US biochar asphalt company under threat after reporting $16 mln deficit

Published 18:17 on February 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:17 on February 21, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A US biochar producer specialising in road construction and building materials signalled in a Q4 2024 filing that it is suffering recurring losses amounting to nearly $16 million that threaten its ability to continue operations.

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Texas lawmaker files bill proposing ban of carbon tax, clean fuel standard

Published 00:18 on February 21, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:18 on February 21, 2025  / /  Americas, Carbon Taxes, RINs & LCFS, US

A Texas legislator filed a bill last week that would allow Texas voters to decide if the state should be prohibited from ever enacting a carbon tax or a clean fuel standard.

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US senators reintroduce legislation to expand financing tool to clean energy projects

Published 20:50 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 20:50 on February 20, 2025  / /  Americas, RINs & LCFS, US

A pair of bipartisan US senators reintroduced legislation Thursday that would make clean energy projects eligible for a financing option currently only available to traditional energy projects.

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CLARIFICATION – BRIEFING: Proposed changes to Washington ETS could jeopardise near-term climate goals, agency says

Published 00:34 on February 20, 2025  /  Last updated at 18:44 on February 21, 2025  / /  Americas, Canada, US

Newly proposed changes to Washington’s cap-and-invest programme that would increase near-term GHG allowances to make compliance easier may jeopardise the state’s 2030 and 2040 climate goals, legislators heard at a hearing, but stakeholders warned of affordability concerns.

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Iowa energy bill stirs CO2 pipeline opposition as it advances through subcommittee

Published 22:32 on February 18, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:32 on February 18, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

An Iowa bill designed to advance the state’s energy systems passed through a subcommittee Monday while attracting grassroots pushback in response to certain provisions related to carbon capture and sequestration (CCS).

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Arkansas starts CO2 well, pipeline primacy process with new bills

Published 21:09 on February 17, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:02 on February 17, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

A pair of Arkansas bills passed out of a legislative committee last week seek to facilitate the transfer of permitting authority for CO2 pipelines and injection wells from federal agencies to the state.

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Pennsylvania sues federal agencies as over $3 bln in funds for climate projects still frozen

Published 22:18 on February 14, 2025  /  Last updated at 22:18 on February 14, 2025  / /  Americas, US

More than $3 billion in Pennsylvania’s emissions reductions efforts, such as mine reclamation and oil well plugging projects, are under threat as the new administration under President Donald Trump continues withholding money following its federal funding freeze announced last month, according to a lawsuit the state filed Thursday.

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Indiana Senate passes bill to ‘clean up’ CO2 infrastructure permitting

Published 21:18 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 21:18 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

An Indiana bill that proposes to alter the permitting process for CO2 pipelines and sequestration wells passed out of the State Senate Tuesday and was referred to the state’s House of Representatives.

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BRIEFING: US Senate committee heightens calls for hastening CO2 well permitting

Published 00:19 on February 13, 2025  /  Last updated at 00:19 on February 13, 2025  / /  Americas, US, Voluntary

The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee held a hearing Wednesday during which a bipartisan group of senators underscored the need for a more streamlined permitting regime for carbon capture, utilisation, and sequestration (CCUS) projects.

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US soil carbon startup expands Texas grasslands conversion project to 6,300 acres

Published 23:31 on February 11, 2025  /  Last updated at 23:31 on February 11, 2025  / /  Americas, Nature-based, US, Voluntary

A soil carbon developer has partnered with a Texas land trust to protect 6,300 acres (2,550 hectares) of grassland from being converted into cropland while generating thousands of carbon credits, according to an announcement Tuesday.

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