USDA unfreezes clean energy money — but with DEI, climate fine print

Interlochen Public Radio
The agency is moving to get gridlocked money to farmers and business owners. Some worry about the implications of its guidance around DEI and climate language.
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UP gas generators would be classified as clean energy under bills in state House committee

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Republican supporters say the generators use newer, cleaner technologies, and that should allow them to stay in use past deadlines for the state’s clean energy transition.
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Amid federal cuts, advocates hope Vance will back Great Lakes restoration

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As an Ohio senator, Vance once pushed for restoration funding. Advocates hope he hasn't forgotten.
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