Minnesota program connects immigrant farmers with solar

ALSO:

• A central Ohio solar panel manufacturer has hit two milestones in its first six months of operation: producing 1 million solar panels and hiring 1,000 employees. (Newark Advocate)
• NIPSCO brings online a 200 MW solar and 45 MW energy storage project in northwestern Indiana. (PV-Tech)

CLEAN ENERGY:

• The Inflation Reduction Act is having a transformative effect on U.S. manufacturing growth, particularly in the clean energy sector, though some investors are concerned that the outcome of the presidential election could weaken the 2-year-old law. (CNBC)
• A new state report shows Wisconsin is making progress on its clean energy goals, which call for creating 40,000 clean energy-related jobs by 2030 and having 100% carbon-free electricity by 2050. (WisPolitics)

CLIMATE:

• Climate activists say vice presidential nominee Tim Walz has a complicated climate change record while serving as Minnesota’s governor, by both signing progressive clean energy legislation but also allowing a pipeline expansion. (Salon)
• Organizers of this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago will rely on carbon offsets with local donations, as well as composting and recycling, to reduce the event’s climate footprint. (Grist)

COMMENTARY:

• The Ohio chapter of the Sierra Club calls on the U.S. EPA to reject state regulators’ plan that they say does too little to reduce air pollution from a coal plant along the Ohio River. (Columbus Dispatch)
• The Inflation Reduction Act has spurred new clean energy and manufacturing jobs in Minnesota and has helped Illinois residents to claim $260 million in tax credits for home improvements, the head of the Sierra Club writes. (Sun-Times)