Tribes no longer cooperating on Line 5 tunnel

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PIPELINES

• Six Great Lakes tribes are no longer cooperating with the federal environmental review process for a Line 5 tunnel in the Straits of Mackinac, claiming that the Army Corps of Engineers is expediting the plan’s approval based on President Trump’s energy emergency declaration. (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

RENEWABLES

• Evanston, Illinois, passes the state’s first ordinance to require all buildings more than 10,000 square feet to be powered by renewables and have net-zero emissions by 2050. (Chicago Tribune)

CLEAN ENERGY

• Ohio clean energy advocates and labor officials say repealing the Inflation Reduction Act would jeopardize or cut thousands of jobs in the state over the coming years. (WYSO)

FOSSIL FUELS

• While presenting its long-term energy plan in Duluth, Minnesota Power encounters pushback from residents over its plan to build a new natural gas plant near Lake Superior. (Northern News Now)

• Two public hearings are scheduled today on We Energies’ plan for a new $1 billion Wisconsin gas plant that officials say is meant to replace retiring coal units. (FOX 6)

GRID

• MISO proposes a series of new market participation rules for demand response resources to prevent fraud and market manipulation following a series of federal enforcement actions against companies. (Utility Dive)

• Transmission constraints have partially protected revenues for utilities with fossil fuel generation by limiting new competitors looking to deploy renewables, according to a University of Michigan researcher. (PV Magazine)

OIL & GAS

• An Ohio state park’s upcoming $9.6 million renovation will be funded by a signing bonus from a recent fracking lease. (Cleveland.com)

NUCLEAR

• Minnesota regulators will hold hearings this week on Xcel Energy’s request to store more nuclear waste at a southeastern Minnesota nuclear plant. (MPR News)

COMMENTARY

• Repealing federal clean energy incentives would not only halt large investments in Ohio but also would raise energy prices for households already struggling with high utility bills, Ohio labor officials write. (Ohio Capital Journal)

• Ohio’s major utilities line up to oppose state legislation to repeal coal plant subsidies and bill riders that have cost ratepayers billions, a watchdog group says. (Energy and Policy Institute)