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Governor Kathy Hochul announced the largest state investment in renewable energy in United States history, demonstrating New York's leadership in advancing the clean energy transition. The conditional awards include three offshore wind and 22 land-based renewable energy projects totaling 6.4 gigawatts of clean energy, enough to power 2.6 million New York homes and deliver approximately 12 percent of New York's electricity needs once completed.

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) announced nearly $128 million to fund 186 projects across the country that advance environmental justice. The organizations, that EPA has selected through its Environmental Justice Collaborative Problem Solving Cooperative Agreement and Environmental Justice Government-to-Government programs, will use the funds to ensure disadvantaged communities have access to clean air and water and climate resilience solutions.

The Maryland Department of Housing and Community Development celebrated the first year of operations of the Maryland State Small Business Credit Initiative (SSBCI). Launched in August 2022, Maryland's SSBCI will administer $198 million to small businesses and entrepreneurs. The state has already committed more than $33.1 million to 27 applicants and leveraged nearly $192 million in additional private capital to create or retain more than 1,300 full-time equivalent jobs.

Hawai'i Community Lending will receive a $2.4 million loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) to finance 10 homes. Hawaiʻi Community Lending is one of eight Native Community Development Financial Institutions to receive USDA funding to expand homeownership opportunities for Native communities.

A new report from the U.S. EPA finds that buildings will likely deliver larger greenhouse gas emissions reductions through 2035 than any other end-use sector, particularly with the programs created under the Inflation Reduction Act (IRA). The report estimates greenhouse gas emissions reductions through 2035 over a 2005 baseline, incorporating numerous modeling scenarios, both with the effects of the IRA's programs and without them. This analysis helps readers understand the impact of the IRA programs on GHG emissions from end uses, as well as the power sector.

The Westchester County's Local Development Corporation voted preliminary approval of $52 million in tax-exempt bond financing for the redevelopment of the former Avon headquarters into a 187,000-square-foot facility to be leased to the New York Blood Center Inc. The New York Blood Center will occupy the entire property for office space, testing and research laboratories, and processing, storage, and distribution of blood and associated supplies.

California allocated more than $3.7 billion to rebuild the state's transportation infrastructure. More than $2.3 billion is from the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act of 2021, the bulk of which is going to improve bridges, travel times and air quality; reduce planet-warming pollution; increase highway and rail safety; and provide transportation services. Nearly $169 million in funding is from California's Road Repair and Accountability Act of 2017.

The Port of Walla Walla is on the cusp of finalizing its plans for the creation of a Tax Increment Financing Area in property the port owns near Burbank and Wallula Gap. Covering an extensive area that spans properties within the Attalia Urban Growth Area, including the Wallula Gap Business Park, and sections of the nearby Burbank Urban Growth Area, this project encompasses a total of 5,877.2 acres.

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