WIND: New Hampshire’s Supreme Court has ruled that a controversial 28.8-megawatt wind energy project in Antrim can move forward. (SentinelSource.com)
RENEWABLE ENERGY:
• A New York county is proposing a local law that would eliminate tax exemptions for certain energy system such as solar energy and farm waste energy. (The Daily News)
• Vermont’s Supreme Court rejects a case seeking to restore price protection set-asides for renewable energy projects. (WCAX)
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SOLAR:
• A solar advocates outlines details of Connecticut’s new renewable energy law and how he anticipates it will impact the industry. (PV Magazine)
• North Brookfield, Massachusetts voters have passed several measures aimed at restricting the construction of solar projects. (Telegram.com)
• A new solar district was approved by Westhampton, New Hampshire voters, as well as new regulations for small and medium-size solar installations in town. (Daily Hampshire Gazette)
• Town officials in Islip, New York plan to convert two landfills into solar farms that will produce enough energy to power 2,500 homes a year. (Newsday)
• A Rhode Island solar firm has teamed up with a Michigan company to develop a solar-powered refrigerated truck trailer. (Grand Rapids Business Journal)
COAL: The Sierra Club says it intends to sue over pollution from a Pennsylvania coal plant. (The Allegheny Front)
NATURAL GAS: Eversource Energy plans to request a natural gas service rate hike from Connecticut utility regulators with the increased revenue going toward upgrading its distribution network. (New Haven Register)
OIL AND GAS:
• A pro-fracking Pennsylvania state lawmaker who leases his own land to fracking companies denies that there is a conflict of interest. (EcoWatch)
• Penn Township, Pennsylvania officials are expected to vote Wednesday on an ordinance that would limit injection wells to industrial zones only. (TribLive.com)
PIPELINES:
• At a public hearing last week, Sunoco rejected a state lawmaker’s arguments that the Mariner East 2 pipeline is unsafe. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
• An environmental group has filed two petitions challenging federal regulator’s approval of the proposed PennEast natural gas pipeline. (Oil&Gas Journal)
NUCLEAR: Connecticut lawmakers have guarded optimism over a bill in Congress to revive the Yucca Mountain nuclear storage site. (The Day)
POLITICS: Republican candidates running for Pennsylvania governor discuss climate change and pipeline construction. (StateImpact Pennsylvania)
BIOMASS: A New Hampshire county gets a state grant to replace an oil-fired boiler at a nursing home with one fueled by biomass. (Keene Sentinel)
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HYDROPOWER: A small hydropower system is helping to power a Vermont farm. (Manchester Journal)
COMMENTARY:
• Concord, New Hampshire should adopt a goal of 100 percent renewable energy by 2050 to pave the way for clean energy future, says a city councilman. (Concord Monitor)
• Cities’ global warming lawsuits should be dismissed, and the issue should instead be dealt with by the various branches of our federal government, says an attorney. (The Hill)
• How consumers could benefit from a Massachusetts bill establishing tougher efficiency requirements for computers and other equipment. (CommonWealth Magazine)