CLIMATE: American and Canadian officials announce plans to establish a green shipping corridor along the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence River that relies on zero-emission fuels and technologies to reduce or eliminate emissions. (NNY360)
ALSO:
• New research from the University of New Hampshire finds New England is charging forward on climate resiliency but isn’t doing enough to bridge climate inequity concerns. (E&E News, subscription)
• Many residents of a New York City neighborhood rejoice over federal plans to install flood gates nearby to mitigate regular tidal flooding, but some say such infrastructure isn’t designed for this use. (The City)
• A new emissions tracker suggests a former landfill on Staten Island is one of the New York City borough’s top sources of greenhouse gas emissions. (SI Live)
• Climate change isn’t part of Massachusetts’ elementary-level learning standards, meaning education on related subjects like weather and energy doesn’t help students connect the dots. (WBUR)
GAS:
• Pennsylvania officials fine a gas driller for repeatedly spilling production fluids at well sites in Richhill Township between 2019 and 2021, delaying full remediation in some cases to continue fracking. (Allegheny Front)
• The owner of a leaking gas storage site in western Pennsylvania says the site has been repaired after over a week of flow at 100 million cubic feet per day. (Allegheny Front)
GRID: New York authorizes the development of a 25-mile transmission line that will carry power from the proposed 924 MW Sunrise offshore wind farm to a Suffolk County substation. (news release)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES:
• A Washington, D.C., councilmember introduces legislation to install 7,500 charging stations over four years. (news release)
• New York City’s sanitation department finds electric snow plowing trucks haven’t been able to hold a charge long enough to get the job done during winter storms. (Streetsblog NYC)
• A Maryland park-and-ride brings three new charging stations online. (Frederick News-Post)
• Electric mobility company Revel receives $7 million to install 20 fast charging stalls and build a community center with a green jobs training focus in Brooklyn. (news release)
SOLAR: A Massachusetts municipal utility wants to borrow $32 million to build an almost 7 MW solar farm on land near Springfield, which would be among the largest in the state. (North of Boston Media Group)
AFFORDABILITY: Eversource asks Massachusetts regulators to allow it to raise its western Massachusetts’ ratepayers electric supply rate by 21%. (MassLive)
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