Illinois attorney general sues over Chicago petcoke piles

‘PETKOCH’: The Illinois attorney general is suing one of the companies piling up petroleum coke on Chicago’s Southeast Side. (Chicago Tribune)

MICHIGAN: In their final report to Gov. Rick Snyder, state energy and regulatory officials say Michigan can easily handle a mix of 30 percent renewable power, as the state becomes a leader in wind energy. (Detroit News, CBS Detroit)

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UTILITIES: A forum in Minnesota explores models for the utility of the future. (Midwest Energy News)

EPA: EPA officials hear opposing messages on power plant carbon rules at a ​“listening session” in a Kansas City suburb. (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)

COAL: Johns Hopkins Medicine suspends its black-lung program after an investigation finds coal companies paid millions for medical opinions used to deny miners’ disability claims. (NPR)

FRACKING: Why the drilling boom may be over sooner than we think. (USA Today)

CLIMATE: A UN report warns we’re quickly running out of time to prevent the worst impacts of climate change, and the White House will revisit its ​“social cost of carbon” figure. (The Hill)

ALSO: The University of Nebraska will conduct its own climate study to coincide with a limited report on ​“cyclical” changes ordered by the state legislature. (Omaha World-Herald)

ALEC: A new report catalogs ALEC’s mostly unsuccessful efforts to repeal or roll back state renewable energy standards. (Huffington Post)

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ELECTRIC CARS: Ford sold more plug-in hybrids than Toyota last month. (Detroit Free Press)

COMMENTARY: Five charts that explain the U.S. energy shift. (The Atlantic)