"The Biden administration has unveiled the first new energy efficiency standards in over 20 years for water heaters in commercial buildings, a move it says could slash greenhouse gas emissions and reduce energy costs."
"Internal emails show Louisiana state senator Sharon Hewitt worked on a bill with a company that had financial ties to her spouse".
"The failure of two Michigan dams that forced evacuation of 10,000 people and destroyed 150 homes was "foreseeable and preventable," resulting from errors and miscalculations over nearly a century, an expert panel said Wednesday."
"Monday U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan, an Alaska Republican, told reporters, “The Biden administration announced that it was in essence taking half of the National Petroleum Reserve of Alaska, what we call NPR-A, off the table. This is shortsighted."
"The European Union’s plan to phase out imports of Russian oil could have the added benefit of reducing the fossil-fuel-based emissions that are rapidly warming the planet."
"Rates have jumped because of a surge in natural gas prices and could keep rising rapidly for years as utilities invest in electric grids."
"The rate of plastic waste recycling in the United States fell to between 5%-6% in 2021 as some countries stopped accepting U.S. waste exports and as plastic waste generation surged to new highs, according to a report released on Wednesday."
"The promises arrived at a rapid clip over two weeks in Glasgow last fall. There, along the banks of the River Clyde, leaders from nearly 200 nations vowed to do more — and move faster — to combat climate change. ... But nearly six months later, no large nation has come forward with a bolder climate plan, and none of the world’s top emitters has committed to doing so this year."
"For years, fossil fuel producing states have watched investors shy away from companies causing the climate crisis. Last year, one state decided to push back."
"Internal emails show pipeline firms provided North Carolina and Virginia leaders with draft letters and talking points praising their own projects."
