EPA Outlines $27B Climate Act Grant Fund for Clean Energy Projects
Program advances with potential grants for thousands of projects, but House GOP has already signaled it wants to repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
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Program advances with potential grants for thousands of projects, but House GOP has already signaled it wants to repeal the Greenhouse Gas Reduction Fund.
New York has 123 homes constructed under the environmentally friendly "passive house" building standard certified by Passive House Institute US. But architects and environmental experts say it should become the norm, especially for affordable projects in New York City.
The fight won't be over when the budget is done.
Lawmakers are trying to keep the Black River power plant at Fort Drum from closing by changing the state's definition of renewable energy to include the burning of wood, known as forest biomass. This process has been scientifically proven to pollute more than coal.
Democrats disagree how to deal with dollars-and-cents of climate protection measures New York State