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Saint-Gobain, through its building products subsidiary CertainTeed LLC, is investing $32 million to upgrade equipment at its insulation plant in Chowchilla, California, which will also lower its carbon footprint.

West Fraser Timber Co. Ltd. announced a commitment to set science-based targets to achieve near-term GHG reductions across all its operations located in the U.S., Canada, U.K., and Europe.

A Rio Tinto-led team received $2.2 million in funding from the U.S. Department of Energy to explore carbon storage potential at the Tamarack nickel joint venture in central Minnesota.

General Motors will dedicate a total of $50 million to its Climate Equity Fund for equitable climate action in order to help close equity gaps in the transition to EVs and other sustainable technology.

MPLX LP announced a new 2030 target to reduce methane emissions intensity by 75% below 2016 levels.

The Connecticut Department of Transportation (CTDOT) released an interim five-year Capital Plan, covering fiscal years 2022 – 2026 with a focus on reducing GHG emission.

AT&T signed two virtual power purchase agreements for a total of 155 MW to support new solar projects in Maryland and Pennsylvania.

Dominion Energy is broadening efforts to limit GHG emissions and is working toward achieving net zero for emissions outside of the company's direct operations.

While helping others achieve their sustainability goals has been integral to Smart Energy Decisions’ business since its inception, this column from SED's Alexandra Failla explains why the company is now walking the walk by setting its own sustainability goals and informing its community of intentions, challenges, and progress. 

Marathon Petroleum Corp. (MPC) established a 2030 target to reduce absolute Scope 3 - Category 11 GHG emissions by 15% below 2019 levels.