December 23, 2024

Joe Biden

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Biden Announces $2.3B for Climate Resilience, OSW in Gulf of Mexico
President Biden on Wednesday proclaimed climate change a “clear and present danger” to the U.S., to which he would respond “with urgency and resolve.”
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Biden: ‘I Will not Back Down’ on Climate Action
With Sen. Joe Manchin shutting down negotiations over a package that includes clean energy incentives, many suggest answers to the question of what comes next.
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Biden Calls on Major Economies to End Methane Flaring by 2030
President Biden called for new international initiatives to cut GHG emissions and dependence on Russian fossil fuels, including ending methane flaring by 2030.
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Biden Waives Tariffs on Key Solar Imports for 2 Years
Responding to pleas from solar developers, President Biden ordered a two-year tariff waiver on PV components from Cambodia, Malaysia, Thailand and Vietnam.
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Biden to Re-nominate Glick as FERC Chair
President Biden said he will nominate FERC Chair Richard Glick for another five-year term. If confirmed, Glick could be on the commission well into 2027.
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DOE Announces $3.1B to Build out US Battery Supply Chain
DOE is dedicating $3.1 billion to support development of new plants for battery material processing, focusing on materials such as lithium and graphite.
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GOP to Granholm: ‘You’re Anti-Fossil Fuels, Aren’t You?’
Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm said the United States will boost its liquified natural gas exports to 15 billion cubic feet per day by the end of the year.
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Biden Invokes Defense Production Act for Critical Minerals
President Biden invoked the Defense Production Act to step up the production of rare minerals critical to his administration's clean energy goals.
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Biden 2023 Budget Includes Billions for Clean Energy, GHG Reductions
President Joe Biden’s $5.8 trillion federal budget request for 2023 contains a raft of line items aimed at cutting greenhouse gas emissions.
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EPA Restores California Tailpipe Standards
EPA reinstated the authority of California and 16 other states to enact more stringent vehicle emissions standards than the federal government.

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