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Will renewable natural gas credits help jumpstart new market for biogas?

Critics say tracking renewable natural gas production and sales will be difficult and present opportunities for fraud.

By Frank Jossi . 11 July 2019
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As Northeast states consider cap and trade for cars, 'it gets pretty complicated'

A coalition of Northeastern states is looking to craft a regional cap-and-trade system for cars.

By ClimateWire . 11 July 2019
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Experts weigh environmental impacts of Chicago’s electric scooter program

A four-month pilot in the city’s West Side is testing whether scooter-sharing could help reduce emissions.

By David Thill . 10 July 2019
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Virginia utility could become statewide test case for solar net metering

Harrisonburg’s electric utility recently raised a cap on solar net metering participation, but payment changes could follow.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 10 July 2019
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Deep in coal country, Solar Holler harnesses the sun

A small company is bringing solar to coal country, allowing West Virginians to keep the energy they produce after generations of exporting power.

By Greenwire . 10 July 2019
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‘We won’: Environmental activists claim victory after Detroit incinerator closes

Citing poor air quality and environmental racism, residents of the majority Black neighborhood surrounding the plant had long fought for its closure.

By Kianga Moore . 9 July 2019
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Q&A: Michigan lawmaker envisions state as an electric vehicle leader

“It’s as pivotal a moment as when we went from horses to cars,” says first-term state Sen. Mallory McMorrow.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 9 July 2019
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Massachusetts mayor says access to cheap gas not worth the cost to climate

The debate in Holyoke, Massachusetts, is not unique in the Northeast, where pipeline constraints are forcing decisions.

By Sarah Shemkus . 9 July 2019
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Minnesota utilities weigh energy storage as substitute for peaker plants

A 2019 state law requires utilities to consider energy storage in their long-range resource plans.

By Frank Jossi . 9 July 2019
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Energy audit inspires Virginia yogis to ‘stand up for something that’s important’

Yogaville leaders hope their investments in solar power send a message about opposing the Atlantic Coast Pipeline.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 8 July 2019