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Thursday, June 27, 2024 | Back issues
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Energy

A signature Biden law aimed to boost renewable energy. It also helped a solar company reap billions

First Solar offers an example of how the Inflation Reduction Act, shaped by a team of lobbyists and potentially influenced by a flood of campaign cash, can yield mammoth returns for the well-connected.

A big boost for a climate solution: Electricity made from the heat of the Earth

Geothermal still accounts for less than half a percent of the United States' total large-scale electricity generation.

New California solar battery project electrician licensing rule passed illegally, contractors claim

The California Contractors State License Board's new rule prevents solar contractors from installing or maintaining solar battery storage systems, and requires electricians to do the specialized work instead.

Costly cattle shocks

DES MOINES, Iowa — The Iowa Supreme Court affirmed the $4.75 million jury verdict against a natural gas company, whose underground pipeline’s stray voltage distressed and harmed a dairy farm’s milk cows. The stray electrical current caused many cows to get sick, extending workers’ workdays and reducing milk production, and the farm had to euthanize an unusually high number of the herd as a consequence.

Hawaii settles youth climate lawsuit, pledges ambitious green goals

The 13 plaintiffs from Hawaii took on the transportation sector, winning commitments for green infrastructure and investment in electric transit.

Texas Public Utility Commission

AUSTIN, Texas — The Texas Supreme Court reversed an appellate courts ruling against the Public Utility Commission in this case brought by an energy company who challenged the commission’s order to set the price of energy at its regulatory cap during 2021’s Winter Storm Uri, which caused deadly, widespread blackouts. The high court says the orders were properly adopted and declares they are not appealable actions.

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