During Climate Week, Biden-Harris Administration Announces Continued Progress on the American Climate Corps Environmental Protection Agency and AmeriCorps Announce a New Environmental Justice Climate Corps; the Department of Housing and Urban Development Joins the Interagency American Climate Corps Initiative Since taking office, President Biden has delivered on the most ambitious climate, … [continued]
Earlier this month, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), announced some changes to the regulations for manufactured homes. While standards for the production of mobile homes, “trailers,” modular homes, and other homes built in a factory are important to have, sometimes they get in the way of delivering … [continued]
First Comprehensive Federal Strategy Outlines Pathways to Reduce Emissions 90% in Buildings Sector by 2050, Reinforcing President Biden’s Investing in America Agenda to Lower Energy Costs, Improve Resilience, and Tackle the Climate Crisis Leer en Español WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Biden-Harris Administration yesterday released Decarbonizing the U.S. Economy by 2050: A … [continued]
HUD Healthy Homes Program Helps Alaska Native Villages Adapt to Change Chris Gene flipped a switch inside his old family home in Gakona, Alaska, filling the entryway with bright light. “All this lighting can run off this switch here,” the electrician said, explaining the three-way system he had just installed. … [continued]
EV charging in urban areas takes imaginative planning, as retrofitting existing infrastructure is difficult.
Originally published on Solar Love. Solar power costs have come down so much in recent years that going solar is a no-brainer money-maker for millions of people. That increasingly includes low- and moderate-income people as well as rich people. Affordable solar power seems as abundant and as popular as ice cream … [continued]
It’s hard to keep a good man—in this case, recently bereaved Vice-President Joe Biden—down. Biden resumed official duties yesterday by hosting the Clean Energy Investment Summit at the White House. You may recall that to support the President’s Climate Action Plan, the White House launched a Clean Energy Investment Initiative … [continued]
US Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced $68 million in funding Thursday for 540 US renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in the nation’s rural communities. This legislation is part of the “Swiss Army knife” of tools for jobs, innovation, infrastructure, research, and conservation President Obama has been talking about. Of … [continued]
While the need and best way to reduce carbon emissions is still (obtusely) being debated in Congress, the federal government has begun a widespread effort to detail and respond to the long-term risks posed to the U.S. by climate change.
