 Energy & Environment |
Energy & Environment |
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Biden officials push to ease certain environmental reviews |
The Biden administration has proposed to limit environmental reviews for power line upgrades, solar farms and energy storage — part of an effort to deploy more renewables. |
It is proposing to make upgrades to power lines eligible for simpler environmental reviews and would also allow for larger solar energy projects to qualify. In a late Wednesday press release, the Energy Department said it is proposing the changes "to promote the development of clean energy and supporting infrastructure." It also described the move as cutting costs and delays and said in a Federal Register notice that the move is also expected to reduce planet-warming emissions. Elise Caplan, vice president of regulatory affairs with the American Council on Renewable Energy, described the rule as "one of many steps in the right direction." "This step alone may not be a huge difference, but it is a very positive step, and it's part of that pathway to exploring these kind of helpful opportunities that regulatory agencies can take in the absence of any legislation," said Caplan, whose group represents the renewables industry. Read more at TheHill.com. |
Welcome to The Hill's Energy & Environment newsletter, I'm Rachel Frazin — keeping you up to speed on the policies impacting everything from oil and gas to new supply chains. | |
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Telecommunication companies in Gaza announced a complete blackout of their services Thursday due to dwindling fuel supply, marking the latest development in an unfolding humanitarian crisis in the region. |
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The Gila River Indian Community will partner with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to cover one of the tribe's canals with solar panels following a landmark agreement cemented earlier this month. |
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Union workers at General Motors (GM) plants ratified a 54-month contract with the U.S. automaker on Thursday after a surprisingly tight vote, according to vote tracker compiled by the United Auto Workers (UAW) union. |
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Biofuel or oil & gas? For bp, it's both. |
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Branch out with a different read from The Hill: |
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El Niño is back with a vengeance. After years of back to back La Niña, this winter will be the first in five years with an El Niño pattern in place. The last time we saw El Niño was in the winter of 2018 to 2019, and even that year's El Niño was substantially weaker than the one we're seeing now. |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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More lower carbon energy + keeping oil & gas flowing |
From updating turbines at one of our Indiana wind farms to producing more energy with fewer operational emissions in the Gulf of Mexico, see how bp is investing in America. |
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Two key stories on The Hill right now: |
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Former President Trump pointed to the testimony of his former fixer and personal attorney, Michael Cohen, as the catalyst to the supposed "implosion" of the civil fraud case brought against him by New York Attorney General Letitia James (D). Read more |
| Trump-allied conservatives are using more pugnacious rhetoric than ever, and in some cases, such as an incident Tuesday featuring Sen. Markwayne Mullin (R-Okla.), are ready to make things physical, a trend that is setting off alarm bells on Capitol Hill. Read more |
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