Walton Family Foundation bolsters climate efforts with 2 new fellows

by Talk Business & Politics staff (staff2@talkbusiness.net)

Bentonville-based Walton Family Foundation (WFF) announced two new fellows on Thursday (April 18): Emily Fairfax and Meaghan Parker.

Fairfax is an assistant professor of geography at the University of Minnesota. Parker is a Public Policy Fellow at the Wilson Center, a nonpartisan think tank in Washington, D.C. She previously led the Society of Environmental Journalists (SEJ).

According to a news release, the fellows will leverage their experience in tackling and reporting on the climate crisis.

Walton Family Foundation bolsters climate efforts with 2 new fellows

Energy officials tout benefits of Inflation Reduction Act; UA solar project announced

by Jeff Della Rosa (JDellaRosa@nwabj.com)

A new federal law that’s expected to impact climate change will extend or establish tax incentives for solar arrays, electric vehicles and U.S. manufacturers of solar array components, Arkansas energy officials said.

On Friday (Aug. 26), the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association hosted a virtual event to highlight how the Inflation Reduction Act will affect the energy industry. On Aug. 16, President Joe Biden signed the act into law after Congress approved it along party lines. The Arkansas Congressional Delegation voted against it.

Paul Osborne, partner for HCJ CPAs and Advisors, discussed the act’s $369 billion in climate and energy-related provisions that includes new or extended tax credits. He said a solar production tax credit that had expired in 2006 has been restored under the new law.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/08/energy-officials-tout-benefits-of-inflation-reduction-act-ua-solar-project-announced/