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President Obama plans to launch a new initiative to expand the nation’s solar workforce during a visit to Utah’s Hill Air Force Base on Friday, outlining his economic agenda. “The Energy Department will seek to train 75,000 people — including veterans — to enter the solar workforce by 2020, increasing the goal it set in May 2014 by… Keep reading →

Youth Rally For Change In Energy, Climate And Economic Policy

Lost in a series of higher-profile actions concerning his Administration’s climate change initiatives, President Obama’s Executive Order on Floodplain Management will have a profound impact on any future federally-funded transportation projects.

Obama Nominates New Energy Secretary, New EPA Administrator

Energy Secretary Ernest Moniz said the Iran deal addresses every way the country could possibly get a nuclear weapon and gives the international community unprecedented transparency to Iran’s nuclear program. “There is a fair amount of concern about the deal – which would scale back Iran’s nuclear facilities in exchange for long-term sanctions relief from the… Keep reading →

Fracking In California Under Spotlight As Some Local Municipalities Issue Bans

On March 26, 2015, the Department of the Interior formally published a comprehensive set of new rules regarding Hydraulic Fracturing, commonly known as “fracking.” Several years in the making, the new rules — which go into effect on June 25, 2015 — touch upon virtually every aspect of fracking operations on federal and tribal lands.

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California Governor Jerry Brown announced mandatory water restrictions for the first time in the state’s history. The dramatic order comes in response to an ever deepening drought crisis now in its fourth year. Gov. Brown held his press conference in an open field in the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The field would normally be covered in… Keep reading →

President Obama Speaks On Iran Nuclear Deal

Foreign ministers in Lausanne, Switzerland on Iran’s nuclear programme have said they are inching towards a joint statement, which would be accompanied by a set of agreed parameters that would be kept secret, according to European diplomats. The EU and Iran are expected to issue a joint statement on the talks at 6pm GMT on… Keep reading →

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Last December, EPA announced its final rule regarding the management of coal combustion residuals (“CCR” a/k/a “coal ash”). This came several years after initial alternative proposals were offered for public comment, and the Agency’s subsequent review of over 450,000 written comments.

California Continues To Lead U.S. In Green Technology

Intermittent it may be, but wind is a friend of EPA, not a foe  Ever since the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) unveiled the Clean Power Plan (CPP), its proposal to reduce US greenhouse gas emissions 30% from 2005 levels by 2030, there has been speculation that it will lead, among other things, to premature retirements… Keep reading →

California Power Grid Strained By Heat Wave

FERC has issued a Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NOPR) that would substantially reduce the regulatory burdens placed on energy project developers that construct generator lead lines (gen-tie lines) to interconnect their projects to the grid.

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With reports that Washington and its partners may reach a nuclear accord with Iran in the coming days, a former senior IAEA safeguards official answers the most pressing questions about Tehran’s program and how the agreement might affect its capabilities. What is the commonly accepted definition of “breakout time”? This is the time required to… Keep reading →

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