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DOE awards $19M to 13 initiatives in fossil-fuel areas to produce rare earth elements and critical minerals

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San Juan River-Raton-Black Mesa Basin (Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico): New Mexico Institute of Mining and Technology plans to determine the rare earth elements and critical minerals resource potential in coal and related stratigraphic units in the San Juan and Raton basins in New Mexico. DOE Funding: $1,499,999.

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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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The Gulf of Mexico Research Initiative (GRI) Research Board announced that eight Research Consortia will be funded for the next three years with a total of $112.5 million to study the effects of the Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico. Project Title: Gulf of Mexico Integrated Spill Response Consortium.

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California gas vehicle ban faces pushback from 17 states

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Louis Post-Dispatch , the Missouri State Attorney General, along with Ohio, Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Indiana, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Montana, Nebraska, Oklahoma, South Carolina, Texas, Utah, and West Virginia have sued to prevent CARB from banning new ICE vehicles after 2035. According to the St.

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DOE to fund 14 research projects on deepwater and Arctic methane hydrates; potential future energy supply

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Using electronic measurements, the researchers will investigate variations in hydrate system dynamics beneath hydrate-bearing mounds on the continental slope of the northern Gulf of Mexico in response to changes in local environmental conditions. Georgia Tech Research Corporation. University of New Hampshire. 286,000.

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DOE Investing Up to $78M Investment in Two Consortia Targeting Algae-Based and Biomass-Based Bio-Hydrocarbon Fuels and Infrastructure; $1.6M for Ethanol Blends Fueling Infrastructure

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NABC partners include: National Renewable Energy Laboratory; Pacific Northwest National Laboratory; Albemarle Corporation; Amyris Biotechnologies; Argonne National Laboratory; BP Products North America Inc.; University of California, Davis; UOP LLC; Virent Energy Systems; and Washington State University.

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Obama Administration launches series of actions to accelerate EV adoption; inc. $4.5B in loan guarantees, pursuing 350 kW fast charge

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Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. Southern Company: Georgia Power. PGE will spend 5-10 percent of its corporate fleet budget on electrification, and commits to encourage and incentivize PGE employees to acquire EVs and serve as ambassadors for electrification. Dayton Power & Light Company. Duke Energy.

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