Chicago-area petcoke case settled for $1.4 million

PETCOKE: Companies handling petcoke near Chicago agree to a $1.4 million settlement in a class-action lawsuit following coal-dust exposure to nearby communities. (Northwest Indiana Times)

PIPELINES:
• Officials test a pipeline spill scenario in waters in eastern Michigan. (Associated Press)
• North Dakota regulators approve the third leg of a pipeline that will connect to the Dakota Access project. (Grand Folks Herald)
• Construction begins on the North Dakota portion of the Dakota Access pipeline. (Bismarck Tribune)
• Residents raise safety, property rights and jobs concerns over a proposed natural gas pipeline passing through Ohio. (Cleveland Plain Dealer)
• The company responsible for North Dakota’s largest saltwater pipeline spills says it is taking new measures that will detect leaks sooner. (Dickinson Press)

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SOLAR:
• Plans move forward for a 40-acre solar array outside Minneapolis. (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
• An apartment complex in Milwaukee turns to solar and geothermal as it seeks a LEED platinum certification. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)
• DTE Energy begins construction on a 200,000-panel solar project in eastern Michigan. (MLive)
• Local officials in Indiana block a planned 100,000-panel solar project following neighborhood concerns. (Columbus Republic)
• An Indiana company plans a one-megawatt installation. (Inside Indiana Business)

NUCLEAR:
• Hundreds gather at the Illinois Capitol in support of a bill to support Exelon’s struggling nuclear plants. (Quad-City Times)
• A new report says U.S. nuclear reactors aren’t prepared to handle natural disasters. (Bloomberg)

UTILITIES: Xcel Energy expects wind energy to make up 24 percent of its supply, and for solar to triple by 2020. (Reuters)

CLEAN POWER PLAN: The main opposition to the federal rules wants the U.S. EPA to stop fulfilling requests for information as the plan is being challenged in court. (ClimateWire)

OIL AND GAS: Nebraska landowners object to plans for a wastewater injection well. (Chadron Record)

GRID: Prices drop sharply in the latest PJM capacity auction. (RTO Insider)

BUSINESS: Bankrupt coal, oil and gas and solar companies prepare for a reshaped energy industry. (EnergyWire)

POLITICS: The Federal Election Commission won’t pursue a case against Ohio-based Murray Energy despite ​“compelling” evidence that employees were coerced to contribute to Republican political candidates. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)

CLIMATE: Revisiting the predictions of ​“An Inconvenient Truth” on its 10th anniversary. (ClimateWire)

COAL: Term prices are difficult to come by for Illinois Basin coal. (Platts)

OIL AND GAS: A slight uptick in the number of oil rigs operating in North Dakota marks the start of an oil expo there. (Bismarck Tribune)

GASOLINE: Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder declares an ​“energy emergency” over concerns about a gasoline shortage this weekend. (WXYZ-TV)