NYC taxis may become zero-emission by 2030

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: New York City’s taxi commission proposes a new policy that would require all for-hire vehicles in the city be either zero-emission or wheelchair-accessible by 2030. (SI Live)

ALSO:
• Maine trucking firms say there are currently too many problems with electric semi-trucks — ranging from limited mileage per charge to lighter payloads — for the state to mandate use. (Bangor Daily News)
• A new survey finds that charging reliability is still a hassle for Boston electric vehicle drivers, with roughly one-fifth reporting a failed charging session in the past year. (Boston Globe)

SOLAR: New Jersey utility regulators unanimously decide to make permanent the state’s pilot community solar program for low-to-moderate-income homes. (NJ Spotlight)

OIL & GAS:
• Pennsylvania may soon unveil a new process that will help determine how to implement a grand jury’s recommendations for stricter natural gas industry regulation. (Pittsburgh Business Times, subscription)
• Climate advocates question why Massachusetts approved a natural gas pipeline expansion to service a big new warehouse amid the state’s decarbonization goals. (Worcester Telegram & Gazette)

OFFSHORE WIND: In New Jersey, Cape May County will provide open-road permits for Ørsted to develop its Ocean Wind farm, settling part of a lawsuit brought by the company, but officials plan to fight other aspects of the case. (Press of Atlantic City)

INFRASTRUCTURE:
• A year after the federal Inflation Reduction Act’s passage, its benefits in Maine remain hard to fully grasp as the state hasn’t received all its promised federal funds. (Portland Press Herald)
• New York City’s mayor aims to wring as much funding as possible out of the 2022 federal infrastructure law for a slate of projects, including e-bike charging stations at public housing complexes and electric school buses. (The City)

UTILITIES: Massachusetts regulators propose a faster process to review municipalities’ requests to form power aggregation programs following complaints from lawmakers. (RTO Insider, subscription)

BUILDINGS:
• An architect details the process of installing a Tesla solar roof on her Long Island home, noting the financial benefits of doing so. (Wall Street Journal, subscription)
• The renovation of a historic home in Maine will include new energy efficiency measures as a housing organization converts the property into affordable housing. (Bethel Citizen)

GEOTHERMAL: New York allows Columbia University to drill an 800-foot-deep closed-loop geothermal test bore to help it decarbonize its Manhattanville campus, the first-such permit the state has issued for this depth. (news release)

CLIMATE: Rhode Island environmental managers partner with national researchers to mitigate the impact of climate change on a Richmond state forest and understand how ecosystems respond to changing conditions. (Rhode Island Current