I.R.A. Rebates for Appliance Swaps Could Be Phased Out NYT - Energy & Environment By: Maxine Joselow and Brad Plumer 1 June 2026 at 22:33 New guidance from the Energy Department would prevent people from receiving rebates after making such swaps. © Bing Guan for The New York TimesThe new guidance would also end rebates for the replacement of gas-powered dryers, heat pumps and water heaters.
E.P.A. to Repeal Some Limits on ‘Forever Chemicals’ in Drinking Water NYT - Energy & Environment By: Lisa Friedman 26 May 2026 at 21:32 The rules were established by the Biden administration after research linked the compounds to a range of serious health problems. © Haiyun Jiang/The New York TimesLee Zeldin, the E.P.A. administrator, has argued that the agency made a procedural error when it established the drinking water standards in 2024.
Trump Eases Restrictions on Climate ‘Super Pollutants’ NYT - Energy & Environment By: Lisa Friedman and Maxine Joselow 21 May 2026 at 18:33 The administration is delaying a phaseout of hydrofluorocarbons, potent planet-warming chemicals used in air-conditioning and refrigeration. © Gene J. Puskar/Associated PressReplacing an air conditioning unit outside a home in western Pennsylvania during a heat wave last June.
Fish and Wildlife Service Clears a Weedkiller, Saying It Won’t Cause Extinction NYT - Energy & Environment By: Hiroko Tabuchi 20 May 2026 at 17:04 The finding effectively paves the way for continued use of atrazine, a widely used herbicide that has been linked to birth defects and cancer in humans. © Julie Ingwersen/ReutersTest plots at a Syngenta research site in Junction City, Kan. Atrazine is made primarily by Syngenta.
The New ‘Gold Rush’ of Geothermal Energy NYT - Energy & Environment By: David Gelles 19 May 2026 at 20:16 A new wave of start-ups are trying to harvest emissions-free energy from inside the Earth, but the industry still faces significant challenges. © Eduardo Munoz/ReutersExecutives of Fervo and others celebrated the geothermal company’s I.P.O. on the Nasdaq on May 13.
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