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US top climate negotiator: 'We won't revert back' as Trump prepares to take over
Read full article: US top climate negotiator: 'We won't revert back' as Trump prepares to take overAt the U.N. climate talks, U.S. Climate Adviser John Podesta said that Trump will likely pull America out of the landmark Paris Agreement and try to roll back many of the Biden Administrationโs signature climate moves, including the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act that included $375 billion in climate spending.
In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate change
Read full article: In new term, Trump set to go after measures that are doing the most to fight climate changeThe election of Donald Trump as president for a second time and the Republican takeback of the U.S. Senate could undo many of the national climate policies that are most reducing planet-warming greenhouse gas emissions, according to climate solutions experts.
Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North Carolina
Read full article: Yellen says ending Biden tax incentives would be 'historic mistake' for states like North CarolinaTreasury Secretary Janet Yellen is warns voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages investments in manufacturing and clean energy.
Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidies
Read full article: Chinese firms eye Morocco as way to cash in on US electric vehicle subsidiesInvestment in electric vehicle manufacturing is booming in Morocco, a country that neighbors Europe and enjoys a free trade agreement with the United States.
IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet again
Read full article: IRS says it collected $360 million more from rich tax cheats as its funding is threatened yet againThe IRS says it has collected an additional $360 million in overdue taxes from delinquent millionaires.
US Treasury Department issues guidelines around a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuel
Read full article: US Treasury Department issues guidelines around a new tax credit for sustainable aviation fuelThe Treasury Department is spelling out the rules for tax credits designed to stimulate production of sustainable aviation fuel.
US electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag behind China and Germany
Read full article: US electric vehicle sales to hit record this year, but still lag behind China and GermanyElectric vehicle sales are expected to hit a record 9% of all passenger vehicles in the U.S. this year, according to Atlas Public Policy.
UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plunge
Read full article: UN report says world is racing to well past warming limit as carbon emissions rise instead of plungeA new United Nations report calculates that the globe is speeding to 2.5 to 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.5 to 5.2 degrees Fahrenheit) of global warming since pre-industrial times, set to blow well past the agreed upon international climate threshold.
Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he's reelected
Read full article: Joe Biden wants to complete his goals on civil rights, taxes, and social services if he's reelectedPresident Joe Biden has a lot of unfinished business from his first term that he intends to continue if he's reelected next year.
Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?
Read full article: Michigan Legislature tackles ambitious climate legislation. How far will it go?Gov. Gretchen Whitmer released the MI Healthy Climate Plan last year. Now the state legislature is trying to take those goals and turn them into law.
Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much credit
Read full article: Biden's Medicare price negotiation push is broadly popular. But he's not getting much creditAn AP-NORC poll shows 76% of Americans favor allowing the federal health care program for the elderly to negotiate prices for certain prescription drugs.
Biden will observe 9/11 in Alaska instead of the traditional NYC, Virginia or Pennsylvania events
Read full article: Biden will observe 9/11 in Alaska instead of the traditional NYC, Virginia or Pennsylvania eventsThe White House says President Joe Biden will observe next month's 22nd anniversary of the worst terrorist attack on U.S. soil at an Alaska military base with service members and their families.
Biden marks the 1-year anniversary of his signing of a major climate, health and tax law
Read full article: Biden marks the 1-year anniversary of his signing of a major climate, health and tax lawPresident Joe Biden proclaims that his administration is โturning things aroundโ for Americans when it comes to the economy.
President Biden focuses on factory jobs in Wisconsin, ignoring latest Trump indictment
Read full article: President Biden focuses on factory jobs in Wisconsin, ignoring latest Trump indictmentPresident Joe Biden stopped in the battleground state of Wisconsin to discuss how economic policies he calls โBidenomicsโ are boosting the economy.
Biden goes west to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate change
Read full article: Biden goes west to talk about his administration's efforts to combat climate changePresident Joe Biden will travel to Arizona, New Mexico and Utah next week and is expected to talk about his administrationโs efforts to combat climate change as the region endures a brutally hot summer with soaring temperatures.
U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest $300 million in monitoring agricultural emissions
Read full article: U.S. Department of Agriculture to invest $300 million in monitoring agricultural emissionsThe U.S. Department of Agriculture said it will invest $300 million on monitoring and reporting planet-warming emissions from climate-smart agricultural processes, such as no-till agriculture and planting cover crops.
Georgia governor attacks Biden's electric vehicle policy at federally-backed battery material maker
Read full article: Georgia governor attacks Biden's electric vehicle policy at federally-backed battery material makerGeorgia Gov. Brian Kemp is escalating his attack on President Joe Bidenโs electric vehicle policy.
Harris promotes huge community solar deal in Georgia visit
Read full article: Harris promotes huge community solar deal in Georgia visitThe Biden administration has unveiled what it calls the largest community solar effort in U.S. history, enough to power 140,000 homes and businesses in three states.
Tesla hikes price of Model Y after US alters tax credit rule
Read full article: Tesla hikes price of Model Y after US alters tax credit ruleTesla has raised prices on its Model Y in the U.S., apparently due to rising demand and changes in U.S. government rules that make more versions of the small SUV eligible for tax credits.
EU, US edging toward trade spat when both want unity instead
Read full article: EU, US edging toward trade spat when both want unity insteadThe European Union and the United States are treading precariously close to a major trans-Atlantic trade dispute at a time when the two Western giants want to show unity in the face of challenges from Russia and China.
US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%
Read full article: US wholesale inflation declines in August to still-high 8.7%Inflation at the wholesale level jumped 8.7% in August from a year earlier, a slowdown from July yet still a painfully high level that suggests prices will keep spiking for months to come.
IRS gets $15M to find out if it can create online tax return system so Americans can file for free
Read full article: IRS gets $15M to find out if it can create online tax return system so Americans can file for freeThe Inflation Reduction Act provides $15 million for the IRS to study how it could create a program that allows Americans to file their taxes for free.
Whoโs paying for federal student loan forgiveness? Will it increase inflation?
Read full article: Whoโs paying for federal student loan forgiveness? Will it increase inflation?President Joe Bidenโs student loan forgiveness program aims to provide thousands of dollars in federal student debt cancellation for millions of Americans. But where does the money come from?
Advocates: Senate bill means environmental health, also harm
Read full article: Advocates: Senate bill means environmental health, also harmBillions of dollars in climate and environment investments from the Inflation Reduction Act could flow to communities in the United States that have been plagued by pollution and climate threats for decades.