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Climatetech finance

US climate law introduces billion-dollar ‘game-changer’ for nonprofits

Direct payments to cities, tribes, nonprofits and other entities that don't pay taxes could dramatically expand clean energy growth and boost community ownership.

By Jeff St. John . 15 August 2023
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Ohio corruption investigation might be heating up — again

After the sentencing of two major players in Ohio's HB6 scandal, filings suggest federal investigators are probing former FirstEnergy executives and an ex-regulator.

By Marty Schladen . 14 August 2023
Clean energy

The US passed a major climate law one year ago. Here’s how it’s going

Canary Media kicks off an anniversary series taking stock of the Inflation Reduction Act and its impact during its first year as law.

By Dan McCarthy . 14 August 2023
Electric vehicles

E-bike manufacturers are fighting right-to-repair. That's a problem

As e-bikes proliferate, companies are embracing battery recycling — but opposing laws that would let consumers repair the bikes themselves.

By Maddie Stone . 14 August 2023
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Illinois governor vetoes effort to lift moratorium on new nuclear reactors

Unless the governor vetoes a bill by Tuesday, the state’s 1987 ban on new nuclear power plants will be lifted, providing a new but expensive option for achieving its emission goals.

By Kari Lydersen . 11 August 2023
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In northern Minnesota, early adopters make the case for cold-climate heat pumps

Heat pump installers and early adopters in and around Duluth, Minnesota, are demonstrating how the technology can work even in a notoriously cold climate such as northern Minnesota.

By Stephanie Hemphill . 11 August 2023
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Commentary: The economic and health benefits of Michigan's clean energy goals

Clean energy is an increasingly important part of Michigan's economy, writes guest commentator Laura Sherman.

By Laura Sherman . 11 August 2023
Carbon capture

US announces first winners in $3.5B carbon removal program

Two direct air capture facilities along the U.S. Gulf Coast will receive federal funding to try to pull millions of metric tons of CO2 from the sky.

By Maria Gallucci . 11 August 2023
Electrification

Chicago to fund electric stoves and heat pumps for lower-income homes

The $15 million initiative is expected to help remove fossil fuel appliances from at least 200 households that might not otherwise have the means to do so.

By Kari Lydersen . 11 August 2023
Clean energy manufacturing

Maxeon looks to bring solar manufacturing back home with $1B US factory

The SunPower spinout selected New Mexico as the site for a huge solar factory that would be its first in the U.S. The Inflation Reduction Act is to thank.

By Eric Wesoff . 10 August 2023