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Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas partner for regional hydrogen hub to compete for IIJA funding

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The US states of Louisiana, Oklahoma, and Arkansas have entered into a bipartisan three-state partnership to establish a regional hub for development, production, and use of clean hydrogen as fuel and manufacturing feedstock.

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Young Arkansas Archer Aims for a Cleaner Future with Electric Vehicles 

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By Stuart Ungar Nineteen-year-old Spencer Rhoden is charged up about electric vehicles. As a child, he was so obsessed that he had to dial back talking about them with his parents and friends. Now a rising sophomore at Lyon College, Spencer runs an EV clothing brand and has also started a new chapter of the […].

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EPA announces $46M for latest Diesel Emissions Reduction Act funding

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Over the last three years, EPA has provided nearly $300 million in grants and rebates to modernize diesel fleets with cleaner heavy-duty trucks and equipment, according to EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler. Region 6 (Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma, Texas) will accept applications requesting up to $2,500,000 in grant funds.

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EPA announces ~$44M in DERA funding to reduce emissions from diesel engines

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Applicants may request funding to upgrade or replace diesel-powered buses, trucks, marine engines, locomotives and nonroad equipment with newer, cleaner technologies. Eligible applicants include regional, state, local or tribal agencies, or port authorities with jurisdiction over transportation or air quality.

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Clean Energy to provide LNG to Hawaii Gas; additional agreements in trucking, transit and refuse markets

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Fred Meyer is the first company in the State of Oregon to take advantage of the Oregon Clean Fuel Program, which calls for the reduction of greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions through the use of cleaner fuels such as natural gas and renewable natural gas.

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Infrastructure Bill Could Usher In New Era for EVs

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About $5 billion will be used to install charging stations along major transportation corridors, and an additional $2.5 The enormous undertaking would represent a revolution in transportation. The EV revolution started more than a decade ago as the world began to embrace cleaner, more environmentally friendly forms of energy.

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