URANIUM: Leaders of the Havasupai, Hopi and Hualapai Tribes call on President Biden to designate a national monument and ban uranium mining on 1.1 million acres around the Grand Canyon. (Arizona Republic)
NUCLEAR: Arizona Public Service investigates a sudden loss of power to reactor coolant pumps that forced a unit shutdown at the Palo Verde nuclear power plant. (Power Engineering)
WIND: Hundreds of Idaho residents rally against the proposed 400-turbine Lava Ridge wind project in the southern part of the state, saying it would desecrate public lands. (Associated Press)
OIL & GAS:
• California regulators order a city to revise its proposed oil and gas drilling plan to better account for safety, health and environmental risks and protections. (Press-Telegram)
• An advocacy group finds oil and gas companies have used toxic PFAS, or “forever chemicals,” to hydraulically fracture New Mexico wells since at least 2013. (NM Political Report)
• A petroleum company executive predicts Permian Basin oil output will continue to rise even after setting all-time production records for several consecutive months. (Reuters)
STORAGE:
• A California clean energy authority agrees to purchase power from a proposed 75 MW long-duration battery energy storage project. (Utility Dive)
• A California rooftop solar installer responds to the state’s new net metering policy by launching a residential battery storage subscription service. (Renewable Energy World)
SOLAR:
• A Utah startup aims to tackle a solar construction industry labor shortage with its autonomous robotic utility-scale photovoltaic installer. (PV Magazine)
• California lawmakers advance legislation that would encourage solar installations over parking lots and in highway rights of way. (PV Magazine)
• Arizona nonprofits receive $2 million in federal funding to install residential solar systems on Navajo Nation homes. (KTAR)
• A New Mexico college brings a grid-tied solar installation online to generate 100% of the campus’ power. (news release)
LITHIUM: A federal judge adopts a stricter interpretation of federal mining law, potentially boosting environmentalists’ efforts to block the Thacker Pass lithium mine in Nevada. (Associated Press)
UTILITIES: San Francisco officials say Pacific Gas & Electric’s delays in connecting new affordable housing projects to the grid have cost the city $40 million so far. (San Francisco Chronicle)
ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A Montana city replaces its aging diesel street sweeper with a fully electric one. (Helena Independent-Record)
HYDROPOWER: The Biden administration allocates more than $580 million to fix aging Western water infrastructure, including hydropower facilities in California. (Washington Post)
CLEAN ENERGY: Alaska’s energy authority recommends the state fund 27 proposed wind, solar, hydropower and geothermal projects to the tune of $25 million. (KUAC)
CARBON CAPTURE: California researchers develop technology to remove and sequester carbon from seawater so the ocean will pull more carbon from the air. (Press-Telegram)
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