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A swing set stands alone in the Salton Sea.

Will California’s desert be transformed into Lithium Valley?

By Julie Cart / CalMatters

On the edge of the Salton Sea, state officials and investors are seeking to turn brine into ‘white gold’ that can power electric cars. But will this help solve the Imperial Valley’s troubles — or add to them?

Michigan

Michigan gas plant will be cleaner than coal but still add to pollution problem

By Tom Perkins

A Sierra Club lawsuit is seeking to stop DTE Energy from replacing a coal plant with a gas-fired unit in a county where ozone pollution already exceeds federal limits.

transportation

The struggle to crack down on a cottage industry sabotaging vehicle pollution controls

By Eli Wolfe and Alexandra Tempus / FairWarning

The EPA estimates that since 2009, more than 500,000 diesel pickup trucks have been “deleted,” bypassing or eliminating emission controls.

water pollution

Illinoisans demand stricter coal ash rules, denounce state proposal

By Kari Lydersen

In hearings this week, environmental advocates and community members voiced concerns about the state’s many contaminated sites.

pollution

Wheeler dismisses study claiming EPA role in elevated air pollution, COVID-19 cases

By Kathiann M. Kowalski

The study linked the EPA’s relaxed enforcement during the pandemic with higher air pollution and COVID-19 cases.

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Maryland bill would prevent more power plants from being built in majority-Black county

Source: Maryland Matters

Senate confirms former Michigan governor Granholm as Energy secretary

Source: The Hill

Texas electric bills were $28 billion higher under deregulation

Source: Wall Street Journal

Exelon to split in two, expects losses from Texas freeze

Source: Reuters

House Republicans held secret climate summit in Utah

Source: Washington Examiner

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Midwest Energy News

February 26 2021

Kansas regulators reject Evergy’s bid for solar fees

SOLAR: Kansas regulators reject Evergy’s attempt to impose new fees on solar customers, saying issues involving potential cross-subsidization should be addressed in a later rate case. (Topeka Capital-Journal) ALSO: • Clean energy advocates sue Wisconsin regulators over third-party financing policies they argue are stifling renewable energy development. (Wisconsin State Journal) • Local officials in northwestern […]

Southeast Energy News

February 26 2021

Texas hearings spotlight across-the-board failures in power outages

GRID: Hearings in both chambers of the Texas state legislature spotlight failures by grid planners, electric utilities, natural gas suppliers, renewable energy and transmission operators in last week’s power outages. (Reuters)  ALSO: • Rolling blackouts affected power plants that could have been used to generate more electricity, according to one CEO who testified. (Associated Press) […]

Northeast Energy News

February 26 2021

Governors vote to make Delaware River Basin fracking ban permanent

FRACKING: Amid legal challenges to a 2010 fracking moratorium, the Delaware River Basin Commission votes to make the ban permanent, making a large portion of the Marcellus Shale off-limits to drilling. (Philadelphia Inquirer) ALSO: • A commission member representing the federal government abstains from voting, citing “additional time needed to coordinate with the new administration.” […]

Western Energy News

February 26 2021

As California faces a lithium boom, who benefits?

EQUITY: Lithium mining to provide batteries for electric vehicles could be an economic windfall for California’s Imperial Valley, but advocates warn of the effects on the region’s Latino population, which is already disproportionately impacted by pollution. (CalMatters) TRANSITION: As Colorado takes steps to support coal workers as the industry declines, union leaders and lawmakers want […]

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Senate confirms Granholm to lead Energy Department

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