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$112.5M awarded to research consortia studying effects of Deepwater Horizon oil spill on Gulf of Mexico

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These teams will investigate the fate of petroleum in the environment; the impacts of the spill; and the development of new tools and technology for responding to future spills and improving mitigation and restoration. Project Title: Consortium for Advanced Research of Hydrocarbon Transport in the Environment (CARTHE).

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LA-based SMLC to lead new DOE Smart Manufacturing Innovation Institute; ~$800M for 5 new hub competitions

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In addition, the newly announced manufacturing innovation institute topics now under competition include: Robotics in Manufacturing Environments Manufacturing Innovation Institute. Oak Ridge National Laboratory; Oregon State U.; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Pennsylvania State U.; of Virginia; Virginia Tech; U.

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US DOT Awards $100M in Recovery Act Funds to 43 Transit Projects to Reduce Energy Consumption and Greenhouse Gas Emissions

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Lane Transit District, Oregon: $3,000,000. Red Rose Transit Authority – RRTA, Pennsylvania: $2,450,000. Greater Lafayette Public Transportation Corporation, Indiana: $2,180,000. Delaware Transit Corporation, Delaware: $1,500,000. Tri-County Metropolitan Transportation District of Oregon, Oregon: $750,000.

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US DOE Awards $37 Million for Marine and Hydrokinetic Energy Technology Development

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Bayer Material Science LLC (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) will analyze an innovative, non-turbine approach to harnessing river currents. Northwest Energy Innovations (Portland, Oregon) will verify ocean wavelength performance for a new multimode floating point absorber wave energy device. DOE Funding: $160,000. DOE Funding: $400,000.

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Gas War: U.S. House Suggests Ending California Emissions Authority, White House Says Nope

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While this has created an incredibly hazy regulatory environment at both the federal and state level under the Trump administration, Biden’s doesn’t seem to care due to being in broad alignment with the policies pushed by the California Air Resources Board (CARB).