In a rare move, Republicans, Democrats, Labor and Management have joined together to support the creation of a $10 B infrastructure bank with more money scheduled to be added. (more…)
Late last week, the House Energy & Commerce subcommittee approved H.R. 910, which, if adopted into law, would not only put an immediate halt to EPA’s regulation of greenhouse gases (GHGs) under the Clean Air Act (CAA), but would also invalidate every GHG regulation EPA has previously promulgated. (more…)
The Treasury’s 1603 grant program for eligible renewable energy projects has proven to be extremely popular over the past few years. The government routinely posts on its website a list of the awardees, which now total over $3 billion. One point of frustration for applicants has been (more…)
Strong interest in solar energy systems will likely continue into the foreseeable future so long as government subsidies remain available to make such systems competitive cost-wise with conventional electricity. What happens when the subsidies expire? The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) recently announced (more…)
Skepticism abounded when President Obama announced that federal agencies would conduct a ‘‘retrospective analysis of rules that may be outmoded, ineffective, insufficient, or excessively burdensome and to modify, streamline, expand, or repeal them in accordance with (more…)
