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CLEAN ENERGY: State attorneys could play an important role in ensuring a just transition from fossil fuels that protects workers and equitably deploys renewables, according to a new report by legal experts. (Governing)
CLIMATE:
• A new study reveals the scale of spending by industry trade groups to influence climate policies, which totaled $3.4 billion between 2008 and 2018. (DeSmog)
• Newly mapped data show how households in dense and lower-income areas tend to have fewer emissions than those in wealthy suburban communities. (New York Times)
• As California prepares to adopt the nation’s most aggressive greenhouse gas cutting plan this week, environmental advocates worry it relies too heavily on carbon capture and lacks a clear implementation strategy. (Bloomberg Law)
POLITICS: The U.S. House climate committee highlights accomplishments and recommends further emissions-reducing recommendations before its dissolution at the end of the year. (E&E News)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Multifamily building operators face increasing pressure to install and maintain electric vehicle chargers, especially as renters say they’ll pay a premium to have chargers at home. (Utility Dive)
TRANSPORTATION:
• A wave of federal infrastructure funding has forced state transportation officials to address problems with roads and bridges that will likely only worsen with a changing climate. (Washington Post)
• The U.S. EPA is expected to finalize an emissions rule for heavy-duty vehicles next week, but public health and environmental advocates say the proposed rule isn’t strict enough. (Washington Post)
OVERSIGHT: Federal Energy Regulatory Commission Chair Richard Glick’s likely departure at the end of this year will leave an ongoing debate over climate assessments for natural gas projects in flux. (E&E News)
SOLAR: In New Jersey, a solar roofing company launches an innovative solar shingle they say is the first in the world to be nailable. (news release)
COAL: The Biden administration chooses not to appeal a judge’s August reinstatement of a federal coal leasing moratorium, leaving the pause in place until environmental analyses are completed. (Casper Star-Tribune)
EFFICIENCY:
• Advocates call on Duke Energy to pursue energy efficiency more aggressively than the projected 1% decrease in retail sales currently included in its plan to cut carbon emissions in North Carolina. (Energy News Network)
• ComEd is expanding a pilot program and will spend $40 million over the next three years installing electric and energy-efficient appliances in low-income households. (Chicago Sun-Times)
GRID: A consulting firm defends its analysis of Texas’ electric grid against criticism that its weather data did not include the 2021 winter storm that devastated the state’s grid. (Utility Dive)
COMMENTARY:
• An editorial board urges the U.S. government not to lose sight of the pressing climate emergency as it ramps up fusion energy research development. (Washington Post)
• The 40,000-barrel Keystone pipeline spill was predictable based on a decades-long track record of U.S. oil pipeline spills, a columnist writes. (Washington Post)
• North American Indigenous tribes raise concerns about Inflation Reduction Act incentives for domestic mining that could affect ancestral lands. (Minnesota Reformer)
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