Advocates continue push to overturn Willow project

OIL & GAS: Environmental and Indigenous advocates ask a U.S. appeals court to overturn the Willow drilling project’s federal approval, saying agencies failed to consider climate impacts. (Alaska Public Media)

ALSO:

• An oil company agrees to pay $10.5 million to settle pollution violations stemming from hundreds of unpermitted releases at its Colorado petroleum refinery. (CPR)
• Washington state lawmakers kill a bill that would have required oil companies to disclose information about gasoline pricing and profits. (Washington State Standard)

CLIMATE: Washington state’s carbon cap-and-trade program has raised $2 billion for clean energy projects, but opponents want to rescind it over unproven claims it drives up gasoline prices. (Washington Post)

HYDROGEN: Arizona residents push back on a proposed solar-powered green hydrogen production facility in the southwestern part of the state over fears it could dry up drinking water wells. (Arizona Republic)

STORAGE: A study finds California can reach decarbonization targets by deploying long duration storage, but it will be expensive without innovations in the technology. (RTO Insider, subscription)

SOLAR:

• A solar equipment recycling company establishes its new headquarters in Mesa, Arizona. (PV Magazine)
• Construction is completed on a 1.5 MW warehouse-rooftop solar installation in Los Angeles, which stemmed from an effort to spur private investment in clean energy. (Solar Builder)

WIND:

• Washington state regulators recommend slashing in half the size of a proposed wind facility in the southern part of the state, citing potential impacts to endangered hawks and viewsheds. (KUOW)
• A developer proposes a 150 MW wind facility on 13,000 acres in Wyoming. (Cowboy State Daily)

TRANSPORTATION: The U.S. EPA probes allegations that California regulators misled it about the potential environmental impacts of a planned Los Angeles-area freeway expansion project. (Los Angeles Times)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Washington state grants tribal nations, nonprofits, utilities and public agencies $85 million to build out the state’s electric vehicle charging network. (Seattle Times)
• New Mexico lawmakers are set to consider a proposed electric vehicle tax credit advocates say is essential to the transition away from gasoline cars. (Santa Fe New Mexican)

UTILITIES: California advocates petition state utility regulators to consider the environmental and public health impacts of its clean energy-related policies. (Courthouse News)

URANIUM: Navajo Nation leaders push back on a plan to haul uranium ore from the Pinyon Plain mine in Arizona across tribal lands to a mill in southern Utah. (KNAU)

COAL: Montana advocates call on the prospective new owner of Canadian coal mines to do more to address cross-border water contamination. (Billings Gazette)

RESEARCH: Utah considers purchasing and expanding a county-owned energy research lab in a coal-producing part of the state. (Utah News Dispatch)