Trailblazer Sen. Judith Zaffirini becomes first woman dean of Texas Senate
Sen. Judith Zaffirini has become the first woman dean of the Senate, succeeding Sen. John Whitmire
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Lawmakers raise concerns over electric vehicle incentives, lithium battery production
Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources met for a hearing to question the Department of Energy and the U.S. Treasury
Funds, tax incentives to help states improve local school infrastructure
Initiatives will help districts modernize aging infrastructure and implement clean-energy technology, such as solar panels and electric vehicles
EPA awards school districts nearly $1 billion for clean school buses
Funds are slated to support the purchase of approximately 2,700 buses, 95% of which will be electric
UCLA buys former mall for $700 million to transform into research center
UCLA Research Park will house the California Institute for Immunology and Immunotherapy as well as the UCLA Center for Quantum Science and Engineering
Massachusetts offshore wind farm delivers first power to grid
Once fully built out, Vineyard Wind will have 62 turbines spaced 1 nautical mile apart. The first five will be fully operational in early 2024
Lubbock adopts smart technology to make trash collection more efficient
Platform will allow the city’s Solid Waste Department to monitor collection routes in real-time to confirm service and to re-assign vehicles as needed
Louisiana governor-elect names chief of staff
Chief of staff has served as senior adviser to multiple presidential elections and numerous statewide campaign
DOE funds three projects to remove carbon emissions from power plants
Projects in Texas, California, North Dakota are anticipated to remove about 7.75 million metric tons of carbon emissions from being released
U.S. invests billions in hydrogen, the ‘Swiss Army knife of energy’
Network of seven regional clean hydrogen hubs will create hydrogen from available resources in each region to store and use locally
