PIPELINES: To overcome opposition, the Atlantic Coast Pipeline partners propose a new route through two Virginia counties. (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
UTILITIES: Tennessee’s U.S. senators caution TVA about its “romance” with renewables. (Chattanooga Times Free Press)
CLEAN POWER PLAN: State lawmakers in West Virginia stage support for their U.S. senators’ bill to roll back the Clean Power Plan. (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
SOLAR:
• The Florida League of Women Voters backs the proposed solar choice amendment to the state’s Constitution. (Saint Peters Blog)
• Conservatives and solar advocates can make for strange bedfellows. (Saint Peters Blog)
COAL ASH: Some North Carolina residents remain skeptical about water quality despite Duke Energy’s updated coal ash management efforts. (Los Angeles Times)
CLIMATE: Atmospheric scientists project a growing number of extreme heat “person-days” throughout the Southeast U.S. due to global warming. (Associated Press)
COAL:
• With the forces aligning against it and energy sources replacing it, the future for coal is bleak. (InsideClimate News)
• A new museum in West Virginia remembers coal miners’ fights for worker rights. (West Virginia Public Broadcasting)
• Former Massey Energy CEO Don Blankenship wants to disqualify all federal judges in southern West Virginia presiding over his criminal mine safety trial. (The Charleston Gazette)
COMMENTARY:
• This editorial questions the “mystery” of coal and natural gas for power generation while solar energy emerges as a viable option. (The Roanoke Times)
• Renewable Energy and energy efficiency represent promising opportunities for Virginia to meet proposed emissions reductions under the Clean Power Plan. (The Equation)