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White House to Federal Agencies: Consider Climate Change Impacts of Your Actions

August 2, 2016December 5, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Federal agencies must disclose how their actions will impact climate change, according to White House guidance issued today. The White House Council on Environmental Quality’s (CEQ) final guidance updates the National Environmental Policy Act (NEPA), which requires federal agencies to assess the environmental effects of their actions prior to making ... Read more »

White House Just Gave Energy Storage a Big Push

June 20, 2016September 23, 2019 by Ken Silverstein

President Obama is determined that one of his lasting legacies become the expansion of the New Energy Economy, which includes renewables, microgrids and energy storage. To that end, last week, he launched a new series of executive orders to achieve such measures -- with this set focused on energy storage.

Obama’s Climate Papers Warn of Deaths and Deprivation and It Calls for Action

April 5, 2016April 5, 2016 by Ken Silverstein

Some may call it a political move designed to undermine the fossil fuel industry. Others, though, are saying that a comprehensive report issued by multiple government agencies is warning shot — to tell Congress and industry that carbon mitigation efforts are absolutely necessary. On Monday, the Obama released its Scientific ... Read more »

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