OHIO: Opponents criticize FirstEnergy for what they say is a deliberate attempt to hide details about its contentious “bailout” case before state regulators. (Midwest Energy News)
WIND: The Michigan Court of Appeals rules against a group of townships that are seeking to block a proposed wind development. (Lansing State Journal)
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COAL:
• Miners in West Virginia, Ohio and Pennsylvania seek to file a class action lawsuit against the EPA over the Clean Air Act and what they say were violations of the legislative process. (WTRF-TV)
• A profile of former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship leading up to his trial that is scheduled to begin in October. (The New York Times)
• Dynegy officials say MISO is not properly valuing the company’s coal assets. (Utility Dive)
• An Illinois town honors a group of coal miners killed in the Herrin Massacre of 1922. (Associated Press)
RENEWABLES: Ohio’s clean-energy freeze “killed the market,” says one Cincinnati developer who is looking for business elsewhere. (Cincinnati Business Courier)
EMISSIONS: Proposed federal regulations on emissions from heavy-duty vehicles draws mixed reactions from industry and environmental groups. (GreenWire)
UTILITIES: U.S. energy secretary Ernest Moniz says the Obama administration is committed to helping utilities address changes hitting the power sector. (EnergyWire)
NUCLEAR: Lawmakers are crafting federal legislation to direct money from the Nuclear Waste Fund to support interim storage facilities. (E&E Daily)
PIPELINES:
• A Texas pipeline company is seeking shippers for a proposed natural gas pipeline from Ohio to the Gulf Coast. (Vindicator)
• Opponents of a planned oil pipeline say Iowa regulators are not following their own permitting rules and are rushing the project through. (The Gazette)
SOLAR: An Iowa co-op invites subscribers to its newly planned solar development. (Sioux City Journal)
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BIOFUEL: More than 100 industry representatives are in Washington this week pushing lawmakers for a stronger Renewable Fuel Standard before new EPA rules are announced. (Biofuels Digest)
COMMENTARY:
• Vague parameters in Xcel Energy’s well-intentioned community solar program in Minnesota has left it open to interpretation. (MinnPost)
• For the EPA, “facts trump ideology” in recent fracking report. (Southern Illinoisan)