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Massachusetts

Massachusetts groups back expanded carbon tax with focus on equity

A proposal in the Massachusetts legislature would charge a carbon tax on transportation and heating fuel to fund “green dividends” and local climate projects.

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renewable natural gas

Group reports milestone in tracking the benefits of renewable gas investments

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wind

As wind industry goes big, this New England startup looks to shrink turbines

transportation

Santa Monica deters gas vehicles by ‘pricing the curb’

Clean vehicles will soon get priority curb access, marking a first-in-the-nation effort to disfavor conventional trucks and cars.

Illinois Capitol
Illinois

Illinois energy bill proposes ‘green bank’ as national movement builds

The proposal would create a nonprofit that would design and run the bank with oversight from an 11-member board.

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Ohio

Critics fear investors’ push for profits could thwart other FirstEnergy priorities

FirstEnergy news raises questions about grid resiliency and clean energy approaches to cope with climate change.

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energy storage

Will California’s desert be transformed into Lithium Valley?

On the edge of the Salton Sea, state officials and investors are seeking to turn brine into ‘white gold’ that can power electric cars. But will this help solve the Imperial Valley’s troubles — or add to them?

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Opinion

Commentary: Local governments take active role in reducing N.C. carbon emissions

Municipalities are engaging to create the clean energy future that’s best for their communities, writes Meg Jamison of the Southeast Sustainability Directors Network.

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Oil trade group is poised to endorse carbon pricing

Source: Wall Street Journal

Bill would require Connecticut landlords, home sellers to disclose annual energy costs

Source: Hartford Courant

A Texas city had a bold new climate plan – until a gas company got involved

Source: The Guardian

Virginia General Assembly approves electric vehicle rebate program but leaves it unfunded

Source: Virginia Mercury

Wyoming coal mines eyed for disposal of old wind turbine parts

Source: Associated Press

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Midwest Energy News

March 02 2021

Michigan AG opposes nuclear plant, storage license transfer

NUCLEAR: Michigan’s attorney general objects to the transfer of a nuclear plant and waste storage site on Lake Michigan, arguing that the proposed buyer lacks financial resources and underestimates decommissioning costs. (MLive) OHIO: A longtime federal prosecutor takes over as acting U.S. attorney in southern Ohio and will lead the bribery investigation involving the state’s […]

Southeast Energy News

March 02 2021

How the natural gas industry subverted Austin’s clean energy transition

OIL & GAS: In Austin, Texas, the natural gas industry reveals its playbook for subverting local clean energy policy by pushing line-by-line revisions of proposed ordinances, activating customer opposition, and lobbying top state and local officials. (The Guardian/Floodlight) ALSO: Texas scrambles to make up a $10 million shortfall in cleanup costs for a bankrupt company […]

Northeast Energy News

March 02 2021

Massachusetts carbon tax proposed for transportation and heating

CLIMATE: Massachusetts climate and justice advocates endorse a bill that would impose a fee on carbon emissions from transportation and heating that would fund local climate projects. (Energy News Network) ALSO: A Maryland House committee votes down a bill that would have imposed a fee on greenhouse gas emitters. (Maryland Matters) ***SPONSORED LINK: Save the […]

Western Energy News

March 02 2021

After Texas outages, Wyoming lawmakers see opportunity to rescue coal

COAL: Wyoming lawmakers introduce bills requiring more extensive analysis of costs and grid reliability before fossil-fuel power plants can be retired, with one bill sponsor incorrectly blaming recent Texas outages on the “radical Left” “cancelling fossil fuels.” (Casper Star-Tribune)  ALSO: • New Mexico’s largest utility is ordered to refile its application seeking approval to turn […]

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Oil industry group poised to back carbon pricing

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