ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Electric boats will soon be docking along Maine’s rocky coast, and a new training program helps boat mechanics learn to service them, with the goal of speeding up the adoption of these cleaner-running vessels. (Energy News Network)
OIL & GAS:
• Five organizations file a federal civil rights complaint to oppose a Delaware biogas expansion project that the advocates say would risk the health and safety of the local community and environment. (Delaware News Journal)
• A Pennsylvania judge may have had a conflict of interest when he approved a settlement with a drilling company over its pollution of a town’s water supply, residents and advocates allege. (Inside Climate News)
• Connecticut’s air quality suffers because of fossil fuel emissions from ten other states, including Maryland, New Jersey, New York and Pennsylvania, according to new federal data. (CT Mirror)
OFFSHORE WIND: New Jersey offshore wind advocates say those using recent whale deaths to slow wind development are “cynical disinformation” campaigners and haven’t cared about the mammals’ welfare before. (USA Today)
SOLAR:
• Although the number of solar farms in New England has tripled in the past half-decade, solar’s total power output is still a fraction of the region’s electricity generation. (Concord Monitor)
• Around 150 people attend a public comment hearing on a proposed 20 MW solar farm in southern Vermont, with many residents fearing industrialisation of the area. (Bennington Banner)
MINING: Maine lawmakers consider ten different bills that either support or oppose lithium mining in the state. (Maine Monitor)
GRID: Approval of a controversial Boston substation was tied to a community benefits package to compensate neighbors for the facility’s impact, but the utility will still have ratepayers fund it. (WBUR)
BIOMASS: In Burlington, Vermont, officials behind a long-discussed, biomass-fueled steam heat district formally seek a land use authorization from the state. (VT Digger)
CLIMATE:
• A New York superior court judge says a New York City flood protection project is undeniably in the public interest, denying a neighborhood group’s request to pause development. (The City)
• Thin ice and warming temperatures potentially limit the future of an annual ice fishing tourney that attracts competitors from across New England. (NHPR)
• Warming temperatures mean more wintertime ticks in Vermont, which are contributing to fewer baby moose aging past 1 year old. (WCAX)
HYDROPOWER: Canadian-owned Hydro-Québec buys Great River Hydro, which owns 13 hydroelectric facilities across New England. (news release)
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