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November 15, 2024

Federal Policy

BOEM
BOEM Preps New Wind Leases off NYC
The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management this month issued a draft environmental assessment that evaluates potential impacts of offshore wind leases and related work before construction within nearly 800,000-acres of the New York Bight.
BOEM
Feds Look at Fishery Habitat Protection for South Fork OSW Project
Federal regulators recommended the 132-MW South Fork offshore wind protect fishery habitat by reducing the number of planned turbine locations.
Run On Less, Penske
US Way Behind China in Deploying Heavy-duty EVs
While the U.S. debates funding battery electric buses and trucks, they are already running commercially in cities around the globe, particularly in China.
The White House
Senate Democrats OK $3.5T Spending Package After Bipartisan Accord on Infrastructure
The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in a rare display of bipartisanship that dissolved as Democrats began work on a larger spending package.
The White House
Senate OKs Bipartisan Infrastructure Deal
The Senate approved a $1.2 trillion infrastructure bill in a rare display of bipartisanship that dissolved as Democrats began work on a larger spending package.
U.S. Forest Service/Lassen Natio
Too Late to Stop Climate Change, UN Report Says
A new report from the U.N. came to a stark conclusion: Climate change is irreversible, and unprecedented international cooperation is needed to mitigate it.
Duke Energy
Duke Highlights Renewable Efforts in Q2 Call
Duke Energy touted its ongoing “clean energy transformation” through its five-year, $59 billion growth capital plan during the company’s second-quarter earnings call.
Global Aquaculture Alliance
DOE Invests $34M to Advance Biofuels Research
The U.S. Department of Energy will invest almost $34 million in bioenergy technology in a bid to lower the country’s reliance on fossil fuels.
The White House
Biden Executive Order Sets 50% EV Goal by 2030
President Biden set a target of 50% of cars sold in 2030 be electric or hybrid electric and announced EPA would seek to increase fuel efficiency standards.
NRC
Exelon CEO: Looming Nuclear Plant Closures will be ‘Irreversible’
Exelon said its Byron and Dresden nuclear plants are likely to close because of slow progress on federal and state legislation that would rescue them.

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