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Groups say Ohio missing an opportunity on electric cars

By Alayna DeMartini

Ohio, ranked third in the nation in the auto supply chain, is well positioned to attract companies that build electric vehicles or produce parts for them.

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Arizona power must come from 100% carbon-free sources by 2050, regulators decide

Source: Arizona Republic

Seller, potential buyers back out of Montana coal plant sale

Source: The Billings Gazette

West Virginia voters laud Trump for trying to save coal

Source: Associated Press

Federal court sends Rhode Island climate change lawsuit back to state court

Source: Reuters

FirstEnergy fires CEO Chuck Jones after 2 plead guilty in Householder bribery scheme

Source: Akron Beacon Journal

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Midwest Energy News

October 30 2020

FirstEnergy CEO fired; two plea deals mark latest in Ohio energy scandal

OHIO: Two of the five people charged in a corruption scheme over power plant bailout legislation strike a plea deal with prosecutors, moving the scandal “from allegation to admitted fact,” Attorney General Dave Yost said. (Columbus Dispatch) ALSO: • FirstEnergy fires CEO Chuck Jones and two senior officials effective immediately amid investigations into the company’s […]

Southeast Energy News

October 30 2020

West Virginia coal miners say they’re sticking with Trump

COAL: Many West Virginia coal miners still support Donald Trump even though his promises to revive the industry have fallen flat. (Associated Press) ALSO: • A decline in coal production and related revenue creates uncertainty for a federal program to reclaim and spur economic development at abandoned mine sites. (Daily Yonder) • The U.S. Energy […]

Northeast Energy News

October 30 2020

Massachusetts warns gas utilities to plan for carbon-free future

NATURAL GAS: Massachusetts regulators order the state’s natural gas utilities to find ways to decarbonize by 2050. (S&P Global) ALSO: • An analysis finds that a proposed natural gas pipeline extension in Maryland runs primarily through low-income communities of color. (Maryland Matters) • New Jersey regulators approve a utility’s $150 million systems upgrade plan, but […]

Western Energy News

October 30 2020

Arizona to require 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050

CLEAN ENERGY: Arizona regulators approve a measure requiring utilities to get all of their electricity from 100% carbon-free sources by 2050, with a benchmark of 50% by 2035. (Arizona Republic) ALSO: • Some advocates are concerned that an aggressive federal climate push could derail bipartisan progress on clean energy in states like Colorado. (Utility Dive) […]

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Massive layoffs at nation’s largest oil company

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