EPA largely vindicated in Supreme Court decision

EPA: While critical of the agency, a Supreme Court decision yesterday upheld the EPA’s authority to regulate greenhouse gases. (Washington Post)

CLIMATE: A new bipartisan report highlights the economic risks from climate change, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors unanimously adopts a resolution encouraging natural solutions to climate impacts. (New York Times, Associated Press)

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UTILITIES: An Illinois consumer group will investigate Wisconsin Energy’s proposed buyout of Inegrys; a similar proposal in 1995 involving Northern States Power collapsed amid monopoly concerns. (Associated Press, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

COAL: Ohio State University researchers will use a $2.5 million federal grant to design a scaled-up version of a prototype coal plant that captures 90 percent of its carbon emissions. (Crain’s Cleveland Business)

DIVESTMENT: The University of Dayton says it will cut off its investments in fossil fuels. (Dayton Daily News)

EFFICIENCY: The U.S. House passes bills to improve energy efficiency in schools and federal buildings. (The Hill)

NATURAL GAS: A pipeline rupture in Kansas alarms nearby residents as crops and trees begin to wither after being sprayed with an oily substance. (Associated Press)

SOLAR: Complicated solar leasing arrangements can make it harder to sell a home, and an Illinois church installs solar panels. (Bloomberg, Daily Illini)

SMART GRID: How a three-person Indiana startup landed a $3 million military smart grid contract. (Indianapolis Star)

COMMENTARY: Hank Paulson, who was Treasury secretary under President George W. Bush, says ​“we must not lose sight of the profound economic risks of doing nothing” on climate change. (New York Times)