Salt Lake City, UT – Today clean energy advocates convened at the Public Service Commission (PSC) to spotlight how Rocky Mountain Power continues to slow its transition to clean energy at the expense of its customers and Utah taxpayers.
Federal Reserve, FDIC, OCC finalize revisions to law but fail to address banks' climate impacts
The IEA published its annual World Energy Outlook today, which shows that progress is being made to move the global economy to renewable resources, but there is still too much reliance on fossil fuels that put energy security and the future livability of the planet at risk. Thanks to existing policies, including the U.S.’s Inflation Reduction Act, IEA predicts global fossil fuel demand will peak by 2030 and urges that the transition to renewable energy must happen as quickly as possible. “The sooner the better,” according to IEA Executive Director Fatih Birol.
In the largest direct investment in critical grid infrastructure in U.S. history, last week the Department of Energy announced $3.46 billion for 58 projects to strengthen electric grid reliability and resilience across 44 states.
Reclaim Finance tracker reveals that banks globally simply do not have basic policies, financing targets needed to support decarbonization
Moreno Valley, Calif. — Last Monday, October 16, Judge Chad Firetag of the Riverside Superior Court overturned approvals for a massive warehouse project near homes and schools in Moreno Valley, handing a major victory to community and environmental groups who argued it violated state environmental law. Today, those groups rallied outside Moreno Valley City Hall to celebrate the ruling.
SALT LAKE CITY, UT - Utah Renewable Communities (URC) has checked off a big item on the to-do list in order to achieve a clean energy future for the state.
After last week’s vote by the New Mexico Public Regulation Commission, the Tolk coal plant in the Texas Panhandle will close down four years earlier than its previous retirement date.
ALBANY, NY-- Today, Governor Hochul vetoed a well-vetted bill that is critical for Empire Wind’s cable landing to come onshore and connect to the electric grid. This comes just over a week after the Governor and the Public Service Commission rejected an inflation adjustment petition that would’ve supported existing offshore wind projects while protecting ratepayers from volatile and unpredictable fracked gas prices.
Denver, CO - Today, the Colorado Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) formally approved the Colorado Clean Car rule, a major policy to slash tailpipe pollution and accelerate the transition to zero-emission vehicles (ZEVs). As adopted, the program requires that 82% of new cars sold in the state are ZEVs in 2032, improving Coloradans’ access to clean vehicles while reducing climate-harming emissions.