A GE Haliade-X Turbine stands in the Vineyard Wind 1 project area, which is located south of Martha’s Vineyard. Eric Haynes/Courtesy Avangrid BOSTON — The Massachusetts House was split along party lines Wednesday night in voting to support climate and energy legislation that would “help accelerate the green transition,” according to the bill’s lead architect.
MOORHEAD, Minn. (KVRR) – Minnesota’s Senate Majority Leader was in the Moorhead area Thursday to learn more about some of the issues facing northwestern Minnesota. The tour was designed to highlight how state money has been able to help the city of Moorhead, agriculture policy, and emergency medical service funding. Democratic State Senator Erin Murphy of
How well did federal pandemic funds improve digital access for historically underserved K–12 students and their families? Last week, PPIC researcher Joseph Hayes presented new findings on efforts to close California’s long-standing digital divide in education, with suggestions for building momentum now that federal emergency funds have ended. Simply put, the digital divide means that
John Riggi, AHA’s national advisor for cybersecurity in risk, participated July 18 as the opening keynote speaker in the Information Security Media Group’s Healthcare Cybersecurity Summit in New York City to discuss emerging threats, defense measures and other cybersecurity issues within the health care sector. The event included sessions about threat detection using artificial intelligence,
Sungrow Power Supply, a Chinese photovoltaic inverter manufacturing giant recently announced to partner with Saudi Arabia’s Algihaz Holding for a massive energy storage project. In this project, Sungrow will build a 7.8 GW energy storage system to boost Saudi Arabia’s power grid stability and reliability. Media reports that this will be the largest off-grid energy
After waiting sometime with bated breath, Nebraska Governor Jim Pillen has unveiled some general information of his plan to significantly reduce property taxes across the state. Circulating a 16-page property tax reform “playbook,” Pillen outlined the several pillars of his plan, promising to slash state property taxes by 50%, from about $5.3 billion to around
System is one of only two in Kansas, says farm’s owner An irrigation system on wheels that can operate in irregularly shaped farm fields will be featured during a demonstration day planned Aug. 1 at the Flickner Innovation Farm near Moundridge. The farm’s owner and operator, Ray Flickner, said the 360 RAIN irrigation system is
Auto insurance prices have risen 19.5% from a year ago, according to data from the US Bureau of Labor Statistics, and they may not be done rising yet. S&P Global Market Intelligence insurance sector strategist Tim Zawacki joins Wealth! to discuss the state of the insurance sector, climate change’s impact on it, and how it
When it comes to tax-free municipal bonds, investors who are comfortable with taking more risk are seeing attractive returns. High-yield municipal bonds – issues that are rated below BBB by Standard & Poor’s – have greater default risk than their investment-grade counterparts. The riskier bonds outperformed in the first half of the year, posting total
Attorneys and advisers must start scrutinizing the effects of new federal and state regulations of PFAS for their renewable energy clients, including potential reporting requirements, litigation, and environmental liabilities. PFAS, a class of over 12,000 per-and polyfluoroalkyl compounds, are often called “forever chemicals” because of their strong chemical makeup and persistence in the environment. The