COAL: A coalition of local, regional and national organizations has released an economic plan to help struggling coal communities. (InsideClimate News)
ALSO:
• Coal communities are increasingly relying on federal health programs due to continuing layoffs and declining state revenues from coal and oil. (Energy News Network)
• Recent court filings reveal the parties involved in Blackjewel’s bankruptcy have yet to agree to a “consensual plan of liquidation.” (Casper Star-Tribune)
• The Supreme Court rejects a petition to review a dispute over a Navajo Nation coal mine and power plant in New Mexico. (Bloomberg Law, subscription)
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CALIFORNIA: California lawmakers pass a bill that would initiate a government takeover of PG&E if the utility doesn’t meet certain bankruptcy deadlines or fails to perform required safety work. (Bloomberg Law, subscription)
PUBLIC LANDS:
• New polling shows significantly low support for oil and gas drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge across the political spectrum. (Alaska Native News)
• The BLM is still set to hold a lease sale today for geothermal parcels in Washington. (Think GeoEnergy)
OIL & GAS: Alaska regulators approve the transfer of BP’s North Slope Alaska oil and gas leases to Hilcorp. (Anchorage Press)
TRANSPORTATION: Experts say California’s new zero-emissions truck requirement could be met with hydrogen fuel cells, but the technology still has obstacles to overcome. (E&E News, subscription required)
WASTE-TO-ENERGY: A California renewable hydrogen company announces plans to build and design a modular waste-to-hydrogen production facility in the state by the end of 2020. (Power Magazine)
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MICROGRIDS: A “revolutionary” new microgrid platform being tested in New Mexico has operated without interruption over the past six months. (Solar Builder)
COMMENTARY:
• A California editor says state regulators and lawmakers are putting a lot of effort into protecting PG&E rather than residents. (Manteca Bulletin)
• A trade association says it’s past time for Arizona regulators to raise the bar on the state’s renewable energy standard. (Arizona Capitol Times)
• The head of a national clean transportation nonprofit says California can boost its economy with investments and programs that stimulate continued decarbonization through clean, green transportation. (CalMatters)