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RECA BACKERS AT WORK ON CAPITOL HILL: Advocates flooded Capitol Hill this week to call for the extension and expansion of a bill compensating victims sickened by government-authorized nuclear testing programs, following a meeting with the office of . ...

WHAT IS AT STAKE FOR CLEAN ENERGY, PER WOOD MACKENZIE: Another Trump administration would put $1 trillion in clean energy funding at risk, according to a new report from data analytics firm Wood Mackenzie. The report outlines how a Trump presidency . ...

PERMITTING REFORM LATEST: There's still optimism from some Senate Energy Democrats that permitting reform will cross the finish line - even after Majority Leader Chuck Schumer said Monday it would be "virtually impossible" to get something done. ...

A VOTE ON LITHIUM-ION BATTERIES IN ELECTRIC MOBILITY DEVICES: New York lawmakers are fast-tracking a bipartisan measure requiring a consumer product safety standard on rechargeable lithium-ion batteries in e-bikes and scooters, following a barrage of ...

Federal regulators approved two final rules aimed at updating transmission regulations for grid planners and settling disputes over who should pay for them.

CLIMATE GROUPS TAKE AIM AT BANK LOANS TO FOSSIL FUEL COMPANIES: The world's 60 largest banks committed $705 billion globally to fossil fuel companies in 2023, according to a new report from a number of green groups, which say that the funding ...

More than half the U.S. population now lives in a state that has set a target of 100% clean energy.

SENATORS REGROUP ON ENERGY AND CLIMATE LEGISLATIVE PRIORITIES: Senators are left looking for new avenues to advance energy- and environment-related legislative priorities after they were excluded from consideration as amendments to the Federal ...

ICYMI: The House passed a legislative package Wednesday that would overhaul the nuclear sector and streamline the buildout of advanced nuclear reactors - part of a two-track approach as lawmakers look to secure passage of the nuclear reform measure . ...

HAPPENING TODAY: U.S. and China climate officials are meeting today in Washington to discuss working together to combat climate change within the decade - the first formal negotiating meeting between White House Climate Advisor John Podesta and China ...