California conservation organizations continue pushing for net metering preservation

Fifty-five environmental groups sent a letter to Gov. Gavin Newsom and the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC), calling on them to reject net metering changes “that will set back California’s clean energy and environmental goals.” Net…

This week’s Commerce decision on antidumping solar panel tariffs could make or break the U.S. solar industry

“We’re either going to be laying off hundreds of employees or hiring hundreds of employees.” Those are the only two avenues, said Troy Ochoa, VP of solar construction for Wanzek Construction, during a press conference today about a…

Gov. Newsom Signs California Renewable Energy Bills

Gov. Newsom highlights over $15 billion climate package in Sequoia National Park. At the site of the KNP Complex in Sequoia National Park, Gov. Gavin Newsom has highlighted the California…

Panasonic is still making solar panels and a whole suite of energy products — just not in-house

To clear up any confusion — Panasonic is not exiting the solar market. The almost-100-year-old company has made a strategic decision in the solar space to design an ecosystem of residential energy products instead of focusing exclusively…

What Will It Take for Electric Vehicles to Create Jobs, Not Cut Them?

When President Biden announced his multitrillion-dollar jobs plan in March, it included nearly $175 billion in spending to encourage Americans to buy electric vehicles.The money would help ensure “that these vehicles are affordable for…

Arctic Sea Ice Hits Annual Low, but It’s Not as Low as Recent Years

Sea ice in the Arctic Ocean has reached its minimum extent following the summer melt season, and coverage is not as low as it has been in recent years, scientists said Wednesday.The National Snow and Ice Data Center, at the University of…

Biden Administration Makes First Major Move to Regulate Greenhouse Gases

Environmental groups described the new regulation as critical to putting the United States on a path to cut emissions 50 percent to 52 percent from 2005 levels by the end of this decade, as Mr. Biden has promised, and to keeping the planet…

Flood Insurance Costs Are Set to Skyrocket for Some

In 2019, FEMA said it would instead price flood insurance based on the particular risks facing each individual property, a change the agency called “Risk Rating 2.0.” After a delay by the Trump administration, the new system takes effect…

Sherwood Boehlert, a G.O.P Moderate in the House, Dies at 84

After serving in the Army, he graduated from Utica College in 1961 and managed public relations for the Wyandotte Chemical Company.Lured into politics as a supporter of relatively progressive New York Republicans like Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller…

PG&E Faces Criminal Charges Over California Wildfire

Prosecutors in Northern California filed criminal charges against Pacific Gas & Electric on Friday in connection with the deaths of four people last year in a wildfire that was linked to the utility’s equipment.The Shasta County district…