Author: Breanne Deppisch

The Energy Department published final energy efficiency requirements Thursday for distribution transformers, standards meant to pursue the administration’s goal of making power grids more efficient and resilient, while also taking into account concerns raised by industry and labor groups over its stringent emissions requirements and time frame. According to the final rule, transformer cores will now…

The Interior Department announced the approval Tuesday of a new commercial-scale offshore wind project in Massachusetts, clearing the way for up to 2.6 gigawatts of offshore wind power to be added to the power grid and moving the Biden administration one-third of the way to its target of 30 GW for offshore wind. The Avangrid-owned…

Vice President Kamala Harris traveled Saturday to Parkland, Florida, where she toured the site of the deadliest high school shooting in U.S. history, announced new White House gun violence prevention measures, and called on more states to pass so-called “red flag” laws. The visit comes as the Biden administration looks to highlight its progress on…

A federal judge ruled Friday that Reps. Matt Gaetz and Marjorie Taylor Greene can proceed with their lawsuits against two California cities that canceled their political rallies in 2021 — delivering the two House Republicans a small procedural victory, even as he harshly rebuked them for seeking to punish the progressive advocacy groups that lobbied…

The world’s largest oil and gas companies are falling well short of meeting climate goals set under the Paris climate accord, according to a new report underscoring the need for companies to take more urgent action to reduce their emissions and square their practices with promises to clean up the industry. The analysis, published this…

The House of Representatives voted to approve two energy bills Wednesday, the first in a tranche of six energy-focused bills the Republican-led chamber will bring for a vote this week as Republicans seek to present voters with an alternative to the Biden administration’s policies, which they say restrict oil and gas production and threaten energy…

The Environmental Protection Agency announced on Monday a federal ban on all uses of chrysotile asbestos, delivering on a yearslong federal effort to remove the toxic substance from use in industrial and manufacturing sectors. Though the EPA banned most forms of asbestos decades ago, the use of chrysotile asbestos, or “white asbestos,” has persisted after…

California climate groups on Tuesday filed a motion to intervene in the relicensing process for the Diablo Canyon Nuclear Power Plant, citing concerns over safety and environmental hazards at the plant that they say could risk disaster. The motion, filed by Friends of the Earth, Mothers for Peace, and the Environmental Working Group, comes less…

The United States sanctioned more than 500 Russian-linked entities Friday to mark the two-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine as part of a multinational effort aimed at cutting into Russia’s war chest while also limiting its ability to build weapons and profit from its shrinking fossil fuel revenue. Speaking to reporters on a call…