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Biden officials eye steep fee cuts for wind, solar on federal land
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The Biden administration is looking to bolster renewable energy development on public lands by reducing fees for industry. |
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The Interior Department's Bureau of Land Management (BLM) said the rule would cut fees for such projects by around 80 percent and that it would also streamline reviews for applications in priority areas. The agency said in the proposed rule that it would expect lower rental rates and capacity fees to "promote solar and wind energy use on public lands" and "underpin an increase in the share of clean electricity" that is part of the U.S. power system. It is also intends to identify new areas for potential solar development. The Biden administration broadly has sought to promote climate-friendly sources of electricity and has a goal of a totally carbon-free electric sector by 2035. Under the proposed rule, the fee cuts would lessen after this date — with fees slated for increase on new leases after 2036. Read more in a full report at TheHill.com. |
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A group of Democratic senators is calling on the Biden administration to go further to address methane emissions from oil and gas production, saying the current proposed rule is "insufficient."
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(AP) — Worldwide temperatures briefly exceeded a key warming threshold earlier this month, a hint of heat and its harms to come, scientists worry. |
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President Biden on Wednesday accepted the endorsement of major environmental organizations. |
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The formation of the Earth may have looked more like a fast, inevitable landslide than like a slow series of occasional cataclysms, as scientists have long theorized, according to … |
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News we've flagged from other outlets touching on energy issues, the environment and other topics: |
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Inexpensive Solar Panels Are Essential for the Energy Transition. Here's What's Happening With Prices Right Now (Inside Climate News)
New round of smoke from Canada fires prompts air quality alerts across the Upper Midwest (CNN)
Climate change is causing people to move. They usually stay local, study finds (NPR)
Highest ocean temperatures ever recorded for the month of May, NOAA says (ABC News)
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Senate Republicans are worried the House GOP’s decision to write government funding bills at levels below those laid out in the recently passed bipartisan debt ceiling bill will create a tough road for lawmakers to avert a government shutdown. Read more |
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