Environmental & Social Justice

NYSERDA
Scoping Plan ‘Sets Course’ for NY Climate Goals, Raises Questions
Questions remain about how much of the scoping plan can be implemented through agency rulemaking and what will require new legislation.
Shared-Use Mobility Center
Summit Explores Challenges to Deploying EV Infrastructure
When trying to incorporate equity into EV programs, simply placing a charger in a disadvantaged community is not enough, speakers said during a Western summit.
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New York Climate Scoping Plan OK’d
A N.Y. panel approved a scoping plan for meeting state decarbonization goals but three members opposed the report, citing cost and reliability concerns.
ACEEE
California’s Energy Efficiency Policies Ranked Best in Nation
California ranks highest in the American Council for an Energy-Efficient Economy's (ACEEE) annual report on states’ energy-efficiency policies and programs.
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Mass. Clean Heat Report Sidesteps Ban on New Gas Installations
A new report by the Massachusetts Commission on Clean Heat lays out a detailed roadmap for reducing buildings’ carbon footprint.
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PNNL: ‘Households Do Not Make Rational Decisions’ on EE Upgrades
Comfort and safety — not cost or environmental impact — is the top driver for people considering energy efficiency upgrades, according to a new PNNL study.
Greenidge Generation Holdings
NY Slaps Moratorium on Certain Crypto Mining Permits
Citing climate risks, New York imposed the nation’s first moratorium on permitting new crypto mining operations powered by fossil fuel generation.
BYD
CARB Approves $2.6B in Clean Vehicle Incentives
The California Air Resources Board approved its largest budget yet for incentive programs for clean cars, trucks and buses.
NJ BPU
Impact of NJ’s Storage Plan on Overburdened Communities Questioned
New Jersey’s BPU needs to enhance and sharply target its Storage Incentive Program if the agency wants to stimulate development in overburdened communities.
CARB
Calif. Proposes World’s ‘Most Ambitious’ Climate Goals
California regulators released an updated net zero proposal that Gov. Gavin Newsom says will unleash an "economic transformation" in the state.

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