In Chicago, EV charging stations skirt Black and Latino neighborhoods

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: While electric vehicle use is growing rapidly in wealthier, mostly White communities, Black and Latino neighborhoods in Chicago and elsewhere are being left behind by charging deserts. (Washington Post)

ALSO:
• A growing number of startups are working to electrify fishing boats, day cruisers and other gas-guzzling watercraft. (Canary Media)
• Michigan House lawmakers approve fast-tracked legislation that would create new incentives to attract electric vehicle and battery plants. (Associated Press)

CLIMATE:
• Climate resilience hubs are sprouting on Detroit’s East Side to help residents prepare for and recover from extreme weather. (Metromode/​Planet Detroit)
• Climate-induced weather events are putting growing pressure on Michigan utilities to improve electric grid resilience, experts say. (Great Lakes Echo)
• Climate change is threatening the viability of golf courses, as operators contend with more heat, drought, flooding, and invasive grasses. (CNN)
• Wind and increasingly volatile water levels are taking a toll on Wisconsin state parks along Lake Michigan, lengthening a backlog of repairs. (Wisconsin Watch)

OIL & GAS:
• While virtually every household can expect to pay more for heat this winter, rural propane customers are being hit particularly hard. (Minnesota Reformer)
• The rate of natural gas flaring in North Dakota declined to an average of 7.5% this year through September, meeting a state target. (Today in Energy)

SOLAR:
• A group of Native American ​“solar warriors” is working to break cycles of energy poverty and colonial exploitation with tribal-owned renewables. (The Hill)
• A solar developer shares plans for a 400 MW project at a required public meeting with residents of three Ohio townships. (Circleville Herald)
• Xcel Energy is testing a program designed to help multifamily building owners install electric vehicle charging stations. (Finance & Commerce, subscription)

UTILITIES:
• Indiana Michigan Power is installing smart meters in Fort Wayne, with nearly 30,000 already connected and a target of 195,000 by the end of 2022. (WANE)
• Indiana regulators are investigating whether AES Indiana customers should have to pay for costs associated with an extended power plant outage. (WFYI)

BIOFUELS:
• South Dakota regulators approve a utility’s contract with a dairy farm that could become the state’s first supplier of renewable natural gas. (KELO)
• University of Iowa biologists have discovered yeast strains used in wine making that could help make ethanol production more efficient. (Daily Iowan)

OVERSIGHT: The Nebraska Public Service Commission names a retired Army National Guard colonel as its new executive director. (Lincoln Journal Star)

POLITICS: A climate PAC endorses Wisconsin Lt. Gov. Mandela Barnes’ primary bid to challenge GOP incumbent U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson. (E&E News, subscription)

COMMENTARY: Despite false suggestions by the fossil fuel industry, rising natural gas prices have nothing to do with pro-climate policies, a columnist explains. (NRDC)