Backers hope Inflation Reduction Act incentives spur business in Southwest Virginia

by Emma Ricketts and Grant Schwab | Apr 11, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — As the Inflation Reduction Act ushers in generous new tax credits linked to renewables, backers are hopeful that regions once dependent on coal, like Southwest Virginia, could be among its beneficiaries. “If it’s not a watershed moment for a...

LNG terminal in northern Germany poses a serious threat to the region’s wildlife and environment

by Joslyn Richardson | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment

Hooksiel, Germany – After Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, the German government decided it was time to wean itself off its reliance on Russian oil. As an alternative, the government has turned to liquefied natural gas (LNG) as a new energy source and has started...

Will D.C.’s cherry blossoms survive climate change?

by Emma Ricketts and Susanti Sarkar | Mar 16, 2023 | Environment

Washington D.C.’s cherry blossoms are expected to reach peak bloom two weeks earlier than the historic average this year. Is this a sign of climate change? Susanti Sarkar and Emma Ricketts spoke to experts in climate science and phenology about why direct attributions...

Amid Rising Emissions, Could Congressional Republicans Help the US Reach Its Climate Targets?

by Emma Ricketts and Grant Schwab | Jan 26, 2023 | Environment, Featured

While the prospects for a bitterly divided Congress to produce further ambitious climate legislation are almost nonexistent, newly named Republican leaders of key House committees say they want to help bring the U.S. closer to its emissions goal. “There’s...

The EPA Is Helping School Districts Purchase Clean-Energy School Buses, But Some Districts Have Been Blocked From Participating

by Christina van Waasbergen | Jan 9, 2023 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON—The Environmental Protection Agency’s Clean School Bus Program has hit a speed bump. Part of the bipartisan infrastructure law passed last year, the program will provide $5 billion over the next five years to help school districts switch to clean energy...

Republicans eye the SEC’s climate-related disclosure regulations, should they take control of congress

by Emma Ricketts | Nov 7, 2022 | Environment, Featured

WASHINGTON — After the Securities and Exchange Commission held more than 150 meetings this year with investors and other stakeholders interested in its pending regulations that would require companies to disclose climate-related risks and greenhouse gas emissions,...