Category: energy
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Newsom Announces Nearly $1.3 Billion for Cleaner Transportation and Stronger Transit Connections
California awards 28 grants to protect Metrolink service, advance Caltrain's downtown San Francisco extension and add more than 75 zero-emission buses and transit vehicles statewide.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyBusinessState GovernmentsTransportationEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergy Gavin NewsomCalifornia State Transportation AgencyTransit and Intercity Rail Capital ProgramMetrolinkCaltrainzero-emission busesCOP31California Governors Office
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Port of Oakland to Showcase Eight New Electric Top Picks at Everport Terminal
Everport Terminal Services has invested in eight battery-electric Taylor Machine Works top picks, which the Port of Oakland says marks the latest step toward 100% zero-emission operations.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEnvironmentTransportationEnergyTrade Port of OaklandEverport Terminal Serviceszero-emission cargo handling equipmentTaylor Machine Worksterminal electrificationOakland SeaportCal-Lift
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Spanberger, Democratic Leaders Preview 'Moving Virginia Forward' Agenda
Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger and Democratic legislative leaders unveiled 2027 priorities including a medical debt forgiveness program, new housing measures and rules holding data centers and AI companies accountable.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessScience & TechnologyState GovernmentsDemocratic PartyEconomySocial IssuesEnergy Abigail SpanbergerVirginia General AssemblyMoving Virginia Forwardmedical debt forgivenessdata centersartificial intelligencehousingVirginiaReston
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Lamont Honors 2026 GreenerGov Award Winners as State Agencies Beat 2030 Emissions Target Early
Connecticut state agency greenhouse gas emissions are now 36.3% below fiscal year 2019 levels, exceeding the state's 2030 target years ahead of schedule, as Governor Lamont honors 2026 GreenerGov award recipients.
Politics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyState GovernmentsUSA GreenerGov AwardsNed LamontConnecticutgreenhouse gas emissionssustainabilityDepartment of Energy and Environmental Protectionelectric vehiclesConnecticut Governors Office
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TCEQ to Weigh Wastewater, Air Permit Requests and 21 Enforcement Orders at Nov. 18 Meeting
Texas environmental commissioners will consider four wastewater and air permit applications, 21 agreed and default enforcement orders, two rulemaking petitions and proposed air rule changes at their Nov. 18 meeting.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsLegalClimate ChangeEnergy Texas Commission on Environmental Qualitywastewater discharge permitsair quality permitsenforcement ordersrulemaking petitionsCanyon LakeEl Paso County emissions inspections
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Wiener, elected to Pelosi's San Francisco seat, vows quick push for federal AI regulation
The California state senator, author of SB 1047 and SB 53, says he wants a seat on a congressional AI select committee and opposes broad federal preemption of state AI laws.
Science & TechnologyPolitics and GovernmentHealthBusinessArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetEnergyCongressLaw EnforcementEnvironmentUSAElectionDemocratic PartyFederal Government Scott Wienerartificial intelligence regulationdata centerselectricityNvidiaJensen HuangMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnologyAnthropicMETRCalifornia
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Toyota's 2026 Sustainability Report Shows Surpassed Environmental Targets
Toyota's 2026 North American Environmental Sustainability Report marks the completion of its 7th Environmental Action Plan, with renewable electricity, water efficiency, packaging and pollinator habitat targets all surpassed.
BusinessScience & TechnologyEnvironmentClimate ChangeEnergyTransportation ToyotaEnvironmental Sustainability ReportCarbon NeutralityCircular EconomyEnvironmental Action PlanBattery RecyclingPlano, Texas
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NRC Issues First High-Temperature Gas-Cooled Reactor Construction Permit in Nearly 60 Years
The NRC has approved a construction permit for the four-reactor Long Mott Generating Station in Texas, its first high-temperature gas-cooled reactor permit in nearly 60 years and third advanced reactor permit this year.
Science & TechnologyBusinessEnergyFederal GovernmentEnvironmentLegal Nuclear Regulatory CommissionLong Mott Generating Stationhigh-temperature gas-cooled reactorX-energy Xe-100construction permitadvanced nuclear reactorsCalhoun County, TexasU.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)
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New England Governors Urge Congress to Add $3 Billion for Home Heating Aid as Oil Prices Surge
Governor Ned Lamont and five other New England governors ask Congress for an extra $3 billion for LIHEAP this winter, warning heating oil prices could rise about 50 percent.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyEconomyState GovernmentsCongressSocial IssuesFederal Government LIHEAPNed LamontNew Englandhome heating assistanceheating oil pricesConnecticutConnecticut Governors Office
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Media Monitor: Cornell Chronicle Highlights Prison Education Program, Fish School Study and Data Center Energy Costs
The Cornell Chronicle reports a student club has helped secure the release of 42 incarcerated people since 2021, and a study finds fish species evolved schooling behavior 60 times in 350 million years.
Science & TechnologyEducationLaw EnforcementEnergyHealthSocial Issues Cornell ChronicleCornell Universityincarcerationfish schoolsdata centersenergy costsUnited Way of Tompkins County
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Honda to Build Fourth Ohio Auto Plant, Adding 2,390 Jobs and $3.38 Billion Investment
Honda will build a new flexible auto plant between its Marysville and East Liberty sites, part of a $3.38 billion Ohio commitment creating 2,390 jobs, with production expected in 2029.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentEconomyEmployment and LaborState GovernmentsEnergyTransportation HondaOhioMike DeWineJobsOhioMarysvilleautomotive manufacturinghybrid vehiclesOhio Governors Office
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Fairfax County Delivers 700 Free Lidded Recycling Carts to Audubon Estates
Fairfax County has delivered 700 free 35-gallon lidded recycling carts to the Audubon Estates community in Hybla Valley, funded by the county's Plastic Bag Tax.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentBusinessState GovernmentsSocial IssuesEnergy Fairfax CountyAudubon Estatesrecycling cartsPlastic Bag TaxHybla ValleyDepartment of Public Works and Environmental Serviceswaste managementFairfax County GovernmentRestonVirginiaVA
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Data Center Backlash Is Rooted in Electricity Demands
MIT Technology Review reports from Virginia's Data Center Alley that opposition to AI data centers is driven more by electricity demands than by a broader culture war, as firms turn to onsite gas turbines.
Science & TechnologyBusinessPolitics and GovernmentEnergyEnvironmentArtificial IntelligenceComputers and InternetElectionState Governments MIT Technology Reviewdata centerselectricityAshburn, VirginiaDominion Energynatural gas turbinesMITsciencetechnology
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Media Monitor: Sierra Club Urges Congress to Act on Clean Energy, Climate Costs
The Sierra Club is urging supporters to press Congress to hold the Trump administration accountable and act on clean energy, disaster costs and public lands protections.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyClimate ChangeCongressDemocratic PartySocial Issues Sierra ClubTrump administrationclean energypublic landsRoadless Rule
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House to Vote Monday on Seven Suspension Bills, Six of Them on Nuclear Policy
Lawmakers meet at noon for morning hour and at 2:00 p.m. for legislative business, with first and last votes expected at 6:30 p.m.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyCongressFederal GovernmentLegalLegislation House of Representativessuspension of the rulesnuclear energy legislationNuclear REFUEL ActVeterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026Energy and Commerce Committeelegislative scheduleU.S. House of RepresentativesH.R. 9614
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NVTC Unveils Fall Event Slate, From AI and Hiring to Space Security
Northern Virginia Technology Council announces November and December events including MIT's Eric So on AI and thinking, a student tech hiring chat, data center talks and a Tech100 celebration.
Science & TechnologyBusinessComputers and InternetArtificial IntelligenceEmployment and LaborEnergy Northern Virginia Technology CouncilEric Sodata centersspace securityTech100 CelebrationMission Tech SeriesNVTC Weekly EventsVirginiaReston
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Ukraine, Russia and US hold first face-to-face peace talks since February in Abu Dhabi
Zelensky called the first day "constructive and quite substantive" as Washington pushes to broker an end to the war, while Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth dismisses an impeachment push as "a farce."
WorldConflictPolitics and GovernmentHealthMilitaryMiddle EastEuropeAsiaTransportationEconomySportElectionGeneral PoliticsUkraineLaw EnforcementLegalUnited Arab EmiratesEnergy Abu DhabiRussia-Ukraine warPete HegsethThomas MassieStrait of HormuzDemocratic Republic of CongoBulgaria highway crashDW NewsUkraine-Russia talksVolodymyr ZelenskyTeddy RinerFrench presidential electionPentagonFrance 24Abu Dhabi peace talksRussiaEmmanuel MacronDonald TrumpNovaya GazetaSergei RyabkovKomyshuvakha strikeBryansk OblastRichard BlumenthalThe Kyiv IndependentKyiv IndependentKyivKherson OblastU.S. midterm electionsEuropean Union
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House to Vote on Nuclear Licensing, Veterans COLA and Small Business Bills in Week of November 9
Seven suspension bills on nuclear energy and veterans' compensation come up Monday, with small business, cybersecurity and reshoring measures later in the week and last votes Thursday by 3 p.m.
Politics and GovernmentCongressFederal GovernmentEnergyLegislationBusinessEconomy House of Representativesnuclear energy legislationSmall Business CommitteeEnergy and Commerce CommitteeVeterans' Compensation Cost-of-Living Adjustment Act of 2026suspension of the rulesRepublican WhipSteve ScaliseUnited States House of RepresentativesNuclear REFUEL ActRetirement Fairness for Charities and Educational Institutions Act of 2025Majority Leader Steve Scalise
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Lamont Thanks Voters After Re-Election as Revolution Wind Goes Fully Online
The 704 MW offshore project will supply 304 MW to Connecticut, about 5% of state demand, with the remaining 400 MW going to Rhode Island.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyTransportationState GovernmentsElectionEnvironmentBusinessClimate Change Ned LamontConnecticutRevolution WindØrstedoffshore windHartford LineConnecticut State ParksConnecticut Governors OfficeEmma Ciminorenewable energyPoint Judith Rhode Island
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House Republicans Pick Jim Jordan as Minority Leader; Hegseth Impeachment Bid Sidelined
Jordan defeated Majority Leader Steve Scalise 106-73 on a secret ballot, while the House voted 211-204 to send an impeachment resolution against Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth to the Judiciary Committee, effectively killing it.
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Iowa Gov. Kim Reynolds Extends Harvest Proclamation Through Dec. 6
Iowa Governor Kim Reynolds signed a proclamation extending overweight hauling allowances for grain, fertilizer and manure through December 6, 2026, covering non-interstate highways up to 90,000 pounds.
Politics and GovernmentBusinessAgricultureState GovernmentsTransportationEnergy Kim ReynoldsIowaharvest proclamationgrain transportationweight limitsDes MoinesIowa Governors Office
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Media Monitor: FactCheck.org Identifies Common Themes in 2026 Midterm Messaging
FactCheck.org reviews the 2026 midterms, flagging distorted claims on inflation, Epstein, transgender issues, data centers and rural healthcare, plus a disputed Alaska Senate ballot and measles concerns.
Politics and GovernmentMediaHealthElectionCongressGeneral PoliticsMedical ScienceEnergy 2026 midtermsFactCheck.orgDonald TrumpJeffrey EpsteinAlaska Senate racedata centersmeasles elimination
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Sierra Club Says Endorsed Candidates Won 1,290 Races, Plans Thursday Post-Election Livestream
The group says voters delivered the largest electoral wave since 1894 and that it has won 88% of its 2,426 endorsed races so far, with 963 still to be called.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentEnergyElectionDemocratic PartyClimate ChangeSocial IssuesState Governments Sierra ClubelectionsDonald TrumpCongressMichiganTexasAbdul El-SayedGina HinojosaJames Talarico
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Texas Environmental Regulators Set Slate of Permit Meetings and Hearings From November to December
TCEQ and SOAH schedule public meetings and contested case hearings across Texas from Nov 9 to Dec 14 on wastewater, water treatment and air permits, including a virtual SOAH hearing.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentLaw EnforcementState GovernmentsLegalEnergy TCEQState Office of Administrative HearingsTPDES permitpublic meetingcontested case hearingwastewaterair quality permit
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Pentagon's Office of Strategic Capital Signs $250 Million Conditional Loan With 6K Inc. to Onshore Battery Materials
The Department of War's Office of Strategic Capital has signed a $250 million conditional loan commitment with 6K Inc. to scale domestic NMC cathode production in Jackson, Tennessee.
BusinessPolitics and GovernmentScience & TechnologyFederal GovernmentEconomyTradeEnergyMilitary Office of Strategic Capital6K Inc.NMC cathode active materialJackson, Tennesseebattery supply chainDepartment of WarExecutive Order 14154U.S. Department of War
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California's Sites Reservoir Clears Final Water Right Permit, Largest New Reservoir in More Than 50 Years
The State Water Resources Control Board approved the final water right permit for Sites Reservoir, a 1.5 million-acre-foot project in Glenn and Colusa counties that can now move toward construction.
Politics and GovernmentEnvironmentClimate ChangeState GovernmentsEnergyAgriculture Sites ReservoirGavin NewsomState Water Resources Control Boardwater storageCalifornia water infrastructureSacramento RiverdroughtCalifornia Governors Office
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2027 Toyota RAV4 Adds Woodland Suspension Upgrade and NACS Port for PHEV Grades
Toyota's 2027 RAV4 keeps a fully electrified HEV and PHEV lineup, adding a revised Woodland suspension with 9.1 inches of ground clearance and a NACS port on all plug-in hybrid grades.
BusinessScience & TechnologyTransportationEnergyEnvironment Toyota RAV4Toyota2027 RAV4plug-in hybridNACS charging portRAV4 Woodlandautomotive
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Yale Researchers Map Pollution Hotspots in the Ganges and Uncover Genetic Clues to Pigmentary Glaucoma
Yale Today highlights a new analytic model pinpointing where pollution control on the Ganges would have the greatest effect, plus genetic risk factors behind pigmentary glaucoma.
Science & TechnologyHealthEnvironmentEducationMedical ScienceArtificial IntelligenceEnergyClimate Change Yale UniversityGanges Riverwater pollutionpigmentary glaucomagenetic researchYale Clean Energy ConferenceNew NetherlandUniversity
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Media Monitor: MIT Technology Review Reports Senate Set to Vote on Sweeping Permitting Reform Bill
MIT Technology Review reports the Senate votes Nov. 9 on the 417-page BAAJA permitting reform bill, which backers say could speed energy projects but critics warn may boost fossil fuel emissions.
Politics and GovernmentEnergyEnvironmentClimate ChangeCongressFederal GovernmentEconomy Bipartisan American Affordability and Jobs Actpermitting reformU.S. Senateenergy infrastructuregreenhouse gas emissionsnatural gasDonald TrumpMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology
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Democrats Sweep Texas Statewide Races as Talarico and Hinojosa Win
The victories end a three-decade Republican streak in Texas and put the state's fast-growing AI data center market in question, with Democrats also taking the Texas House for the first time in 24 years.
Politics and GovernmentConflictMilitaryElectionDemocratic PartyRepublican PartyMiddle EastCongressScience & TechnologyBusinessUSAEnergyComputers and InternetArtificial Intelligence Texas midterm electionsJames TalaricoGina HinojosaGreg AbbottJD VancePickaxe MountainJack SmithNewsweekTexasdata centersmidterm electionsMIT Technology ReviewMITsciencetechnology