"A bipartisan bill will be introduced Thursday by Sens. Michael Bennet (D-Colo.) and Roger Marshall (R-Kansas) to re-up a program to foster next–generation agricultural research, including work to address the agriculture sector's ability to withstand extreme weather."
House Republicans unveil energy, permitting package
Jeremy Dillon of E&E News reports on the House Republicans’ new energy and permitting package. “‘Every time we need a pipeline, road or dam, an average of almost 5 years and millions of dollars in costs get added to the project to comply with Washington’s permitting process. That’s too long,’ Speaker Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) said...
Mobilizing for Carbon Removal
"The recent policy actions from the U.S. Congress and the early leadership from the private sector are a tremendous start. But a clear mobilization strategy using public private partnerships is needed now that leverages market forces and government policy to enable carbon removal capacity to be available in the time and scale needed to meet the climate challenge."
Why Are Heating Prices So High in New England?
"Constructing energy infrastructure to bring reliable natural gas to New England ought to be a top priority for state legislators. Yet leaders of New England states have doubled-down on their decarbonization plans. Maine Gov. Janet Mills is seeking to achieve what she calls 'deep decarbonization' of the state. Last year Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont axed a contract to build a natural-gas plant in Killingly, on the state’s border with Rhode Island. This year Connecticut’s two largest utilities hiked their rates by 43%, citing 'supply-chain constraints.' Massachusetts’ largest utility increased monthly rates by 64% because of “higher electric supply prices."
Politics Could Speed Up Clean Energy. They May Also Slow It Down.
"Yet there are signs of progress in other areas. One key bottleneck is approval for transmission lines: A record 1,400 gigawatts of total generation and storage capacity are currently seeking interconnection to the grid, more than the current U.S. generating capacity of 1,200 gigawatts, according to a new paper from Berkeley Lab. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission is now working on a series of proposed rule changes to streamline the processes for approving transmission lines."
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