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U.S. awards $2.8B in grants for EV batteries in 12 states including North Carolina

The Biden administration on Wednesday awarded $2.8 billion in grants to build and expand domestic manufacturing of batteries for electric vehicles in 12 states.

Energy & Environment

EPA to designate 'forever chemicals' as hazardous substances

Matthew Daly | Associated Press

The Environmental Protection Agency said Friday it is designating some toxic industrial compounds used in cookware, carpets and firefighting foams as hazardous substances under the so-called Superfund law.

EPA Administrator Michael Regan, center, meets with members of Congress from New Hampshire on Oct. 6 to discuss PFAS contamination.

Energy & Environment

EPA unveils strategy to regulate toxic 'forever chemicals'

Matthew Daly | Associated Press

Environmental Protection Agency head Michael Regan says the Biden administration is taking a series of actions to limit pollution from a cluster of long-lasting chemicals known as PFAS that are increasingly turning up in public drinking water systems, private wells and even food.

Energy & Environment

Granholm: Normal Service At Gas Pump Likely By Late Sunday

Matthew Daly | Associated Press

Energy Secretary Jennifer Granholm says the nation is “over the hump” on gas shortages following a ransomware cyberattack that forced a shutdown of the nation’s largest gasoline pipeline.