Oil and gas steers Ohio carbon capture bill

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CARBON CAPTURE

• Public records show oil and gas lobbyists have crafted and pushed for an Ohio bill that would pave the way for underground carbon storage, which could serve as a lifeline for their products. (Canary Media)

COAL

• The Trump administration seeks to extend deadlines for required reporting and monitoring of coal ash landfills and dumps in a move that advocates say is the start of an effort to roll back coal ash regulations. (Canary Media)

• Evergy seeks $55 million in damages from BNSF for allegedly failing to deliver coal to plants in Kansas and Missouri in 2022. (Kansas Reflector)

CLIMATE

• Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker says the jobs and economic opportunity linked to clean energy will help the state be a climate leader in the face of federal policy rollbacks. (Chicago Tribune)

• An Ohio nonprofit launches a new initiative to provide climate change training, resources, and technical assistance to local governments in greater Cincinnati. (WVXU)

SOLAR

• A Cleveland suburb rushes to secure federal tax incentives for rooftop solar projects on two public buildings that could reduce project costs by roughly a third. (Cleveland.com)

• A University of Wisconsin professor says solar’s exponential growth in the state tracks with similar trends around the globe as costs continue to drop. (Wisconsin Public Radio)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES

• General Motors calls EVs its ​“north star” as Q2 sales rebound from a Q1 slump, and as the company secures the No. 2 U.S. market position behind Tesla. (CNBC)

• Michigan automotive seat supplier Adient will invest $8 million to open a facility in Illinois and manufacture components for Rivian. (Chicago Sun-Times)

EMISSIONS

• Ohio’s latest state budget includes a provision that allows state officials to remove its ​“air nuisance rule” that allows citizens to sue polluting companies over harmful air emissions. (WYSO)

GRID

• PJM capacity prices for the upcoming service year reach their price ceiling at $329.17, indicating a potential lack of affordable power supplies as demand grows and clean energy projects stall. (Inside Climate News)

• The high capacity prices are likely to make recent electric bill spikes even worse for ComEd customers in northern Illinois. (Chicago Sun-Times)

• A bipartisan group of nine governors asks for the power to nominate candidates to fill seats on grid operator PJM’s board of managers and to provide additional input as they grapple with rising power demand. (Inside Climate News)

• Environmental groups say large tech companies have a responsibility to limit their electricity and water consumption as they pursue data centers across the Midwest and Great Plains. (Harvest Public Media)

NUCLEAR

• A northwestern Iowa county considers changing its zoning regulations to allow small modular nuclear reactors to attract future development. (Radio Iowa)

UTILITIES

• Former ComEd CEO Anne Pramaggiore is sentenced to two years in prison for her role in a bribery scheme that involved giving jobs to associates of Illinois’ former House Speaker in exchange for favorable legislation. (Capitol News Illinois)

• A ballot campaign submits petition language to Michigan election officials in hopes of starting the signature-gathering process for an initiative to block utilities from political spending. (Michigan Public)

NEW FROM CANARY 

• Can cutting rooftop solar costs make up for losing tax credits? — Jeff St. John

• New Hampshire raids clean energy fund, jeopardizing solar program — Sarah Shemkus

• New York to scale back key energy efficiency program — Colin Kinniburgh