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Despite 1996 Law, EPA Still Hasn't Tested Pesticides For Hormone Impacts

"New lawsuit aims to make the agency do what Congress ordered more than 25 years ago."

"In 1996, Congress ordered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to test all pesticides used on food for endocrine disruption by 1999. The EPA still doesn’t do this today.

Nor does it appear close to doing so, argue the plaintiffs in a lawsuit filed against the agency in December for its ongoing failure to implement the Endocrine Disruptor Screening Program.

Source: EHN, 02/27/2023

"Community Solar Is About to Get a Surge in Federal Funding"

"The Inflation Reduction Act includes money to help develop subscription-based solar programs."

"On a farm field east of Faribault, Minnesota, a 1.3-megawatt solar array provides electricity to serve about 180 subscribers.

The project, which occupies about six acres, is an example of community solar—also called “shared solar” or “solar gardens”—a kind of development in which subscribers receive credits on their monthly utility bills for the solar electricity produced.

Source: Inside Climate News, 02/24/2023

"FERC Approves Power Plant Rules To Fight Extreme Weather"

"The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved new rules Thursday to help protect the electricity system during severe winter weather, but grid experts said more action is needed to prevent deadly power outages like those that occurred during Winter Storm Uri."

Source: E&E News, 02/21/2023

"Electric Vehicle Sales Top $1 Trillion in Wake-Up Call for Carmakers"

"Global spending on electric vehicles is surging. According a new report published by BloombergNEF on investment in the energy transition, annual spending on passenger EVs hit $388 billion in 2022, up 53% from the year before."

Source: Bloomberg Green, 02/15/2023

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