The EPA’s strengthened chemical accident prevention rule is set to face its first congressional scrutiny at a House Energy and Commerce subcommittee hearing. The stricter requirements, unveiled in March, apply to industries such as refineries, farm supply distributors, and thousands of other operations that use or store hazardous materials. These facilities will have to account for the risks of flooding and other perils tied to climate change, and some will also have to implement safer options to existing procedures. Rep. Buddy Carter (R-Ga), chair of the Environment, Manufacturing and Critical Materials Subcommittee, called the rule “expensive, over-the-top” and “not rooted in reality”.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
