Headline News:
- “Trump’s Budget Cuts And The Environment” • President Trump’s first hundred days included a wide range of attacks on environmental and climate initiatives. His proposed budget does the same. The document looks to curtail or cut billions of dollars for everything from drinking water and clean energy to national parks and emergency management. [ABC News]
Meadow in Jackson, Wyoming (Holly Mandarich, Unsplash)
- “With A Technology License From MIT And NREL In Hand, Comstock Fuels Aims To Produce Jet Fuel From Lignin” • It is an ideal complement to Comstock Fuels’ own technologies: just one refining step to upgrade lignin from biomass into the aromatic hydrocarbon molecules needed to produce “drop-in” synthetic aviation fuel (SAF). [CleanTechnica]
- “Germany’s Solar Power Set To Overtake Lignite In 2025” • In Germany, solar power output is expected to surpass electricity generation from lignite for the first time this year, according to the German Solar Industry Association. The group forecasts that new solar systems with a combined capacity of 17.5 GW will be connected to the grid in 2025. [MSN]
- “Hawaiian Lawmakers Raise State’s Hotel Tax To Help Islands Cope With Climate Change” • Hawaiian lawmakers passed novel legislation that will increase the state’s lodging tax to raise money for environmental protection and strengthening defenses against natural disasters fueled by climate change. Governor Josh Green indicated he will sign the bill. [ABC News]
- “Energy Storage Industry Commits $100 Billion Investment in American-Made Grid Batteries” • The American Clean Power Association announced a commitment to invest $100 billion into American-made grid batteries. It hopes the investment will fuel creation of 350,000 jobs and turn the US into a world leader for battery making. [Renewable Energy Magazine]
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