** Maryland Gov. Wes Moore warned of a “very long road ahead” to recover from the loss of Baltimore’s Francis Scott Key Bridge as the Biden administration approved $60 million in immediate federal aid after the deadly collapse. ** A Michigan facility will become the first shuttered nuclear plant in the country to resume energy generation, a …
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** The bodies of two people were recovered from the Patapsco River on Wednesday as officials searched the water where the Key bridge collapsed after being hit by an out-of-control container ship. The men, a 35-year-old and a 26-year-old, were found trapped in a red pickup at the middle of the fallen bridge, according to …
Oklahoma among top ten renewable energy producing states
A new study finds that Oklahoma is one of the top 20 states in the U.S. for its production of renewable energy. The state ranks number 6 in the U.S., largely because of the wind power and wind farms that exist. The ranking is based on 2022 figures showing Oklahoma produced 39.72 TWh of …
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** A major bridge in the US city of Baltimore collapsed early Tuesday after being struck by a container ship, sending multiple vehicles and people plunging into the frigid harbor below. Dramatic footage showed a 300-meter vessel hitting the Francis Scott Key Bridge, bringing the steel-built structure crashing into the Patapsco River. ** An aluminum company has …
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** The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industry to fight climate change. ** Sustainable energy company Avangrid unveiled its economic and fiscal impact report on March 1 and announced that its Kitty Hawk Wind project …
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** Maine’s top environmental regulator, the Maine Board of Environmental Protection rejected a proposed state electric vehicle (EV) mandate in a surprise vote, bucking climate concerns voiced by eco groups and Democrats. ** Minnesota company Carba is helping to slow down an overheating planet by pulling its solution right from the air. As detailed by the Star …
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** BP’s sprawling oil refinery in northwest Indiana has resumed normal operations more than six weeks after a power outage prompted the energy giant to temporarily shut down the complex and evacuate workers. ** The chief of the largest US producer of natural gas has warned that a lack of pipelines and storage facilities will trigger dramatic …
Wind farm moratorium considered in Lincoln County
Enel Green Power has run into more opposition for another of its wind farms. This time, the company’s Cedar Run Wind Project faces a possible moratorium on any wind farms in Lincoln County. County Commissioners have voiced their support for a moratorium and will officially decide next Tuesday in Chandler. Apex Clean Energy has …
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** The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial facilities in the U.S., the first chemical banned under a 2016 chemical safety law. * The U.S. Energy Department (DOE) will unveil final rules that …
Study finds home values aren’t greatly harmed by nearby wind farms
One of the long-time complaints about wind farms is the harm it causes to the value of nearby homes. But a new study shows the harm isn’t as great as some have claimed. It’s only about 1%. The new nationwide study analyzed data from 300 million home sales and 60,000 wind turbines and found …