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Commentary: A manufacturing powerhouse, Michigan has an opportunity to lead the clean energy transition

Clean energy and advanced manufacturing is especially resonant in Michigan — and not only because the scale of investment is so enormous, writes guest commentator Deana Dennis.

By Deana Dennis . 15 June 2023
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Virginia weatherization groups seek alternatives as Youngkin undercuts funding source

Revenue from the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative has helped improve housing and lower energy bills for lower-income residents, but the governor has moved to withdraw from the program, putting several charities’ budgets at risk.

By Elizabeth McGowan . 26 June 2023
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Ohio utilities could resume energy efficiency programs under bipartisan bill

Four years after Ohio lawmakers axed the state’s utility-run energy efficiency programs, a proposal would allow utilities to voluntarily reintroduce them, but with smaller energy savings targets.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 28 June 2023
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Who decides where we get electricity and how much we pay? Mostly White, politically connected men

A pair of recent studies show that public utility commissions lack diversity, and that appointees are more likely to have utility or fossil fuel connections than environmental backgrounds.

By Lisa Prevost . 5 July 2023
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Citing racial disparities and rising gas rates, Illinois groups call for building electrification

Illinois consumer and environmental groups are seeking “restorative justice” as part of a Peoples Gas rate case, including investments in energy efficiency and electrification for low-income customers.

By Kari Lydersen . 6 July 2023
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In El Paso, a utility is working to catch up to Texas' renewable energy boom

While renewable energy is now a significant share of the Lone Star State's electricity generation, in El Paso it's only 3%. But that's about to change.

By Diego Mendoza-Moyers . 20 July 2023
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Commentary: The economic and health benefits of Michigan's clean energy goals

Clean energy is an increasingly important part of Michigan's economy, writes guest commentator Laura Sherman.

By Laura Sherman . 11 August 2023
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In northern Minnesota, early adopters make the case for cold-climate heat pumps

Heat pump installers and early adopters in and around Duluth, Minnesota, are demonstrating how the technology can work even in a notoriously cold climate such as northern Minnesota.

By Stephanie Hemphill . 11 August 2023
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Illinois governor vetoes effort to lift moratorium on new nuclear reactors

Unless the governor vetoes a bill by Tuesday, the state’s 1987 ban on new nuclear power plants will be lifted, providing a new but expensive option for achieving its emission goals.

By Kari Lydersen . 11 August 2023
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Climate advocate Kate Knuth on her new role as Minnesota’s agency’s climate director

The former state lawmaker and Minneapolis mayoral candidate talks about how government can help mobilize the state to prepare for climate change.

By Frank Jossi . 18 August 2023