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Indianapolis grapples with low compliance on energy benchmarking requirement for large buildings

Indianapolis faces low compliance with its energy benchmarking ordinance, requiring large buildings to report energy use by 2024.

FILE PHOTO: A Tesla electric vehicle is plugged to a charger in a parking lot in Teia, north of Barcelona, Spain, October 31, 2023. REUTERS/Albert Gea/File Photo
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Trump transition team plans sweeping rollback of Biden EV, emissions policies

Trump's transition team proposes cutting EV support, imposing global tariffs on battery materials, and rolling back emissions standards.

FILE PHOTO: Cars ride in traffic along the I5 freeway is shown in Los Angeles, California, U.S., July 12, 2023.   REUTERS/Mike Blake//File Photo
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US Supreme Court to hear dispute over California tailpipe emissions, EV standards

Supreme Court to hear fuel producers' challenge to California's vehicle emissions standards, testing state power under federal law.

The Stratos Direct Air Capture Facility (DAC), a joint venture between Occidental Petroleum (OXY) and asset manager BlackRock, is seen in Ector County, Texas, U.S., July 28, 2024.  REUTERS/Adrees Latif/ File Photo
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Earthquakes and blowouts undermine case for carbon storage in Texas

Carbon sequestration is vital to U.S. government goals to reduce emissions that cause global warming.

FILE - Trucks line up to enter a Port of Oakland shipping terminal on Nov. 10, 2021, in Oakland, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger, File)
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EPA awards $144 million to California to phase out big diesel trucks

EPA grants $144M to CA for zero-emission trucks, targeting diesel pollution and climate change in transportation sector.

The sun sets over Alum Bluff on the Apalachicola River near Bristol, Fla. on Nov. 4, 2017. (AP Photo/Kate Payne)
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Environmentalists are headed to court over proposed oil well in vulnerable Florida watershed

Environmentalists sue to block oil drilling in Florida’s biodiverse Apalachicola watershed, citing risks to one of earth’s rare ecosystems.

FILE - Pump jacks extract oil from beneath the ground in North Dakota, May 19, 2021. (AP Photo/Matthew Brown, File)
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EPA hails ‘revitalized’ enforcement efforts as Biden administration heads to exit

EPA enforcement in 2024 cut 225M pounds of pollution, targeted overburdened communities, and set record fines for violations.

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