Tag: lobbyists
US Solar Industry Needs Serious Permitting Reform, T1 Energy CEO Contends
In the “this was news a decade ago” category, T1 Energy CEO Dan Barcelo is hammering home a key point for the US solar power industry. The solar industry has one big problem in the United States compared to other major markets — permitting. With cuts in subsidies and net … [continued]
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New York Plastics Law Advances Amid Debate Over ‘Chemical Recycling’

Environmentalists and some state lawmakers say the process does more harm than good. Plastics producers are pushing back.
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Ohio Plastic Waste Plant to Expand Nationally

By James Bruggers, Inside Climate News This article originally appeared on Inside Climate News, a nonprofit, non-partisan news organization that covers climate, energy and the environment. Sign up for their newsletter here. Belching smoke […]
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The Best of the New York Auto Show Was New York Itself
The New York Auto Show comes to a close this weekend. There were both encouraging and discouraging developments for vehicle electrification. However, while I expected innovative technology from automakers, the most encouraging presence was from the city and state of New York. Overall, automaker launches were not as exciting this … [continued]
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After Chemical Industry Lobbying, EPA Considers Dropping Clean Air Protections for Plastic Waste Recycling

The ExxonMobil Baytown Complex in Baytown, Texas, at dusk in 2023. The company developed what it calls advanced recycling of plastic waste involving pyrolysis in part of this complex. Credit: James Bruggers/Inside Climate News
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