Nevada environmentalists are celebrating almost $16 million in funding opportunity grants slated to be used for urban forestry projects, in an effort to help some of the most vulnerable neighborhoods impacted by climate change. Lisa Ortega, executive director of the nonprofit Nevada Plants, said the money coming from the Inflation Reduction Act will be used to address urban heat islands and ensuring equity when it comes to tree canopies. She pointed out there is currently a real tree shade disparity in the Silver State, disproportionately affecting poorer and minority-majority neighborhoods. .
A Pennsylvania environmental group is touting electric vehicles as both cost-effective for drivers and a means to address climate change. Keystone State motorists appear to be embracing the transition to EVs, with registrations surging 82% last year, to nearly 43,000. Elizabeth Gore, senior vice president of political affairs for the Environmental Defense Fund, said car companies have made billions of dollars in commitments to help drive down EV prices. .
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The same day that Michigan Attorney General Dana Nessel filed a legal brief seeking to eject the Line 5 pipeline from tribal land in Wisconsin, the Michigan Senate Republican caucus on Wednesday held …
Michigan s Senate GOP pushed for fast track of Enbridge s Line 5 tunnel construction at a press conference this week. Sen. John Damoose, R-Harbor Springs, took to the podium in an energetic plea to keep things moving. .