No state may have more to lose than Georgia as Republicans in Congress look to gut federal subsidies that aid both the solar and electric vehicle industries. And few towns have more to lose than Cartersville. Some local Republicans oppose the cuts, but high-ranking Georgia Republicans have been publicly silent.
The beginning of President Donald Trump’s second term at the White House was marked by a flurry of executive orders rolling back environmental regulations. Most prominent environmental organizations involved in climate issues in Georgia and across the country expected Trump’s recent announcements on environmental policy, but the promptness caught them off guard.
Georgia continues to lead the nation in the growth of clean energy transition related jobs. The federal spending spurring that growth is a likely target of the new Trump administration.
President Biden, 82, has focused on U.S. foreign policy for decades. As he leaves office, he said his team's work on artificial intelligence and climate was key for his successor to follow through on.
The Wilkes County School District announced that it’s the first in Georgia to have all of its daily bus routes served by electric and propane buses instead of diesel buses.
Georgia Power and solar industry representatives renewed their long-running debate before lawmakers Tuesday over whether setting up a new solar program would provide the same benefits to ratepayers as the existing renewable energy options.
"Some may seek to deny or delay the clean energy revolution that's underway in America, but nobody — nobody — can reverse it," Biden said. But Trump has vowed to roll back those plans.
A Georgia Republican who has endorsed former President Donald Trump is concerned about the potential repeal of the Inflation Reduction Act, which has brought billions of dollars of clean energy investment to Georgia.
Millions of dollars are going to Georgia farms and small businesses in an effort to help implement renewable energy technology, federal officials said Friday. On Friday, the U.S. Department of Agriculture announced $3.1 million dollars would go to farms and small businesses in rural Georgia from grants that mainly stem from the Inflation Reduction Act.
A new agreement between the advocacy organization the Clean Energy Buyers Association (CEBA) and Georgia Power would help bring more homegrown green energy to market.
