SOLAR: A peer-reviewed study finds “community solar is delivering on its promise” of delivering clean energy to multifamily buildings, renters, and lower-income households. (Canary Media)
ALSO:
- Michigan is the latest state to pass legislation prohibiting homeowners associations from blocking rooftop solar installations. (Canary Media)
- Rising numbers of Alaska residents install rooftop solar arrays in an effort to weather a predicted natural gas shortage and resulting electricity price spikes. (Alaska Public Media)
OIL & GAS:
- A federal judge halts the Biden administration’s pause on new liquified natural gas export approvals, siding with industry and 16 Republican-led states that had challenged the freeze. (E&E News)
- Permian Basin truck drivers block entrances to frac sand mines as they demand better pay and working conditions, marking a first-ever organized labor movement in the nation’s busiest oil field. (Texas Tribune)
NUCLEAR: A new round of federal funding and streamlined regulations aim to speed next-generation nuclear reactor deployment, but the industry says it still needs more support. (Canary Media)
OVERSIGHT: Analysts predict the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to overturn the Chevron doctrine could have significant ramifications for federal energy and climate regulations in the West, but it may take decades for the consequences to become clear. (High Country News, WyoFile)
POLITICS: The federal climate money pouring into Georgia under President Biden has created awkward political dynamics for Republicans, who opposed the funding but have also touted its economic impact on rural towns. (BBC)
WIND: Federal ocean energy officials authorize construction and operations of the New England Wind 1 and 2 offshore projects. (news release)
CLIMATE: OSHA proposes first-ever rules to protect workers from extreme heat, which will affect an estimated 35 million workers as climate change exacerbates summer temperatures. (E&E News)
HYDROGEN: A hydrogen plane startup shuts down as American Airlines partners with another company to buy 100 hydrogen-electric engines for regional jets. (Canary Media, Axios)
TRANSPORTATION: A Chicago environmental justice organization is using cameras and software to count heavy-duty truck traffic to bolster its demands for electric vehicles and limiting diesel emission pollution. (Vxartnews)
GRID: A Michigan bill proposing tax incentives to lure data centers to the state is on hold for now, as critics successfully halt a plan they say would drive up power demand and jeopardize the state’s climate goals. (Planet Detroit)
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