Where’s all of Pennsylvania’s radioactive oil and gas waste?

FOSSIL FUELS: Researchers say the whereabouts of 800,000 tons of Pennsylvania’s radioactive oil and gas industry waste is unknown, a problem compounded by self-reporting and understaffed regulators. (Daily Climate)

OFFSHORE WIND:

• New York’s grid operator reports utilizing a record amount of wind power on its system this week. (RTO Insider, subscription)
• The council of Barnstable, Massachusetts, says it’s pausing its work on offshore wind projects amid a shaky future for the state’s developments. (Cape Cod Times)
• The future of New York’s offshore wind development pipeline may become clearer on Thursday, following a state regulators’ meeting that will consider whether to improve developers’ contracts. (Newsday)
• Fishing industry representatives resign from a Rhode Island coastal agency panel as it considers a new wind farm proposal, saying their feedback has been ignored. (Rhode Island Current)

CLIMATE:

• New York City officials aim to expand the city’s tree canopy to mitigate climate change, increase air quality and improve shade equity as part of its urban forest master plan. (Brooklyn Eagle)
• Rising ocean temperatures in Maryland have led to larger populations of warm-water fishes and more nesting southern birds, but native species are suffering. (news release)

TRANSIT: A new highway project in Maine has received $124 million in state funding, while public transit advocates say the state’s appetite to fund e-bikes, buses and the like is much more limited. (Maine Morning Star)

SOLAR: The board of Hanover, New York, considers approving numerous zoning variances to allow for a 2.7 MW solar array proposed on a span of agricultural and forestland. (Observer Today)

UTILITIES: Cheshire County, New Hampshire, will start the first county-level community power program in the state to help individual towns avoid having to form their own system. (New Hampshire Bulletin)

BUILDINGS:

• A Maine design firm is tapped to consult with White House climate officials on developing federal zero-emissions building standards. (Mainebiz)
• In New York, a Manhattan-based designer completes a minimalist, off-grid cabin run on solar panels in the Catskills. (dezeen)

WORKFORCE: New York kicks off a new initiative to cultivate new leaders in the decarbonization and electrification sectors. (news release)