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Department of Interior awards initial $560M to 24 states to plug, cap and reclaim orphaned oil and gas wells

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Several states—including Arizona, Louisiana and Montana—will prioritize job creation and preference to small businesses through their contracting process. Pennsylvania. Twelve states—including Kansas, New Mexico and Ohio—have prioritized capping wells in disadvantaged communities. 1,000-1,200. Mississippi. *.

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Diesel Technology Forum: 57% of all commercial diesel trucks on the roads in US are near-zero emissions models

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Next in the rankings is Utah (66.2%), Pennsylvania (66.0%), the District of Columbia (65.4%), Texas (63.6%), Oklahoma (62.6%), Florida (62.3%), Illinois (60.6%), Louisiana (59.2%), and Wisconsin (59.1%). California lags the national average, taking the 35 th spot (51.6%).

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From Coast to Coast: Uncovering the Most Loved Cars in Each State

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Alabama: Ford F-150 Alaska: Subaru Outback Arizona: Toyota Tacoma Arkansas: GMC Sierra 1500 California: Honda Civic Colorado: Subaru Forester Connecticut: Toyota RAV4 Delaware: Ford Explorer Florida: Toyota Corolla Georgia: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Hawaii: Toyota Tacoma Idaho: Ford F-150 Illinois: Honda Civic Indiana: Chevrolet Silverado 1500 Iowa: (..)

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DOT and DOE announce nearly $5B over 5 years for new national EV charging network; $615M in FY2022

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Pennsylvania. 29,315,442. 19,978,342. 21,998,178. 14,743,125. 10,280,470. 10,859,512. Massachusetts. 16,290,764. 10,089,418. Mississippi. 14,647,722. New Jersey. 15,448,790. New Mexico. 25,971,644. North Carolina. 16,137,196. North Dakota. 20,739,853. 25,386,631. Puerto Rico. Rhode Island. South Carolina. 10,360,855. South Dakota. 13,074,884.

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The US’s largest solar panel maker is making a big impact on the US economy – in numbers

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This analysis, a collaboration with the University of Louisiana at Lafayette’s Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Public Policy Center, gives us a look at First Solar’s spending both now and in the future, specifically looking at 2023 and what’s anticipated for 2026. In 2023 alone, with over 6 GW of capacity, it injected $2.75 billion in value and $5.32

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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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Gulf Coast Basin (Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi and Texas): The University of Texas at Austin plans to quantify coal from mines and coal ash from power plant resources and refuse as feedstocks for rare earth elements and critical minerals within the US Gulf Coast Basin. DOE Funding: $1,499,647.

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Nissan expands LEAF availability into 7 more states

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Nissan has re-opened reservations and has begun taking orders from the general public for the 2012 Nissan LEAF in Delaware, Indiana, Louisiana, Nevada, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and Rhode Island. (NNA) has expanded availability of the all-electric LEAF into seven new states.