Friday, 23 May 2025

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News Release

RXO Named a 2024 EPA SmartWay Leader for Sustainability Excellence in the Freight and Logistics Industry

CHARLOTTE, N.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)---- $RXO #nyse--RXO (NYSE: RXO) a leading provider of asset-light transportation solutions, has been named a 2024 SmartWay Leader by the...

FILE PHOTO: Solar panels are set up in the solar farm at the University of California, Merced, in Merced, California, U.S. August 17, 2022. REUTERS/Nathan Frandino/File Photo
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Biden protects 84% of IRA clean energy grants from being clawed back

Biden secures 84 per cent of $96.7B in clean energy grants under the IRA, shielding funds from Trump's planned clawbacks.

FILE PHOTO: Former U.S. Rep. Lee Zeldin gestures as he speaks at the Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum during a rally held by Republican presidential nominees and former U.S. President Donald Trump, in Uniondale, New York, U.S., September 18, 2024. REUTERS/Brendan McDermid/File Photo
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Trump’s pick to lead EPA says agency authorized, not required to regulate CO2

Zeldin, Trump’s EPA pick, calls climate change real but says agency is authorized, not required, to regulate CO2.

A wood pellet plant operated by U.K.-based energy company Drax Group is seen in Gloster, Miss., in 2024. (The Perfect Shot/Southern Environmental Law Center via AP)
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Investigation: How mega-polluters take advantage of billions in green loans

Sustainability-linked loans are under scrutiny for enabling major polluters to avoid accountability while expanding harmful operations.

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Bridger Photonics’ Aerial Methane Detection Technology Approved by EPA for Regulatory Use

BOZEMAN, Mont.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Bridger Photonics (Bridger) announced today that its Gas Mapping LiDAR™ technology has been approved by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to...

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Pioneer Energy Partners with Emvolon, Selected by Department of Energy for a $6 Million Grant for Flare Gas to Methanol Technology

LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer Energy announced today that it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) and the U.S. Environmental Protection...

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Pioneer Energy Partners with Diversified Energy, Selected by the Department of Energy for a $5 Million Grant to Eliminate Emissions at Marginal Conventional Wells

LAKEWOOD, Colo.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Pioneer Energy announced today that in partnership with Diversified Energy (LSE:DEC)(NYSE:DEC), it has been selected by the U.S. Department of Energy...

FILE - EPA Administrator Michael Regan stands near the Marathon Petroleum Refinery as he conducts a television interview, while touring neighborhoods that abut the refinery, in Reserve, La., Nov. 16, 2021. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)
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EPA head Regan, who championed environmental justice, to leave office Dec. 31

Michael Regan, who has led the EPA throughout Biden's four-year term, said Friday he will leave the agency Dec. 31.

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy holds during a news conference on Thursday, Dec. 12, 2024, in Juneau, Alaska, outlining his budget proposal for the coming year. (AP Photo/Becky Bohrer)
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Alaska governor asks Trump to roll back restrictions on oil and gas drilling

Alaska Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s wants to expand oil and gas exploration in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge.