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New Jersey’s DEP officially adopted new rules requiring more rigorous monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in certain situations.

The New York Green Bank is starting a $250 million Community Decarbonization Fund this year and increasing its own capitalization by nearly a third.

The U.S. Department of Energy issued new energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs that will effectively phase out incandescent bulbs by July 2023.

Michigan's final proposed Healthy Climate Plan includes funding for climate mitigation efforts in economically disadvantage communities.

CARB has released a new draft of its proposed Advanced Clean Cars II regulation featuring a faster ramp up to 100% ZEV sales in 2035.

California officials are looking to expand the Clean Cars 4 All program in ways that ensure its incentive for low-income residents goes to those who need it most.

Competitive generators and others discussed market changes at the Electric Power Supply Association Competitive Power Summit at the National Press Club.

The Vermont Senate passed a bill 28-1 that would, for the first time, legally define what environmental justice means in the state.

The quarterly New England Electricity Restructuring Roundtable took on the topic of equitable decarbonization for its first event of the year.

Washington lawmakers passed a bill to provide low-income residents access to solar energy through community-based projects.