Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-gov. Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state to get half of …
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FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — On a recent day under the July sun, three men heaved solar panels onto the roof of a roomy, two-story house near the banks of the Kentucky River, a few miles upstream from the state capitol where lawmakers have promoted coal for more than a century. …
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DENVER (AP) — Back in 2015, California’s dry earth was crunching under a fourth year of drought. Then-Governor Jerry Brown ordered an unprecedented 25% reduction in home water use. Farmers, who use the most water, volunteered too to avoid deeper, mandatory cuts. Brown also set a goal for the state …
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July 17, 2023 Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The EPA issued a final Renewable Fuel Standard (RFS) rule that announces the biofuel volume targets for 2023 – 2025 and provides a first look into the EPA’s …
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