CLEAN ENERGY: Bank of America, Apple and Amalgamated Bank promise to become carbon neutral as part of a new membership in the RE100 campaign. (BusinessGreen/CNBC)

ALSO: An energy research “collaboratory” in Colorado has seen a massive return on investment and has been “extraordinarily productive: economically, scientifically and technologically,” according to a new report. (Denver Business Journal)

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CLEAN POWER PLAN:
• U.S. Secretary of Energy Ernest Moniz criticizes Congress for failing to implement sweeping climate legislation and hails the Clean Power Plan as a step in the right direction. (Huffington Post)
• North Carolina officials continue fighting against the Clean Power Plan, despite the state being on track to meet its 2030 targets. (Southeast Energy News)

SOLAR:
• Nevada regulators approve a deal to grandfather in favorable rates for 32,000 rooftop solar customers. (Greentech Media)
• The cosmetics company L’Oreal USA is building two of the biggest solar-powered projects in Kentucky and Arkansas, with 5,000 and 4,000 panels, respectively. (Associated Press)
• Four lawsuits being filed by Tesla’s shareholders could delay the company’s proposed $2.6 billion acquisition of SolarCity Corp. (Reuters)

HYDRO: The Navy establishes a test site in Hawaii that generates electricity from ocean waves. (Associated Press)

ENERGY STORAGE: If Massachusetts installs 600 megawatts of storage capacity by 2025, it would save the state’s ratepayers $800 million in system costs, according to a recent study that has set the stage for a storage mandate. (Greentech Media)

BIOFUEL: The airline JetBlue is buying more than 330 million gallons of renewable fuel over 10 years, which is equivalent to 4 percent of the fuel used throughout its network. (New York Times)

POLITICS: A number of Republican lawmakers will speak at the nation’s “largest conservative clean-energy event” in Washington, D.C., on Thursday. (Washington Examiner)

OIL & GAS: Texas park officials say they have “no evidence to indicate concern” that spring waters in the Balmorhea State Park would be threatened by fracking operations planned by a Houston company in the area. (FuelFix)

PIPELINES: As cities face gasoline shortages following a 6,000-barrel spill by Colonial Pipeline in Alabama, the state’s governor praises the company’s response. (Associated Press)

COAL:
• The Senate Finance Committee will consider a bill to preserve federal pension and disability plans for coal workers this week. (The Hill)
• A $700-million coal mine that would be built over 30 square miles of Alaskan wetlands and forest would threaten a tribe’s fishing and hunting grounds. (Grist)

COMMENTARY:
• If implemented, California’s $1 billion affordable housing solar energy program could be a model for other communities. (Renewable Energy World)
• The Clean Power Plan is not especially boundary-breaking, and its basic components have already been used in prior Clean Air Act regulations. (The Hill)