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Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.
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Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.

A pile of government cash from last year’s climate law was supposed to fuel a wave of clean-energy startups. Instead, many are running out of money before the funding comes through. Higher interest rates and rising costs have hurt the companies in what are often capital-intensive industries. Washington’s grinding bureaucracy has been slow to dole out the cash from the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.
Money

Clean-Energy Startups Expected a Gusher of Government Money. They Are Still Waiting.

A pile of government cash from last year’s climate law was supposed to fuel a wave of clean-energy startups. Instead, many are running out of money before the funding comes through. Higher interest rates and rising costs have hurt the companies in what are often capital-intensive industries. Washington’s grinding bureaucracy has been slow to dole out the cash from the climate-focused Inflation Reduction Act.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8
It’s Hard to Recycle, and It’s Everywhere. What If Scientists Could Fix Polyester?
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It’s Hard to Recycle, and It’s Everywhere. What If Scientists Could Fix Polyester?

Sept. 12, 2023 10:22 am ETPolyester is the refined sugar of our wardrobes: It’s cheap, has an iffy reputation and is in almost everything, from stretchy leggings to $4,000 jackets. An estimated 34 million tons of it went into apparel in 2021, according to Textile Exchange, a nonprofit focused on climate change and the fashion and textile industries. That makes it the most-used material in clothing.Copyright ©2023 Dow Jones & Company, Inc. All Rights Reserved. 87990cbe856818d5eddac44c7b1cdeb8