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Statement: The Federal EV Incentive Program Pause was Preventable

Enviromental Defense

The federal government has long known that due to rapidly growing electric vehicle sales, funding for the iZEV program was going to run out early in 2025. There was an opportunity in Finance Minister Chrystia Freelands recent Fall Economic Statement to include stopgap funding to top up the program and prevent this from occurring.

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A Busy Legislative Season in California Adds Up to a More Climate Proof Future

Union of Concerned Scientists

Also like a sine graph, Union of Concerned Scientists will keep moving forward no matter what (and backward technically, but I am political science major and way out of my depth here, so let’s pretend they only move forward, give me kudos for an awesome simile, and get to the recap!).

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Local Officials Tour Burkholder's Country Market Solar Energy Project In Spring Mills, Centre County

PA Environment Daily

The carport system also powers free electric vehicle charging stations available for market customers. Electricity production is not my main job, we sell groceries, said Russ Burkholder, owner of Burkholders Country Market. Posted: March 26, 2025] PA Environment Digest The majority of our money goes into running our store.

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Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Union of Concerned Scientists

However the Midcontinent Independent System Operator, or MISO, the Midwest’s regional grid manager, has stepped up to approve long-awaited upgrades that will improve the reliability of the electricity system across the region, including Minnesota as well as Illinois and Michigan. That’s not a Minnesota utility…is it?

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The Earth Day Women’s Summit Debuts at EarthX 2025 to Elevate Women’s Perspectives & Drive Solutions for Climate Change

Global Green

Yet, women comprise a fraction of corporate leaders and investment, which does not make good business sense, said Joan Michelson, host of Electric Ladies Podcast and co-executive producer and emcee of The Earth Day Womens Summit. Importantly, women and girls also bear the brunt of the effects of climate change.

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Governor Newsom Should Veto These Four Bills

Legal Planet

These withdrawals could potentially put those waiver decisions into the hands of a hostile federal administration in 2025. The sale of new electric trucks, buses, and vans in California doubled in 2023 from 2022 , and one of every six medium and heavy-duty vehicles sold in the state today produces zero pollution.

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Governing Emissions Trading in California and China

Legal Planet

Emissions trading systems are often launched with relatively lenient design features, typically justified as giving the system a chance to “learn-by-doing” and to gain political buy-in for approval of a program. . – Continual reform to improve ambition, integrity, and buy-in. Most ETS have fallen on the prices-too-low side.