Most Americans fine living near wind, solar farms

CLEAN ENERGY: More than two-thirds of Americans say they’d be fine living near a wind or solar farm, according to a new poll, suggesting headline-grabbing local opposition in some areas doesn’t reflect the country’s views overall. (Washington Post)

ALSO: The Prairie Island Indian Community in southeastern Minnesota makes progress on a net-zero carbon plan that includes a solar installation, geothermal and efficiency. (Sahan Journal)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES:

• Environmental groups will join striking UAW members on the picket lines this week as they push for a just transition to electric vehicles. (E&E News)
• Electric vehicles are expected to account for as much as 86% of global auto sales by 2030, a clean energy group estimates. (Utility Dive)
• Price cuts boost Tesla sales, but the automaker still is on track to fall short of expectations due to softening demand and factory downtime. (Associated Press)
• Vermont officials celebrate the grand opening of an electric plane manufacturing facility near Burlington, which is expected to produce around 300 aircraft per year by 2027. (Burlington Free Press, VT Digger)

CLIMATE:

• Montana plans to appeal a district court’s August decision in favor of youth climate advocates that affirmed state residents’ constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment. (Daily Montanan)
• A new interactive map shows which parts of the U.S. are most vulnerable to wildfires, flooding, pollution and other climate and environmental dangers. (Grist)

OFFSHORE WIND: Massachusetts regulators allow a developer to terminate an offshore wind power purchase agreement and rebid in a future auction, meaning the state has lost two-thirds of the offshore wind output it had in its pipeline. (CommonWealth Magazine, State House News Service)

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SOLAR:

• A new report finds Massachusetts’ solar generation gains have destroyed swathes of forest and farmland, but says the state can preserve future lands while meeting its solar goal by tweaking incentives and utilizing more developed or degraded spaces. (WBUR)
• Minneapolis community organizations are encouraged by new policies aimed at making community solar more accessible in historically disadvantaged communities. (MPR)

COURTS:

• The U.S. Supreme Court prepares to reconsider the 1984 case of Chevron v. Natural Resources Defense Council, which compels federal courts to defer to a federal agency’s interpretation of an ambiguous or unclear statute. (Newsweek)
• A Supreme Court case from Texas landowners suing the state for compensation after extreme storm flooding has court observers questioning how it will affect the energy sector. (E&E News)