“Game-changing” EPA grant fast tracks decarbonization at the Port of Oakland
Northern California's largest port will use a $322 million grant from the EPA’s Clean Ports Program to buy hundreds of zero-emissions trucks and cargo-handling vehicles.
What I’m reading: Sustainable aviation fuel, U.S. transit expansion, the AI power demand boom, and more
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This solution could unlock full electrification in millions of homes
Redwood Energy and NeoCharge recently demonstrated a "Watt Diet" electrification solution that avoids the need for expensive electrical upgrades in existing homes.
What I’m reading: Data centers and electricity demand, geothermal networks, and Copenhagen's "five-minute city"
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Lawsuits that reach state supreme courts could drive climate action during Trump 2.0
The Montana Supreme Court just handed young climate activists a landmark victory by affirming the state constitutional right to a clean environment. It could provide a template for action at other state supreme courts over the next four years.
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Trump’s plan to cancel USPS EV trucks contracts shows contempt for taxpayers, letter carriers, and climate action
You would think that a multi-billion-dollar program to deploy tens of thousands of safer, more efficient mail delivery trucks made in the United States would align with Donald Trump’s “America first” mantra. Not if electricity powers the trucks, apparently. Trump’s disdain for electric vehicles is seemingly so all-consuming
What I’m reading: Agrivoltaics, US solar boom, global EV deployment, and California dreaming
Today’s newsletter is the latest roundup of nuggets I’ve unearthed from my daily reading. These roundups will return to Fridays in the coming weeks, with the next installment arriving before the Christmas break. Enjoy! One of Biden’s legacies: energy-efficient, comfortable affordable housing: If you haven’t tracked
Soaring electricity rates threaten climate action
Households may balk at joining the energy transition unless policymakers in California and beyond act to rein in electricity rate increases.
Forget what you’ve heard, heat pumps can thrive in the cold
Under a challenge convened by the US Department of Energy, manufacturers put residential heat pumps to the test in extreme cold – they passed.
What I’m reading: Marine energy, electric trains and buses, and more
We journalists read all day, sifting through reams of news stories, PR pitches, press releases, reports, and studies to inform and shape the stories we bring you. Not all this raw material will be grist for one of our own stories, but so much of it is still well worth
Taking the emergency out of water heater replacement – and slashing emissions
A new program from a San Francisco Bay Area electricity provider gives homeowners critical time to select a water heater that is better for the planet.