Last week, Louisiana announced its agenda for recovery from the Deepwater Horizon oil spill, lifted the ban on recreational fishing and called on the FDA to do the same for commercial catches. However, items in the plan including the amount of control BP has over the safety certification of the state’s commercial fishing catch and [...]
Washington has launched the nation’s first “electric highway,” a network of electric vehicle recharging stations along Interstate 5. The project will be a partnership between the state’s transportation and commerce departments and is supported by $1.32 in federal Recovery Act infrastructure funding. Once implemented, Washington will have the first border to border highway to offer [...]
Oregon further strengthened its partnership with Mitsubishi Motors North America this week, by announcing that it will be working with the company to promote the use of electric vehicles through the development of a vehicle charging network. The state signed a memorandum of understanding with the company in April of last year. The memo was [...]
A bill that reforms how California stores, delivers and manages its water supply passed the state legislature Wednesday. Legislators and industry observers call it the most significant reform passed by the state in at least 50 years.
IBM and Consert, a Raleigh, N.C.-based intelligent energy distribution and management network provider, announced the completion of a smart grid pilot project coordinated in conjunction with the Fayetteville Public Works Commission (FPWC) in Fayetteville, North Carolina.
The United States Department of Agriculture’s Farm Services Agency (FSA) has selected a Missouri energy cooperative as the nation’s first recipient of matching funds under the newly created Biomass Crop Assistance Program (BCAP).
Leaders from across the state of New York gathered at Cornell University earlier this month to discuss ways local government officials could build meaningful partnerships both within and outside the public sector.
Maryland’s Department of General Services (DGS) recently announced a new tool that will help the state reach its goal of reducing energy use over the next several years. Managed by the DGS Office of Energy Performance and Conservation, the EmPOWER Maryland Utility Database will facilitate the collection and management of all the state’s utility data
The United States Environmental Protection Agency has awarded a $4 million grant to the state of Kansas to support the reduction of diesel emissions.
According to a new report by the Pew Charitable Trusts, going green not only pays off for the environment, it pays off for the economy.
