North Carolina businesses and advocacy groups want Gov. Roy Cooper to adopt new heavy-duty electric-vehicle rules by the end of next year. They say the rules would help the state cut carbon emissions and reduce the impacts of climate change. .
A coalition of elected officials from Virginia has joined a group of more than 565 elected leaders asking the federal government to accelerate the nation s clean-energy transition. The stalled Build Back Better act included several climate provisions advocates say would have created hundreds of thousands of new jobs. In a conversation hosted by the group Elected Officials to Protect America, Loudoun County Supervisor Mike Turner said federal funding would provide critical support for his county to implement new clean-energy initiatives. .
Next week, the Kentucky Public Service Commission takes public comments in person on a long-term plan by the state s major utilities. The hearing is set for July 12 at 9 a.m. in Frankfort. .
Local elected officials are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to halt all permitting for future oil and gas projects, in light of recent progress with offshore wind.
Local elected officials are calling on Gov. Gavin Newsom to halt all permitting for future oil and gas projects, in light of recent progress with offshore wind. The feds are getting ready to hold a lease auction in August or September for sites off Morro Bay to build floating wind turbines. .