WASHINGTON, Sept. 19 -- The U.S. Public Interest Research Group issued the following news release: * * * Grants to automate permitting will help local governments accelerate rooftop solar * * * The Colorado Energy Office (CEO) announced Thursday that it will reopen its Automated Permit Processing for Solar (APPS) grant program and award $1 million in funding, with Alamosa County and Boulder County receiving the initial round of grants. The APPS initiative is designed to help local and Tribal  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 22 -- The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has released the following public communication dated Sept. 16, 2024, from Edward Joe Shoen, chairman of U-Haul Holding Co. Here are excerpts: * * * To: The Honorable Michael S. Regan Administrator U.S. Environmental Protection Agency 1200 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W. Washington, DC 20460 Re: California State Motor Vehicle Pollution Control Standards; Advanced Clean Fleets Regulation; Request for Waiver of Preemption and Authori  more

WASHINGTON, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- Oil Change International issued the following news release: London, UK - Carbon capture (CCS) has failed to significantly reduce carbon emissions around the world for over 50 years. The UK committed or already spent nearly pound sterling500 million on carbon capture projects since 2010, and yet no commercial-scale carbon capture projects are operating in the UK. New analysis from Oil Change International, "Funding Failure: The True Cost of Carbon Capture in the   more

EXETER, England, Sept. 23 (TNSres) -- The University of Exeter issued the following news on Sept. 23, 2024: Governments can start a global cascade of "positive tipping points" to cut prices and carbon emissions by using mandates to switch investment from polluting fossil fuels to clean technologies, according to a new report launched today at Climate Week NYC. Researchers found that regulatory mandates with specific timeframes will ensure clean technologies become cheaper than fossil fuel alte  more