General Motors bets on slow, steady EV rollout

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: General Motors is betting its relatively slow electric vehicle ramp up will prove more durable and sustainable in the mid- to long-term. (Utility Dive)

ALSO:
• The Missouri House passes a bill requiring cities and counties to pay for any EV chargers they require businesses to install. (Missouri Independent)
• An Indianapolis startup company that has developed an electric vehicle subscription platform closes on a $7 million funding round. (Business Journal)

PIPELINES:
• An Iowa bill would require three proposed CO2 pipelines to secure voluntary easements for at least 90% of their total routes before qualifying for eminent domain. (Capital Dispatch)
• South Dakota lawmakers reject two proposals that would have limited the use of eminent domain for CO2 pipeline projects. (Dickinson Press)

OIL & GAS:
• North Dakota lawmakers advance a pair of bills that would create tax breaks and grant programs for the state’s influential oil industry. (InForum)
• A snow storm and deep cold snap caused North Dakota’s oil production to drop 13% in December compared to the previous month. (Star Tribune)
• A Minnesota oil refinery is one of the largest emitters of selenium, annually releasing thousands of pounds of the fish-harming element into the Mississippi River through its wastewater discharges, a recent report shows. (Star Tribune)

CLIMATE:
• A study concludes that U.S. homes in flood zones are overvalued by hundreds of billions of dollars due to a failure to consider climate change. (Grist)
• Indiana lawmakers, developers and property owners complain that the state’s once-acclaimed flood risk mapping tool is driving down real estate values and infringing on property rights. (E&E News)

JOBS:
• Ohio and Michigan are projected to see some of the biggest jobs gains from the Inflation Reduction Act, according to a new analysis. (Canary Media)
• A Nebraska bill would establish a group to study workforce needs for nuclear power plants and hydrogen facilities in the state. (Journal Star)

SOLAR:
• University of Toledo physicists help solve a durability issue to improve and lower the cost of next-generation perovskite solar cells. (news release)
• An Ohio county board hears arguments for and against a ban on building large solar and wind projects in unincorporated areas of four townships. (East Liverpool Review)
• Ohio regulators approve construction of two solar projects in Hancock County with capacity of 120 MW and 130 MW. (WTVG-TV)

WIND: A Michigan township puts a proposed wind turbine ordinance on hold as officials say the state is likely to take over those decisions. (Daily News)

BIOMASS: The University of Iowa considers a public-private partnership for producing renewable fuel pellets as its campus goes coal-free by 2025. (Gazette)

BIOFUELS: A study by a U.S. refining group predicts a proposal to allow sales of higher ethanol blend E15 fuel year round would increase the cost of gasoline by as much as 12 cents per gallon. (Transport Topics)