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$140 million allocated to address abandoned mine pollution in West Virginia

Millions of Americans live less than a mile from an abandoned coal mine, and pollution concerns from mine lands include drainage discharge that threatens the quality of ground and surface water.

November 22, 2024

Arizona to spend $181.4 million implementing wildfire mitigation measures

The statewide effort emphasizes upgrading technologies, microgrids and communication to monitor and manage fire risk.

November 21, 2024

States, tribes receive $16.45 billion from energy production to use for infrastructure, public safety improvements

This disbursement provides funding for states and tribes to tackle projects including construction and maintenance of public facilities.

November 20, 2024

DOT awards $1.2 billion to state transportation agencies for green construction materials

The program looks to incentivize the use of sustainable, domestic construction materials and products that have lower levels of greenhouse gas emissions.

November 19, 2024

Michigan to invest $129 million in electricity sector decarbonization, renewable energy

Michigan will use the funding to launch the Renewables Ready Communities program, advancing the state’s efforts to achieve 60% renewable energy by 2030.

November 13, 2024

DOE invests $518 million to advance, build carbon sequestration hubs

The funds will support projects designed to combat climate change by developing large-scale carbon storage projects.

November 12, 2024

USDA investing $3.5 billion for affordable rural energy

The funding will help finance the purchase of 1,040 megawatts of renewable energy and more than 200 megawatts of energy storage.

November 11, 2024

$475 million awarded to ports for expanding hydrogen-based zero-emissions technology

The port projects awarded this funding will engage in several hydrogen-based initiatives to reduce reliance on fossil fuels.

November 8, 2024

$150 million in DOE grants to help federal agencies conserve energy, reduce emissions

The funding will support energy conservation projects to support the Fed's goal of achieving net-zero greenhouse gas emissions in all federal buildings by 2045.

November 7, 2024

DOE investing nearly half a billion dollars to strengthen the nation’s electrical grid against climate change

The funding will strengthen the power grid across the nation in order to mitigate outages caused by climate-induced natural disasters.

November 6, 2024

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