Author: John Farrell and Maria McCoy Published: 3/8/2023 ILSR How are Community Solar Garden programs doing across the country? For decades, rooftop solar has allowed homeowners to generate their own renewable electricity — reducing their dependence on monopoly utilities
‘Green Hydrogen’ Would Squander Renewable Energy Resources in Massachusetts
Author: Phil Mckenna Published: 3/6//2023 Inside Climate News Using heat pumps to heat buildings would be a better use of limited clean energy resources, a new report concludes. Efforts by natural gas utilities in Massachusetts to
Essential News for Clean Energy Champions
US DOE Staff Published: 3/8/2023 EERE Funding Updates DOE Issues Notice of Intent to Fund Applied Research and Development Projects to Drive Industrial Decarbonization EERE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office announced its intent to issue a funding opportunity for high-impact,
National Urban League and Building Trades Unions Announce Historic Apprenticeship Program With D.O.L. Support
Author: NULWB Staff Published: 3/6/2023 National Urban League NATIONAL URBAN LEAGUE, BUILDING TRADES, ANNOUNCE HISTORIC APPRENTICESHIP PROGRAM WITH SUPPORT OF U.S. DEPARTMENT OF LABOR WASHINGTON, D.C. (March 6, 2023) – A partnership between the National
USPTO announces new Patents for Humanity Green Energy category
Author: USPTO Staff Published: 3/6/2023 United States Patent and Trademark Office Press Release WASHINGTON—The U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) today announced that it has launched a special category of its Patents for Humanity Program
American Companies That Are No Longer American
Author: Kate Prince Published: 2/27/2023 Investing.com Many brilliant companies – from Apple to Starbucks – have been founded in the United States, starting out as small ventures to become international leaders in their fields. However, the world of business isn’t
Rally 4/4 in DC! Tell EPA: Stop blowing smoke! New pollution rules now!
Author: Quentin Scott Published: 3/4/2023 CCAN Dear Ronald, The EPA can and should do SO much more on pollution.Tell them to stop blowing smoke.Rally in DC – Tue. 4/4! The news from Washington is NOT good: The Environmental
Solar jobs increased 9% nationwide in 2021
Author: Anne Fisher Published: July 26,2022 PV Magazine According to the National Solar Jobs Census 2020, employment in the solar industry looked favorable in 2021 compared to fossil fuel industries, but solar employers have some work to
Illinois Put a Stop to Local Governments’ Ability to Kill Solar and Wind Projects. Will Other Midwestern States Follow?
Author: Dan Gearino, Aydali Campa Published: 2/27/2023 Inside Climate News Two years ago, Illinois had adopted a landmark clean energy law that called for building vast amounts of renewable power. At the same time, 15 counties with some of the
EXXON MOBIL CORPORATION SUED BY EEOC FOR RACE DISCRIMINATION
Author: US EEOC Staff Published: 3/3/2023 EEOC News New Orleans Field Office 500 Poydras St, Ste 809 New Orleans, LA 70130 Phone (504) 595-2825•TTY (504) 595-2958 Fax (504) 595-2884 newsroom@eeoc.gov Contact: Elizabeth Owen, Senior Trial Attorney (504) 635-2535 Rudy
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Author: US EERE Staff Published: 3/2/2023 Weekly Jolt Funding Updates Onsite Energy Technical Assistance Partnerships EERE’s Industrial Efficiency and Decarbonization Office announced a $23 million funding opportunity that will establish a regional network of Technical Assistance
Biden-Harris Administration Announces More Than $175 Million in Internet for All Grants to 61 Minority-Serving Colleges and Universities
Author: NTIA, Office of Public Affairs Published: 3/1/2023 News Media Contact National Telecommunications and Information Administration United States Department of Commerce FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE February 27, 2023 WASHINGTON – The Department of Commerce’s National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA) announced
Biden-Harris Administration Launches First CHIPS for America Funding Opportunity
Author: USDC Staff Published: 3/1/2023 US Department of Commerce News FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Tuesday, February 28, 2023 Media Contact:Office of Public Affairs, publicaffairs@doc.gov As Part of Implementing the Bipartisan CHIPS and Science Act, Department of Commerce Seeks Applications
APPLY NOW: Tech Ops Gateways Internship Program | Closes March 13
Author: US FAA Staff Published: 3/1/2023 Federal Aviation Administration The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) is hiring interns for the Airway Transportation Systems Specialists Gateways Program, and we need your help to get the word out! Through this paid internship, students
National Alliance for Black Business (NABB) and the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Form a Historic Alliance to Develop Black-Owned Businesses
Author: MBDA Staff Published: 2/27/2013 PRNewswire The New Alliance Between the MBDA and the NABB Aims to Amplify Black Business Development and Global Competitiveness as Part of a Growing Movement to Form a Nationally Unified Black Business
ADVANCING THE NEXT GENERATION OF RURAL AND INDIGENOUS LEADERS
Author: AICSG Staff Published: 2/27/2023 Aspen Institute Community Strategies Group Younger leaders, particularly BIPOC leaders, have too often been excluded from positions of power, intentionally by design or due to a limited understanding of barriers to
EDA Seeks Input on Recompete Pilot Program
Author: US EDA Staff Published: 2/23/2023 Economic Development Administration
Conversations on Racial Equity & Justice in Environment, Energy, and Transportation
Author: GWRCCC Staff Published: 2/26/2023 Greater Washington Regional Clean Cities Coalition REGISTER Greater Washington Region Clean Cities Coalition Website
U.S. Census Bureau 2023 Opportunity Project Summit
Author: US Census Bureau Staff Published: 2/26/2023 USCB Final Day: The Opportunity Project Summit 2023 Each year, the U.S. Census Bureau brings together cross-sector collaborators during The Opportunity Project (TOP) Summit to solve some of the world’s major data
White House Council on Environmental Quality
Author: WHCEQ Staff Published: 2/24/2023 White House Council on Environmental Quality Greetings! In Environmental News Yesterday, the Biden-Harris Administration announced the availability of $550 million from President Biden’s Inflation Reduction Act to expedite investments through the U.S. Environmental