SOLAR: Two developers are conducting feasibility studies for siting a 215 MW solar farm and 100 MW energy storage system on the largest coal waste pile in the eastern U.S. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
FOSSIL FUELS:
• As Constellation Energy prepares to shutter Massachusetts’ largest generating station, federal regulators will soon discuss whether the developer’s nearby LNG import facility still has a role in the region. (Boston Globe)
• As the facility faces an air quality lawsuit, Shell’s Pittsburgh-area ethane cracker refinery will be shut down for at least several weeks while workers make repairs. (Plastics Today)
• New York City’s comptroller supports the Climate Change Superfund Act, which would require major emitters to annually pay into a state climate mitigation fund for 25 years, and wants state leaders to also back it. (Gothamist)
PIPELINES: A Pennsylvania appeals court rules that Pennsylvania residents should go through the state utility regulatory commission with their claim that an Energy Transfer LP affiliate lied to build a pipeline on their properties. (Law 360)
TRANSPORTATION:
• The Massachusetts Port Authority considers adding 27 new private jet hangers at Hanscom Field, leading environmental advocates, neighbors and lawmakers to question the proposal’s potential climate harm. (Boston Globe)
• Federal railroad officials reveal updated plans to renovate Union Station in Washington, D.C., after initial reaction that an earlier draft was too car-centric. (Washington Post)
HYDROPOWER: Opponents of the New England Clean Energy Connect transmission line attempt to refocus the conversation back to an earlier concern — whether Hydro-Québec can serve the hydropower demand of both America and Canada. (Maine Public Radio)
BUILDINGS:
• Lawmakers, real estate developers and utility executives gather for the groundbreaking of Vermont’s first-ever completely electric neighborhood, a 155-home development. (NBC 5, WCAX)
• Connecticut will use $12.3 million to insulate 600 homes that first need mold or asbestos remediation, a costly hurdle that prevents some low-income residents from making energy efficiency upgrades. (Connecticut Public Radio)
• Housing developers begin work on a 69-unit affordable housing complex in New Haven, Connecticut, that will use mass timber in lieu of steel and concrete to reduce carbon emissions. (WBUR)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A pending New Hampshire budget amendment would create a new fee for electric and hybrid vehicle owners to help pay for road maintenance in lieu of gasoline tax payments. (New Hampshire Bulletin)
WORKFORCE: To decarbonize Philadelphia’s old housing stock, a new workforce training lab helps create more skilled laborers to install and maintain heat pumps. (WHYY)
CLIMATE:
• A Maine organization’s summit examines the impact of climate change on the state economy, highlights potential adaptations and resources, and showcases burgeoning climate-minded businesses. (Portland Press Herald, Bangor Daily News)
• Hotter temperatures and more carbon dioxide in the atmosphere contribute to higher pollen counts, leading to an above-average pollen count in Boston last week. (Boston Globe)
COMMENTARY: A Philadelphia columnist says the city is way behind in installing enough electric vehicle charging infrastructure to keep up with expected demand. (Philadelphia Inquirer)
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