December 24, 2024

Environmental & Social Justice

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Cumulative Impacts Analysis a Top Regulatory Priority for CLF, Rep Says
NECA invited energy experts to share stakeholders’ and developers’ perspectives on the challenges of achieving climate targets and building infrastructure.
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California PUC Gets Feedback on Net Metering Alternatives
Thirty parties submitted comments to the California PUC on a controversial rooftop solar net-metering decision that the commission is revisiting.
New Jersey Department of Environmental Protection
NJ DEP Enacts Tougher Reporting Requirements for GHG Emissions
New Jersey’s DEP officially adopted new rules requiring more rigorous monitoring and reporting of greenhouse gas emissions in certain situations.
NYC.GOV
NY Green Bank Increases Focus on Disadvantaged Communities
The New York Green Bank is starting a $250 million Community Decarbonization Fund this year and increasing its own capitalization by nearly a third.
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DOE Briefs: Keeping up with Grants and Granholm
The U.S. Department of Energy issued new energy-efficiency standards for light bulbs that will effectively phase out incandescent bulbs by July 2023.
Gov. Whitmer
Whitmer Outlines Final Carbon-neutral Plan for Mich.
Michigan's final proposed Healthy Climate Plan includes funding for climate mitigation efforts in economically disadvantage communities.
CARB
New Draft of Advanced Clean Cars II Would Speed ZEV Sales
CARB has released a new draft of its proposed Advanced Clean Cars II regulation featuring a faster ramp up to 100% ZEV sales in 2035.
Sacramento Electric Vehicle Association
CARB Seeks More Inclusive Clean Cars 4 All
California officials are looking to expand the Clean Cars 4 All program in ways that ensure its incentive for low-income residents goes to those who need it most.
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Overheard at EPSA Competitive Power Summit 2022
Competitive generators and others discussed market changes at the Electric Power Supply Association Competitive Power Summit at the National Press Club.
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Vermont Senate Advances State’s 1st Environmental Justice Bill
The Vermont Senate passed a bill 28-1 that would, for the first time, legally define what environmental justice means in the state.

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