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Minnesota lawmakers update commercial building code amid flurry of energy bills

The legislation, which is expected to be signed by Gov. Tim Walz in the coming days, would speed up the process for adopting new commercial building codes and put the state on a path to reducing energy use in new large buildings by 80% by 2036.

By Frank Jossi . 24 May 2023
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Heating and cooking aren’t the only sources of building emissions

In Massachusetts and elsewhere, advocates and policymakers are increasingly turning their attention to “embodied carbon” contained in building materials.

By Sarah Shemkus . 23 May 2023
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St. Paul battery startup sees promise in helping businesses manage power

Vessyll, founded in 2020, was recently selected to participate in a regional clean energy accelerator program and is deploying its first system this month as part of a pilot project on a northern California microgrid.

By Frank Jossi . 19 May 2023
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EPA’s long-awaited new coal ash rules tackle legacy ash, but loopholes remain

Environmental groups lauded the proposal but stressed that it still could exempt pollution at close to 100 known sites and does nothing to address the toxic material’s use as fill for roadways and berms.

By Kari Lydersen . 18 May 2023
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Minneapolis climate equity action plan: How is the city approaching climate justice?

The plan's goals include mobility, affordability, and emissions reductions.

By Ava Kian . 17 May 2023
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Virginia community solar boosters hope state follows path of D.C., Maryland

Maryland is making its shared solar program permanent and eliminating an overall cap, while District of Columbia regulators have ordered an audit to fix billing problems there.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 16 May 2023
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This Vermont gas utility is getting into the electric heat pump business

The state’s climate mandates are pushing Vermont Gas Systems to adapt and diversify its business, ramping up energy efficiency, renewable natural gas, and now heat pump offerings.

By Lisa Prevost . 15 May 2023
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As the anniversary of Enbridge’s refusal to shut down Line 5 approaches, groups press Biden admin

Environmental groups this week are renewing their call for the Biden administration to take immediate action to protect the Great Lakes from a controversial 70-year-old crude oil pipeline.

By Jon King . 11 May 2023
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In the Southeast, where big utilities rule, calls for a real power market persist

South Carolinians could benefit from electric market and transmission reforms, but big utilities have kept the changes at bay.

By Robert Zullo . 8 May 2023
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EPA promises action on Puerto Rico coal ash, but residents are tired of waiting

Biden’s EPA offers support to Guayama residents after decades of environmental injustice, but residents say they won’t be satisfied until the plant is closed and all its coal ash removed.

By Grey Lucas . 8 May 2023