Transition in Coal Country: Part Two

Transition in Coal Country

Coal country faces a healthcare crisis

By Mason Adams and Dustin Bleizeffer

The coronavirus pandemic has hammered healthcare systems for rural populations already struggling with the loss of coal jobs and health coverage.

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Ford to build electric truck plant in Michigan, add 300 jobs

Source: Associated Press

Appeals court rules in favor of Eversource, Avangrid in $3.6B natural gas lawsuit

Source: Connecticut Post

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September 18 2020

Ohio board lifts ‘poison pill’ restriction on Lake Erie wind project

WIND: The Ohio Power Siting Board reverses an earlier decision that would have likely doomed the first offshore wind project in Lake Erie by limiting when it could operate. (Cleveland.com) UTILITIES: • Ohio regulators will require FirstEnergy to show whether customers paid for political or charitable spending related to the state’s power plant bailout law […]

Southeast Energy News

September 18 2020

Southeast utilities among decarbonization holdouts

UTILITIES: Florida’s NextEra Energy, New Orleans-based Entergy, and Oklahoma Gas & Electric are among the largest utilities that have not committed to fully eliminate their carbon emissions. (Greentech Media) ALSO: South Carolina’s Santee Cooper and a fledgling municipal utility are in a legal tug-of-war over who gets to supply electricity to an aluminum smelting plant. […]

Northeast Energy News

September 18 2020

Vermont sets off-peak rates for EV charging equivalent to $1 gas

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Vermont regulators approve off-peak rates for electric vehicle charging that are 20% lower than residential costs and equivalent to $1 for a gallon of gas. (Burlington Free Press) ALSO: A new report says New Jersey would have fewer premature deaths, lost workdays and save $1.9 billion in public health benefits by 2050 if […]

Western Energy News

September 18 2020

Effort to speed climate action in California faces pushback

CALIFORNIA: Some California lawmakers are hesitant to accelerate its 100% carbon-free electricity mandate, despite the state’s grid operator dismissing political narratives that renewable energy is to blame for outages. (San Diego Union-Tribune) ALSO: Scientists estimate that California’s wildfires this year through mid-September put about 90 million metric tons of carbon dioxide into the air. (Washington […]

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Study warns U.S. climate rollbacks will supercharge emissions

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