This week's state briefs include news on California, Connecticut, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts and Ohio.

This week's state briefs include news on Arizona, California, Illinois, Manitoba, Maryland, Montana, Nebraska, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and other states.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Kansas, Michigan, New Mexico, Ohio, Rhode Island and Virginia.

This week's state briefs include news on Arizona, California, Colorado, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, New York, North Dakota, South Dakota and Texas.

The U.S. Interior Department approved the first phase of the California Desert Renewable Plan, a master plan for developing renewable energy on 10.8 million acres of California desert.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Jersey, North Carolina and Ohio.

Gov. Jerry Brown reaffirmed his commitment to an expanded CAISO, a month after calling for a delay in efforts to complete enabling legislation.

This week's state briefs include news on Arkansas, California, Colorado, Michigan, New Mexico, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Texas and others.

This week's state briefs include news on California, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Michigan, Montana, Nebraska, New Jersey, New Mexico and other states.

California lawmakers last week passed SB 32, a bill to reduce the state’s greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to 40% below 1990 levels by 2030.