A University of Minnesota analysis found customers in communities of color were more than three times as likely to have their service disconnected, even after accounting for differences in poverty and housing type.
Ohio ratemaking reform bill would give more favors to utilities, critics say
House Bill 260’s requirement for regular ratemaking cases is a reform many have wanted for years. But critics say the bill’s limits on transparency and stakeholder participation are the wrong way to go in the wake of House Bill 6.
Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects
The city council is considering a novel approach to funneling proceeds from the sale of renewable energy credits into a trust fund that would support efforts to meet the goals of a 2020 climate action plan.
As Ohio clamps down on clean energy, recent changes make it easier to force landowners to allow oil and gas drilling
Streamlined legal requirements and economic factors explain the jump in orders since 2020 to let petroleum companies drill on dissenting owners’ land.
Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana
Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds