housing costs. The report
Article Summary – The US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has announced nearly $1 billion in grants to replace gas-powered heavy-duty vehicles and school buses with electric vehicles. The grant program will support the adoption and deployment of eligible Class 6 and 7 electric vehicles, including school buses and vocational vehicles,
Article Summary – The mayors of Milwaukee, Detroit, and Chicago have joined the Great Lakes Lead Pipes Partnership, an initiative aimed at accelerating the replacement of lead water pipes in the Great Lakes region. The announcement was made at a White House summit where the Biden administration also announced a
Article Summary – At a White House summit, the mayors of Milwaukee, Detroit, and Chicago announced their cities’ participation in the Great Lakes Lead Pipes Partnership, aimed at accelerating the replacement of lead water pipes in the region. The partnership is part of President Biden’s broader effort to replace all
Article Summary – A veto override attempt on Montana’s marijuana revenue bill failed, with the override poll garnering only 41 “yes” votes from state representatives and 14 from state senators, falling short of the required two-thirds majority. The proposed Bill 442 would have reallocated tax revenues from Montana’s adult-use marijuana
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
