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California commits to funding geothermal cost-share program essential to driving project deployment
This week, Governor Gavin Newsom signed a budget agreement that includes targeted funding for geothermal exploratory wells, which are essential to developing next-generation geothermal projects in the state. “Next-generation geothermal can play a significant role in helping California meet its ambitious climate and clean energy targets by providing firm power…
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Court upholds life-saving national soot air quality standard
Today, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit upheld the national, health-based limit on fine particulate matter (PM2.5), also known as soot.
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Court should order restart of wind project reviews, environmental groups say
Eight environmental groups support lawsuit seeking to end Defense Department’s de facto ban on approval of new wind projects WASHINGTON, D.C. (June 18, 2026) – Environmental groups today urged a federal court to move quickly to force the Defense Department to end its de facto ban on new wind energy projects. In an amicus brief filed…
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Fusion Energy Regulation in the United States: Frameworks for Licensing and Deployment
As fusion technologies move closer to deployment, establishing a clear and predictable regulatory path will be an essential step in enabling demonstration projects, attracting investment, and ensuring public safety and confidence in fusion energy.
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2026 Colorado Legislative Session: Progress across clean energy and infrastructure
The progress this session demonstrates the General Assembly’s ongoing interest in advancing climate and clean energy policies to reduce air pollution and strengthen the state’s grid.
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California can turn fusion momentum into commercialization. SB 925 is the next step.
In the United States, California has long been at the frontier of the nation’s pursuit of harnessing fusion as an energy source.
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How BLM’s repeal of the Public Lands Rule could slow clean energy deployment
Last month, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) finalized the repeal of its Conservation and Landscape Health Rule, also known as the Public Lands Rule.
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Modernizing Federal Agency Practices
CATF aggregated a set of recommendations to help federal agencies efficiently deploy energy incentives to maximize impact with existing resources at their disposal.