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‘Technical’ changes to North Carolina climate law still hang in the balance
The legislature adjourned Monday without making corrections to the state’s landmark new climate law, leaving open the possibility, critics say, that Duke Energy could try to use errors and ambiguities to its advantage.
With regional transportation pact stalled, what’s next for Massachusetts’ climate strategy?
Massachusetts, a chief proponent and logistical leader throughout the development of the Transportation and Climate Initiative, expected the multistate agreement to be a major part of its plan to reduce emissions. Support soon crumbled — so what now?
Amid a flood of solar applications, Maine seeks a more targeted approach
A stakeholder group tasked with helping lawmakers incentivize distributed generation and plan grid upgrades is expected to issue its first of two reports by Jan. 1.
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With two offshore wind farms underway off the Outer Banks and a major blade facility announced just across the state border, regional leaders hope jobs and economic impact will reach inland to largely poor and Black counties.
Environmental group demands Spire halt ‘false and defamatory’ messaging about pipeline
The Environmental Defense Fund says it has received threatening messages because of Spire’s warnings about the potential fate of the pipeline.
Poll: Majority of Massachusetts drivers expect to own electric vehicle soon
A new poll finds a slight majority of Massachusetts voters said they plan to buy an electric vehicle in the next five years. Advocates say the results suggest the state could be even more aggressive with its timeline to phase out gas cars.
Northern Minn. collaboration finds right combination for solar-storage project
After six years of twists and turns, a solar-storage project is finally nearing completion in a northern Minnesota city, where local leaders first fought, then collaborated with their electricity supplier to complete the project.
Virginia advocates make community solar a priority ahead of 2022 session
Virginia Democrats last year pushed Dominion Energy to create a solar-subscription program. Now, advocates are hopeful they can convince a bipartisan legislature to expand the concept to other utility territories.
Minnesota bets on electric school buses to improve health and cut emissions
The Minnesota Pollution Control Agency’s pilot project has awarded bus vendors and school districts $2.1 million of Volkswagen settlement money to buy eight electric buses.
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