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Houston accepts $20M EPA grant to build solar farms in Kashmere Gardens and Fifth Ward
Houston's Greater Fifth Ward and Kashmere Gardens could soon be home to a combined 15 acres of solar farms over the next three years. These two neighborhoods have been suffering from industrial contamination and poor air quality for decades.On Wednesday, Houston City Council voted to accept the $20 million grant from the EPA that the Houston Health Department wrote and submitted.Dr. Loren Hopkins, the health department's chief environmental science officer, said the goal is to provide neighbors with another way to power their homes during extreme weather events, such as flooding, hurricanes, freezing temperatures, or heat waves.The solar farms are...
Area lithium efforts receive 450 million
As part of the Biden-Harris Administration’s “Investing in America” agenda, “the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) today announced over $3 billion for 25 selected projects across 14 states to boost the domestic production of advanced batteries and battery materials nationwide. The portfolio of selected projects, once fully contracted, are projected to support over 8,000 construction jobs and over 4,000 operating jobs.” The ArkLaTex area should benefit from a portion of the money as Vancouver-based Standard Lithium which already operates in the region and Houston-based TerraVolta Resources will receive 225 million dollars each “aimed at expanding domestic manufacturing of all segments of...
Alex Jones’ InfoWars to Be Auctioned Off to Pay $1.5 Billion Defamation Damages
His equipment and online vitamin shop will also be sold to benefit the parents of children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting The post Alex Jones’ InfoWars to Be Auctioned Off to Pay $1.5 Billion Defamation Damages appeared first on TheWrap.
San Antonio is a top city for bad hair days
A new study confirms what most of us already know: San Antonio is among the worst cities in the U.S. for keeping your hair in check. Why it matters: It's time to embrace the frizz. What they did: Goldie, a beauty appointment scheduling app, analyzed environmental factors that affect hair...
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