clean energy
House Advances Diesel-Reduction Program
The Diesel Emissions Reduction Act looks to reduce older, diesel-powered trucks on the road, as well as facilitate the transition in the freight industry to newer equipment. (Daniel Acker/Bloomberg News)
Legislation that would authorize a federal emissions reduction program and fund research and development for technologies across the environmental sector recently passed in the U.S. House of Representatives.
September 29, 2020Green Energy Companies Partner to Proliferate Hydrogen Trucks
A hydrogen fuel pump at an industry show. (Peggy Smith/Transport Topics)
Green energy companies ReCarbon and HYZON Motors partnered July 23 in an effort to propel hydrogen-powered truck projects globally.
July 24, 2020Biden Touts Union Jobs in $2 Trillion Plan to Build Clean Energy
Democratic presidential candidate and former Vice President Joe Biden speaks during the campaign event in Wilmington, Del., on July 14. (Patrick Semansky/Associated Press)
Joe Biden unveiled plans July 14 to spend $2 trillion galvanizing a clean energy economy, with ambitions to spur millions of union jobs building the wind turbines, sustainable homes and electric vehicles needed to rapidly throttle U.S. greenhouse gas emissions driving climate change.
July 14, 2020Williams CEO Says Its Gas Pipe Can Help Cuomo’s NY Green Goals
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo by Peter Foley/Bloomberg News
A natural gas pipeline that has been held up by New York could help Gov. Andrew Cuomo meet his ambitious clean energy goals if he approves it, according to the developer behind the $1 billion project.
October 22, 2019Energy Efficiency Across Transportation Sector Focus of House Hearing
Energy Subcommittee Chairman Conor Lamb by Gene J. Puskar/Associated Press
Congressional support for technologies that promote energy efficiency is key to reducing emissions across the transportation landscape, industry stakeholders told a House panel Sept. 18.
September 19, 2019Biggest Battery System Inches N.Y. Toward 100% Green Energy Goal
The biggest battery system in New York is now storing electricity at a technology campus north of Albany to help stabilize the state’s power grid and reduce carbon emissions.
September 12, 201922 States Sue Trump Administration Over New Coal Rules
The Dave Johnson coal-fired power plant is silhouetted against the morning sun in Glenrock, Wyo., on July 27, 2018. (Associated Press/J. David Ake)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A coalition of 22 Democratic-led states sued the Trump administration Aug. 13 over its decision to ease restrictions on coal-fired power plants, with California’s governor saying the president is trying to rescue an outdated industry.
August 13, 2019Energy Secretary Rick Perry Says US Can Make Fossil Fuels Cleaner
U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry at an energy conference in Salt Lake City. (Rick Bowmer/Associated Press)
The Trump administration is committed to making fossil fuels cleaner rather than imposing “draconian” regulations on oil, gas and coal, U.S. Energy Secretary Rick Perry said May 30.
May 30, 2019Total S.A. Agrees to Buy Major Stake in Clean Energy
Clean Energy Fuels Corp.
Clean Energy Fuels Corp. announced that French oil and gas company Total S.A. has become its largest stockholder and will underwrite a leasing program meant to accelerate the use of natural gas fuel in North American heavy-duty trucks.
May 15, 2018SoCal Ports Approve Aggressive Air Quality Rules for Moving Cargo
Port of Long Beach via YouTube
The ports of Los Angeles and Long Beach announced they have approved the 2017 Clean Air Action Plan Update that sets out aggressive clean air strategies for moving cargo through the nation’s busiest container port complex — which is on pace for the busiest year ever.
November 3, 2017