Latest Jennifer Granholm News

US Energy Secretary calls for more nuclear power while celebrating $35 billion Georgia reactors

May. 31, 2024 14:47 PM EDT

WAYNESBORO, Ga. (AP) — U.S. Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm on Friday called for more nuclear reactors to be built in the United States and worldwide. But the CEO of the Georgia utility that just finished the first two scratch-built American reactors in a generation at a cost of nearly $35...

Biden releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from Northeast reserve in bid to lower prices at pump

May. 21, 2024 15:38 PM EDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Biden administration said Tuesday it is releasing 1 million barrels of gasoline from a Northeast reserve established after Superstorm Sandy in a bid to lower prices at the pump this summer. The sale, from storage sites in New Jersey and Maine, will be...

Biden administration will lend $1.5B to restart Michigan nuclear power plant, a first in the US

Mar. 28, 2024 05:37 AM EDT

The federal government will provide a $1.5 billion loan to restart a nuclear power plant in southwestern Michigan, officials announced Wednesday. Holtec International acquired the 800-megawatt Palisades plant in 2022 with plans to dismantle it. But now the emphasis is on restarting...

Energy agency announces $6 billion to slash emissions in industrial facilities

Mar. 25, 2024 10:07 AM EDT

The Biden administration announced $6 billion in funding Monday for projects that will slash emissions from the industrial sector — the largest-ever U.S. investment to decarbonize domestic industry to fight climate change. The industrial sector is responsible for roughly 25% of all...

Editorial Roundup: Texas

Mar. 25, 2024 07:22 AM EDT

Dallas Morning News. March 24, 2024. Editorial: Is bipartisanship dead in Austin? Not on artificial intelligence rules. The need for an artificial intelligence law becomes more urgent each day. Artificial intelligence technology is exploding into all...

Kamala Harris marks first visit to Puerto Rico as vice president, riling some in the US territory

Mar. 22, 2024 21:53 PM EDT

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — U.S. Vice President Kamala Harris visited Puerto Rico on Friday as part of a whirlwind trip to tout the federal aid the U.S. territory has received following deadly hurricanes and attend a Democratic fundraiser. Her visit comes days after U.S. President...

Energy Department conditionally approves $2.26 billion loan for huge lithium mine in Nevada

Mar. 15, 2024 19:36 PM EDT

RENO, Nev. (AP) — President Joe Biden's administration has conditionally agreed to loan more than $2 billion to the company building a controversial lithium mine in Nevada with the largest known U.S. deposit of the metal critical to making batteries for electric vehicles key to his renewable...