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Minnesota coalition wants more transmission along highways

By Andy Balaskovitz

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GRID: A new coalition of environmental and labor groups is pushing for legislation in Minnesota that would make it easier to co-locate transmission lines along highways. (Energy News Network)

ALSO: Federal regulators could vote in the coming weeks on new major transmission rules that have been in the works for two years and could help facilitate the clean energy transition. (E&E News)

PIPELINES:

  • Leaders of 30 tribal nations across the Great Lakes region call on the Biden administration to support a tribe’s fight against Enbridge’s Line 5 on reservation land in northern Wisconsin. (E&E News)
  • In a victory for a carbon pipeline developer, divided South Dakota lawmakers pass legislation that confirms local regulations on carbon pipelines are preempted by federal law. (Argus Leader)
  • The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has received tens of thousands of public comments on the Dakota Access pipeline as it prepares to issue a final environmental impact statement on the project this year. (South Dakota Searchlight)

TRANSPORTATION: Reducing driving by 20% could save the average Minnesota household $1,700 a year and save hundreds of lives through better air quality and healthier lifestyles, according to a new report. (Minnesota Reformer)

CLEAN ENERGY: A new report estimates a worker shortage of 1.1 million people across 20 occupations that are crucial for rolling out the Biden administration’s clean energy agenda. (E&E News)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

SOLAR: The Forest County Potawatomi Community is installing rooftop solar on buildings in Wisconsin to achieve ​“energy sovereignty across the tribal nation.” (WXPR)

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