SOLAR: Advocates say ending federal tax credits for solar installations would leave Midwest states particularly hard hit. (Midwest Energy News)
PIPELINES:
• Recent polling shows more than one-third of Americans don’t care either way about President Obama’s decision to reject Keystone XL. (Reuters)
• More than 200 people show up to cast support and opposition to state regulators over the $3.8 billion Bakken project. (The Gazette)
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CORPORATE SUSTAINABILITY: Xcel Energy announces a new green-pricing program in Minnesota targeted at large commercial users that want to invest in renewables. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
EPA: A federal judge says EPA administrator Gina McCarthy must give a deposition in a lawsuit filed by a major coal company to explain new regulations’ impact on jobs. (Associated Press)
ETHANOL: Officials say Wisconsin “dodged a bullet” following the spill of thousands of gallons of ethanol from a derailed train. (LaCrosse Tribune)
WIND:
• South Dakota regulators approve a new 103-megawatt project with no formal opposition at its meeting. (Rapid City Journal)
• Illinois regulators approve the state’s portion of the 780-mile Grain Belt Express transmission line that would carry Kansas wind energy to cities farther east. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
CLEAN POWER PLAN: Advocates deliver 30,000 signatures in support of the Clean Power Plan to Illinois Gov. Bruce Rauner, seeking his support for the rules. (Southern Illinoisan)
POLITICS: Presidential candidate Hillary Clinton unveils a $30 billion plan to help coal-dependent communities transition to a clean-energy economy. (Associated Press)
MERGER: Consumer advocates in Washington D.C. are calling for an ethics investigation into the mayor’s about-face to support Pepco’s merging with Chicago-based Exelon. (Washington Post)
COMMENTARY:
• Recent train derailments in Wisconsin show the need for safety upgrades and better emergency response planning. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• The latest version of proposed energy legislation in Michigan would undercut successful renewable and efficiency programs. (Union of Concerned Scientists)