Pacific Northwest ports announce pact to eliminate emissions

EMISSIONS: Four Pacific Northwest port agencies unveil a voluntary joint plan to phase out emissions by 2050 through investments in new fuels, equipment and port infrastructure. (Puget Sound Business Journal)

NATURAL GAS:
• The Los Angeles City Council approves a resolution supporting any legislative or administrative action to help close the Playa del Rey natural gas storage facility. (Daily News)
• A Nevada bill to require gas utilities to go through comprehensive planning for decarbonizing operations receives its first hearing. (Nevada Independent)

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SOLAR:
• The Navajo Nation moves forward with plans for two more large solar plants that are expected to generate missions in revenue for the tribe. (Associated Press)
• A proposed solar project in southern Oregon would blend photovoltaics with sheep grazing and a bee-friendly pollinator meadow. (Jefferson Public Radio)
• A Colorado electric cooperative agrees to buy power from a solar and battery storage project that is expected to boost its resilience. (Mountain Town News)
• Fresno officials announce the city’s first solar farm, a community solar project that’s expected to help lower electric bills for residents. (Fresno Bee)
• A solar developer signs a power purchase agreement with Black Hills Energy for a proposed 200 MW solar project in Colorado. (Renewables Now)

RENEWABLES:
• The Arizona House passes a bill that seeks to block state utility regulators from adopting or enforcing renewable energy standards. (Tucson Local Media)
• An Arizona county works on a new ordinance that would provide guidance for new renewable energy project proposals. (Arizona Daily Sun)
• San Diego County moves forward with plans to purchase power from one of two community choice aggregation programs. (San Diego Union-Tribune)

COAL:
• Wyoming’s governor signs legislation creating a legal fund to initiate lawsuits against other states’ laws and regulators that harm its coal industry. (WestLaw)
• Wyoming and Montana are among five states considering legislation to prevent the closure of coal-fired power plants. (Utility Dive)

OIL & GAS:
• A California state senator says his anti-fracking bill, which would prohibit most petroleum production in the state, is necessary as part of a move to ​“a 100% clean economy.” (San Francisco Chronicle, subscription)
• Alaska officials continue to investigate the cause of a natural gas leak from a Hilcorp fuel line in Alaska’s Cook Inlet last weekend. (Associated Press)
• Former Interior Secretary Sally Jewell says President Biden’s moratorium on new federal oil and gas leases is ​“absolutely sensible.” (E&E News, subscription)

EFFICIENCY: An Alaska committee rejects a bill that would have required energy audits and retrofits for public schools and other facilities. (Peninsula Clarion)

CLIMATE: Honolulu, Hawaii recently named a new chief resilience officer whose role includes preparing the city’s residents and infrastructure for climate change. (Business Insider)