The UAW agreement with the Big Three builds a base of good jobs in EVs, and could help the entire transition. But interest rates are a huge impediment right now.
Energy & the Environment
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After Historic Subsidies, Hydrogen Giants Threaten Regulations Could Throttle Industry
A Clinton-era hydrogen company, Plug Power, fights to embed its business model in the tax code.
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Solar Could Become a Model for Sectoral Bargaining
A new deal between the electricians, laborers, and operating engineers aims to set national standards for solar work.
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Biden Can Stop Playing Manchin’s Climate Game
Manchin is proposing a fossil fuel–friendly chair for the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. Instead, Biden could allow Democrats to regain control of FERC.
Posted inEnergy and the Environment
Private Equity Intensifies Rollups of HVAC Installers
A report finds that corporate consolidation, an aging workforce, and high costs could keep heat pumps, a key technology of the Inflation Reduction Act, out of reach.
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Low-Key Green
Pueblo is a world-class model for the clean-energy economy envisioned in the Inflation Reduction Act. But its residents may not feel it.
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U.S. and EU Struggle to Form Green Steel Club
The troubled transatlantic trade deal may expose the limits of Washington’s green ‘friendshoring’ agenda.
Posted inEconomic Policy
TCTACs: A Treat for Disadvantaged Communities
The Biden administration is funding technical assistance for places that have been left behind, so they can access public investments.
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America’s Pipelines Are a Disaster Waiting to Happen
The underfunded agency overseeing tens of thousands of miles of dangerous pipelines has not had an official leader for years.
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Metal From Seawater
A startup aims to restore American magnesium production.
