ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Jan. 6 -- The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED) has awarded $2.58 million to six Minnesota communities to investigate or clean up contamination sites approved for redevelopment. DEED's Contamination Cleanup and Investigation Grant Program awarded the funding, which will leverage more than $411 million in private investment. The funding is expe  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of the Interior's Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2023: The Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement today announced more than $9.9 million in fiscal year 2022 funding from President Biden's Bipartisan Infrastructure Law to create good-paying union jobs and catalyze economic opportunity by reclaiming abandoned mine lands in Colorado. Millions of Americans nationwide live with  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Resources for the Future issued the following report (No. 22-11) On Oct. 7, 2022, entitled "Beyond Clean Energy - The Financial Incidence and Health Effects of the IRA." The report was written by Nicholas Roy, Maya Domeshek, Dallas Burtraw, Karen Palmer, Kevin Rennert, JhihShyang Shih and Seth Villanueva. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents 1. Introduction ... 1 2. Summary ... 2 2.1. Electricity Prices ... 3 2.2. Financial Effect on Households ... 3 2.3. Emissions ..  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 4 -- Resources for the Future issued the following working paper (No. 23-01) on Jan. 3, 2023, entitled "What Are the Climate, Air Pollution, and Health Benefits of Electric Vehicles?": The working paper was written by Christoph Funke, Joshua Linn, Sally Robson, Ethan Russell, Daniel Shawhan and Steven Witkin. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents 1. Introduction ... 1 2. Modeling Framework ... 4 2.1. Light-Duty Vehicles ... 4 2.2. Electricity Sector ... 5 2.3. Model of Air   more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 5 -- Resources for the Future issued the following report (No. 22-12) On. Nov. 1, 2022, entitled "What Is An "Energy Community"? Alternative Approaches for Geographically Targeted Energy Policy." The report was written by Daniel Raimi and Sophie Pesek. Here are excerpts: * * * Contents 1. Executive Summary ... 1 2. The Inflation Reduction Act of 2022 ... 4 3. "Energy Communities" in the IRA ... 4 3.1. Brownfields and Coal Communities ... 6 3.1.1. Brownfields ... 6 3.1  more

DENVER, Colorado, Jan. 6 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release: The Polis Administration released the biannual progress report on the Reduction Roadmap which summarizes key steps taken during the past six months to cut greenhouse gas (GHG) and other air pollution. These actions included important progress on clean energy plans by electric utilities, successful implementation of a statewide free transit fare grant program, new funding to construct electric vehicle (E  more

WASHINGTON, Jan. 6 -- The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration issued the following news release on Jan. 5, 2023: U.S. Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo announced that the Department's Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding a $3 million grant to Western Wyoming Community College District, Rock Springs, Wyoming, to help diversify the economy by boosting the region's healthcare workforce. The EDA project will renovate existing facilities and construc  more