An EV-charging road debuts in Detroit

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Officials in Detroit unveil a newly paved, quarter-mile section of road that will wirelessly charge electric vehicles as they drive over it, a first-of-its-kind public demonstration project. (Detroit Free Press)

CLIMATE: Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker seeks $1 billion in federal funding for climate-related infrastructure improvements, clean energy technology development and environmental justice. (Axios)

WORKFORCE:

• After big contract gains from the Detroit Three, the UAW announces plans to publicly organize the entire non-union U.S. auto sector, including workers at electric vehicle makers Tesla and Rivian. (Reuters)
• A suburban Chicago electrical contractor school focuses on renewable energy technology to train the next generation of solar and wind installers. (CBS 2)

PIPELINES:

• North Dakota agencies prepare to submit comments highlighting the Dakota Access Pipeline’s economic benefits for the state as part of a wide-ranging federal environmental review. (Prairie Public Broadcasting)
• North Dakota regulators next month will hear arguments over a carbon pipeline developer’s request to preempt two counties’ ​“unreasonably restrictive” setback ordinances. (Des Moines Register)
• Summit Carbon Solutions executives say their carbon pipeline proposal is crucial to keep South Dakota’s ethanol industry viable. (South Dakota Searchlight)

GRID: A northern Michigan ski resort issues a public plea for Consumers Energy to upgrade aging power lines as recent non-weather-related outages have hampered the resort’s ability to make snow ahead of the season. (Crain’s Detroit Business, subscription)

UTILITIES: Eleven current and former employees at Chicago-based Peoples Gas file a federal lawsuit alleging Black workers faced discrimination while on the job. (Chicago Sun-Times)

COMMENTARY: The federal bipartisan infrastructure law and Inflation Reduction Act are delivering crucial investments in clean energy infrastructure to support electric vehicles, sustainability nonprofit leaders write. (Energy News Network)