Iowa utilities regulators have published previously undisclosed information on Des Moines-based energy giant MidAmerican Energy s proposal to construct a massive alternative-energy system called Wind PRIME. The studies cited cost-effective ways to build the project without relying on fossil fuels as a secondary energy source. The $4 billion project would dot even more of Iowa s landscape with wind turbines. .
As the one-year anniversary of the Ukraine war approaches, climate activists are making plans to rebuild Ukraine with clean energy once the war is over. Groups of elected officials in both countries are holding informal talks about what they describe as a "Clean Energy Marshall Plan" for Ukraine. Igor Tregub, a Ukrainian-American and Leadership Council member of the nonprofit Elected Officials to Protect America and former Berkeley Land Board Commissioner, said Russia makes $258 million a day in oil-and-gas profits to fuel its war machine. .
Citizens, states and environmental groups from New Mexico and across the nation have weighed in on tougher rules to govern pollution from the oil and gas industry, and now await a final plan from the Environmental Protection Agency. Oil and gas operators waste more than $500 million worth of gas on public lands every year, according to a report by the Environmental Defense Fund and Taxpayers for Common Sense. Autumn Hanna, vice president of the taxpayers group, said almost 300 advocates in 33 states and 110 organizations testified in support of stronger methane rules. .
The expansion of the federal child tax credit in 2021 made a dent in how many U.S. children are living in poverty, but it ended after just one year. New Mexico, a state with the second highest child poverty rate in the country, quickly passed its own version of the tax relief for people with children last year. While parents won’t see the benefits of the state credit until they file taxes next year, lawmakers are already debating whether to increase it.
Farah Council has been promoted from development director to director of operations and organizational effectiveness at New Mexico Voices for Children. Counc.