October 4, 2024

State and Local Policy

Washington Dept. of Ecology
Washington’s 1st Cap-and-Trade Auction Nets Nearly $300M
Washington’s first cap-and-trade auction earned the state nearly $300 million in revenue and unloaded all allowances on offer.
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Emissions Bill Stalls in New Mexico Senate
A net zero bill unveiled by New Mexico lawmakers has already stumbled, failing to advance out of a Senate committee.
BOEM
NJ Opens Third OSW Solicitation Seeking 4 GW+
The New Jersey BPU Ok'd a third offshore wind solicitation, seeking to double the state’s wind capacity despite opposition to already approved projects.
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‘What Did We Do to Deserve This?’
Residents at an information session on a proposed OSW transmission line landing on Long Island were frustrated by officials' frequent lack of answers.
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Builders Sue to Block Wash. Heat Pump Requirements
A coalition of builders and other parties filed suit to revoke new state rules that ban the installation of gas-fired space and water heaters in new buildings.
NYPA
New York Power Authority Sees ‘Additive’ Role in Decarbonization
The head of the NYPA briefed the Senate's energy committee on how the authority’s duties have evolved and the role of new technologies in decarbonization.
Constellation Energy Group
Megawatt-scale Demonstration Project Yields First Pink Hydrogen
Nine Mile Point Nuclear Plant became the first in the nation to generate its own hydrogen, Constellation and DOE announced.
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Advocates’ Report Slams Hydrogen as Heating Fuel
A group pressing Massachusetts’ transition to carbon-free fuels is trying to head off consideration of hydrogen as a wide-scale replacement for natural gas.
Ford Motor Co.
Poll Shows Michigan Voters Split on EVs
Michigan officials and automakers are promoting efforts to transition to electric vehicles, but almost half of Michigan voters oppose the shift.
University of California, Berkeley
West Must Fight Wildfire with Fire, Forest Scientists Say
Forest experts speaking at a WIEB conference offered attendees a seemingly paradoxical message about how the West can best prevent catastrophic wildfires.

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