Anti-wind groups target projects in Rhode island and New York

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OFFSHORE WIND

• Anti-wind groups turn their attention to the Revolution Wind project off Rhode Island and the Sunrise Wind development off New York, asking the U.S. EPA to rescind key permits and saying the original applications contained violations of environmental law. (Heatmap)

• Fishermen object to plans by U.S. Wind project developers to buy a waterfront fishing facility in West Ocean City, Maryland, saying the move would be a blow to the industry. (WBOC)

FEDERAL ACTION

• The federal lawsuits against New York and Vermont’s efforts to make fossil fuel companies pay for climate damages are just one part of a broad campaign to prevent states from mounting legal challenges against oil and gas companies. (New York Times)

LEGISLATION

• Opponents of a Maryland energy bill that hasn’t yet been signed into law start organizing an attempt to overturn the legislation with a referendum vote, saying they are frustrated by high energy costs. (Maryland Matters)

• The New Hampshire state Senate delays a vote on a bill deregulating energy-intensive cryptocurrency mining to drum up more support, as environmental advocates express concerns about carbon emissions and noise pollution. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

• A last-minute energy bill introduced in the Maine legislature would protect vulnerable populations from utility disconnection, place limits on competitive power supplies, and enhance environmental justice requirements. (Maine Morning Star)

• The Pennsylvania state House passes a bill authorizing the creation of community solar projects, a measure legislators have been proposing since 2017 but which hasn’t yet made it past the Senate. (PV Magazine)

STORAGE

• New York remains committed to its goal of deploying 6 GW of new storage capacity by 2030, but public opposition is a major obstacle, say speakers at a state storage conference. (RTO Insider)

CLIMATE

• Potential Maine gubernatorial candidate Democrat Hannah Pingree says she wants the state to continue its climate efforts ​“with or without” the support of the Trump administration. (Sun Journal)

COMMENTARY

• The likely creation of a state-level energy planning office in Maryland could help the state reconcile its often lofty climate ambitions with the realities on the ground to achieve a net-zero future, says a clean energy advocate. (Maryland Matters)

NEW FROM CANARY

• House Republicans introduced budget legislation that contains a poison pill for clean energy installations and factories, Jeff St. John reports.

• A new study adds to evidence that gas stoves pose serious health risks — especially for children, Alison F. Takemura reports.

• As GOP Congressmembers look to potentially gut the Inflation Reduction Act, it’s their districts that stand to lose the most, Dan McCarthy writes.