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🚗🔋 Great things happening in Lawrence County! In a recent guest column Ryan Egly, President and CEO of the Lawrence County Chamber of Commerce, discussed how Lawrence County’s economy is getting stronger and more resilient thanks to investments in clean energy technology, including electric vehicles. "The benefits of investing in clean energy and related technologies like EV production and manufacturing go beyond direct job creation and the economic opportunities that our communities will experience as a result. Growing our clean energy sector and workforce will help support a range of local businesses and industries, including businesses operating in the retail, hospitality, and service sectors." Learn more on The Tennessean!👇 https://lnkd.in/epMwpzYS

Learn how you can protect reliable energy in South Carolina by joining Voices for Cooperative Power and making your voice heard on important energy issues! 🤝 Click here to join! https://lnkd.in/ddfzuNT

Another great win for manufacturing in South Carolina. Princeton NuEnergy (PNE) will be opening the first Cathode Active Material (CAM) direct recycling #manufacturing center in SC. PNE recycles lithium-ion #batteries from #EVs, electronics, energy storage batteries, and manufacturing scrap. Their production focuses on lower cost and lower environmental impact. This is an $11 million investment that will create 41 new #jobs. #cleantechnology

Read how the Brighter Tomorrow Act will greatly impact Maryland!

Did you know you can find historical public agency debt data on DebtWatch? In this month's "Ask Fiona" in the California State Treasurer's Office's July Newsletter, Treasurer Fiona Ma details how you can use CDIAC's DebtWatch site to easily access powerful views of California public debt. To see it yourself, visit https://lnkd.in/dgS6qXjz! #muniland #publicfinance #CDIACsto

Thrilled that the first paper led by my first U-M PhD student, the stellar Claire McKenna, and with Carina Gronlund, is now out in Resources, Conservation & Recycling. From energy audits, utility bill analysis, thermostat data analysis, and interviews with 51 homeowners in Wayne and Washtenaw Counties, we find: 1. A switch to heat pumps from natural gas will raise energy burdens sharply for all participants. This will be particularly acute for low-income households. This is a function of the cold climate, poor housing stock (more below), and the relative prices of natural gas and electricity. In the figure below, (1) is for standard flat electricity rate and 2022 natural gas cost; and (2) is for standard time-of-use electricity rate and 2022 natural gas cost. Read the article here: https://lnkd.in/gdrAEDkX CRUCIAL POINT: this is not an argument against electrification, which is essential. It is an argument for standards and help to make our housing stock more efficient and for closer scrutiny of utility rates.

Since our beginnings, Tribes and Indigenous communities have recognized our sun as deserving of perpetual reverence and respect for providing life to our communities, plants, animals, and everything we depend upon. As we continue navigating current energy development and its impacts, the sun through community solar provides an opportunity to restore a healthy, interdependent, and clean energy stewardship paradigm while promoting Tribal energy sovereignty and economic empowerment. Learn more about the process of receiving energy from community solar.

Explore robust grant opportunities this fall that include more than $374 million in federal dollars targeting improvements to environmental and human health and significant local investments for water conservation, transportation, and recreation programs.  >Federal Brownfields Assessment and Cleanup Grants Application Period >$20 million in Federal Funding to Improve Airport Contract Tower Operations >$100 million in Federal Grants to Remove Barriers to Affordable Housing >$24.5 million for Tribal Transportation Safety Planning >More Than $14 Million Available for Energy Efficiency Retrofits in Washington >Up to $9.6 Million to Reduce Methane from Landfills in Washington >$10 million to Improve Air Quality in Washington >Washington Water Quality Combined Funding Program >Funding to Evaluate Water Reuse, Conservation, and Storage in Oregon >Support for Enhanced Mobility for Seniors & People with Disabilities in Oregon >Funding to Improve Oregon County Parks that Offer Camping Check out the details for eligibility and funding focus.

Affordable energy is a civil rights issue and must be addressed in our energy policy discussions. At the 2024 National Action Network Convention, Rev. Dr. Malcolm T. Byrd, Chief Operating Officer of the National Action Network and Senior Pastor at Mother AME Zion Church in Harlem, New York, shared that his church spends $5,000-$6,000 every 2 weeks on heating oil – taking away vital funds that could be devoted towards community development. We must ensure that America’s energy policies do not sacrifice reliability or affordability for families and businesses across the United States. Learn how natural gas, partnered with renewables, is a pragmatic energy strategy that can move all communities forward: https://lnkd.in/deTAjieA

🌊 "Challenging Assumptions about the Role of Dams in the Region's Power Supply," featuring Heather Nicholson, is now available! The discussion addressed the challenges facing Southern Resident Orcas and Snake River Chinook, including the impact of dams on their recovery. 🎥 Watch here: https://lnkd.in/gHYq75hc