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Minnesota advocates push for pause on utility shutoffs after study reveals racial disparities

A University of Minnesota analysis found customers in communities of color were more than three times as likely to have their service disconnected, even after accounting for differences in poverty and housing type.

By Frank Jossi . 20 May 2024
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Ohio ratemaking reform bill would give more favors to utilities, critics say

House Bill 260’s requirement for regular ratemaking cases is a reform many have wanted for years. But critics say the bill’s limits on transparency and stakeholder participation are the wrong way to go in the wake of House Bill 6.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 17 May 2024
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Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects

The city council is considering a novel approach to funneling proceeds from the sale of renewable energy credits into a trust fund that would support efforts to meet the goals of a 2020 climate action plan.

By Annie Ropeik . 16 May 2024
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As Ohio clamps down on clean energy, recent changes make it easier to force landowners to allow oil and gas drilling

Streamlined legal requirements and economic factors explain the jump in orders since 2020 to let petroleum companies drill on dissenting owners’ land.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 15 May 2024
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Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana

Republican legislators have blunted the impact of citizen-led air monitoring, which is set to receive millions from the feds

By Terry L. Jones . 14 May 2024
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Climate resilience project aims to reimagine neglected, flood-prone Norfolk neighborhood

A winding “blue greenway” is being designed to tame torrential rainfall, mitigate extreme heat and introduce green amenities to an underserved community.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 13 May 2024
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Cleveland port’s ‘electrification hub’ expected to anchor progress toward net-zero emissions

An electrical infrastructure upgrade is among the Cleveland-Cuyahoga County Port Authority’s first steps toward achieving net-zero Scope 1 and 2 emissions.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 10 May 2024
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Commentary: States should enact energy use caps to lock in efficiency gains

Energy consumption will likely grow to meet supply if states don't enact limits — and there are already precedents they can follow.

By Chris McElroy . 9 May 2024
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What would the Biden administration’s new truck rule mean for North Carolina?

Clean transportation advocates say the state’s air quality and economy stand to benefit from new federal tailpipe emission rules for heavy trucks and buses — but more work is still needed.

By Elizabeth Ouzts . 9 May 2024
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Wisconsin ratepayers, still paying off the coal plants of the past, asked for $2 billion for the gas plants of the future

Consumer and environmental advocates say the state’s lack of long-range planning requirements along with utilities’ financial incentive to “build, build, build” threaten to strand customers with obsolete infrastructure.

By Kari Lydersen . 8 May 2024

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Minnesota advocates push for pause on utility shutoffs after study reveals racial disparities

Ohio ratemaking reform bill would give more favors to utilities, critics say

Portland, Maine climate trust fund would use solar credits to spur emission-cutting projects

As Ohio clamps down on clean energy, recent changes make it easier to force landowners to allow oil and gas drilling

Lawmakers take aim at community air monitoring in Louisiana

Climate resilience project aims to reimagine neglected, flood-prone Norfolk neighborhood

Cleveland port’s ‘electrification hub’ expected to anchor progress toward net-zero emissions

Commentary: States should enact energy use caps to lock in efficiency gains

What would the Biden administration’s new truck rule mean for North Carolina?

Wisconsin ratepayers, still paying off the coal plants of the past, asked for $2 billion for the gas plants of the future