In the news today…
World News:
- Bloomberg reports that at the World Economic Forum in Davos, U.S. climate envoy John Kerry will launch an initiative called the National Strategy to Develop Statistics for Environmental-Economic Decisions to take stock of the nation’s natural resources, such as the value of land, air, water and natural assets, in an effort to paint an accurate picture of America’s output. The initiative will be led by co-chairs Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo, Office of Management and Budget Director Shalanda Young and Arati Prabhakar, the director of the Office of Science and Technology Policy.
Grid:
- Houston Chronicle and WFAA report that Texas regulators are set to vote today on an overhaul of the state power market and grid that would raise electricity rates to incent power companies to be available when there’s a power shortage.
- News-Sun reports AES Ohio will invest $100 million into transmission and distribution infrastructure to support the operations of a forthcoming electric vehicle manufacturing plant.
Minerals:
- Fox Business carries a video featuring Talon Metals.
- Fox Business reports Talon Metals is working to establish a domestic nickel supply chain.
- Bloomberg reports American Lithium Corp.’s top executive is seeing promising signs that the US government is ready to ramp up funding for the domestic supply chain of battery metals, just as demand for electric vehicles surges.
Clean Water Act:
- E&E News PM and Politico Pro report Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton is among the first to sue after the Biden administration’s Clean Water Act rule hit the Federal Register on Wednesday, opening the floodgates for legal challenges.