renewable natural gas
Analysis: Why utilities aren’t doing more with renewable natural gas
Federal and state incentives steer RNG toward transportation, creating a barrier for utilities hoping to promote it.
Future Energy Jobs Act
Solar seen as bright career path at Illinois community colleges
Illinois’ Future Energy Jobs Act included funding for solar training more accessible to lower-income residents.
Kentucky
A Kentucky city transitions from coal, minus the doom and gloom
While bittersweet for some, a prospering Kentucky city prepares to phase out its coal-burning power plant.
U.S. Energy News
Toxic coal ash polluting groundwater in 22 states
Listen: A special podcast collaboration between the Energy News Network and Greentech Media spotlights the shift in clean energy politics. COAL ASH: Groundwater testing reveals coal ash contamination near at least 70 power plants in 22 states, with numbers likely to grow. (InsideClimate News)
EFFICIENCY: The Trump administration takes down the Energy Star website during its government shutdown while other sites remain online. (E&E News)
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GRID: Virginia utility regulators reject most of Dominion Energy’s $6 billion proposal to modernize its electric grid, saying the cost for customers was too high.
Commentary: Why the Midwest should revive its carbon plan
The Midwest is the largest untapped American region in the fight against climate change. While many press announcements focus on California and the coasts, the real action is going to happen in the Midwest.