Judge dismisses tribe’s Dakota Access shutdown suit

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PIPELINES

• A federal judge dismisses the Standing Rock Sioux Tribe’s lawsuit attempting to shut down the Dakota Access pipeline, saying the suit was prematurely filed before a key environmental study is finished. (North Dakota Monitor)

RENEWABLES

• A growing number of Wisconsin municipalities are adopting 100% renewable energy targets to power operations as a way to cut costs and reduce emissions. (Wisconsin Public Radio)

• Air emissions are dropping in Michigan’s Upper Peninsula as more renewable energy projects come online, according to a new report from state regulators. (Marquette Mining Journal)

GRID

• Michigan electric and transmission utilities await further guidance on whether $15 billion in conditional loans for strengthening the power grid from the Biden administration will be approved. (MLive)

NUCLEAR

• Indiana lawmakers advance a bill that would allow utilities to pass on to ratepayers some of the costs of developing a small modular nuclear reactor, even if the plant is never built. (Indiana Public Radio)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Republicans representing Congressional districts that stand to benefit from Inflation Reduction Act clean energy tax incentives are largely silent as the Trump administration seeks to repeal the law. (The Guardian)

OIL & GAS

• An Ohio board selects a company to lease 62 acres in a state wildlife area for hydraulic fracturing. (Ohio Capital Journal)

COAL

• Local advocates say Indiana utility NIPSCO’s plan to convert a coal plant near Lake Michigan to run on natural gas would be a step backward for air emissions. (Chicago Tribune)

SOLAR

• An Iowa county task force begins work toward a goal of generating 10% of the county’s electricity from solar. (Daily Iowan)

POLITICS

• Prosecutors seek $3.1 million in damages from former Illinois House speaker Michael Madigan for his role in an alleged bribery scheme involving former ComEd executives. (ABC 7)