What do West Coast cities owe Montana coal communities?

TRANSITION: The West Coast’s biggest cities have long relied on power from distant coal plants in places like Montana, raising questions about what they owe those communities as they transition to clean power. (Los Angeles Times)

ALSO: A central Utah town embraces a post-coal identity, revitalizing the former mining hub with an emphasis on historic preservation, community, and the arts. (KSL)

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Tesla CEO Elon Musk says the company will lay off more than 10% of its workforce, affecting about 14,000 employees, as it seeks to reduce costs. (Los Angeles Times)

ELECTRIFICATION: A Silicon Valley tech startup aspiring to create the ​“Tesla of heat pumps” will begin selling its sleeker, smarter mini-splits in the San Francisco Bay Area next month. (Heatmap)

OIL & GAS: A state financial development authority and Alaska Native corporations appeal a court decision upholding the Biden administration’s pause on new oil and gas leasing in part of the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. (E&E News, subscription)

WIND: The Bureau of Land Management extends a public input period for the planned 600 MW Jackalope Wind Energy project in southwestern Wyoming. (news release)

EMISSIONS: Several suburban Seattle communities continue to emit lower greenhouse gas emissions than pre-pandemic highs, likely in part because of changes in commuting patterns, according to a new analysis. (Seattle Times)

CARBON CAPTURE: Rural Latino communities are divided about California’s first carbon capture project, which would allow an oil company to keep operating while sequestering greenhouse gas emissions. (CalMatters)

COMMENTARY: An editorial board says California needs to modernize how utilities charge for electricity in order to avoid punishing those who switch to cleaner electric cars and appliances or overburdening lower-income residents. (Los Angeles Times)