$14 million going to create network of battery recycling sites
Project seeks to transform how Americans dispose of their spent batteries, from AA and AAA batteries to defunct power packs
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GSA invests $80 million to integrate smart technology in federal buildings
Initiative will reduce emissions, increase efficiency, reduce costs and enhance comfort across approximately 560 federal buildings
N.J. offshore wind project approved; more lease sales coming in August
Atlantic Shores South project is expected to raise the total amount of clean energy from offshore wind projects in the U.S. to more than 13 gigawatts
Feds make $127 million available to clean legacy pollution sites
Funds come from $660 million in rolling formula grant funding from the Bipartisan Infrastructure Law
USDA invests $66 million for forest, conservation projects
Most of the award will be distributed through the Joint Chiefs’ Landscape Restoration Partnership, which works with private, state and Tribal landowners to conserve forests and agricultural lands
Texas’ risk of power grid emergency, blackouts to rise in August, operator says
Rolling blackouts estimate is higher around the end of sundown hours when the grid is most stressed, operator says in report
Maryland, federal agency to study more offshore wind opportunities
Under MOU, state officials and Bureau of Ocean Energy Management will work to find suitable sites for leases
DOE awards $45 million to kickstart private energy-efficiency financing
Program lets states and territories offer loans and grants for audits, upgrades and retrofits that boost energy efficiency
Washington DOT transitioning ferry system to fully electric
Agency moving forward with plans to convert fleet to exclusively use hybrid-electric ferries by 2040
Department of Energy releases definition of zero-emissions building
National Definition of a Zero Emissions Building provides a framework for federal agencies and private sector partners to work toward clean energy
