January 22, 2025

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Groups Urge Michigan to Adopt All Electrification in New Building Code
A coalition of 30 organizations asked Michigan officials to ban natural gas in new construction, calling it “a critical measure to reduce air pollution.”
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NJ Enviros Squeeze Governor on GHG Goals
Groups say Murphy talks aggressively on climate change but is moving too slowly to cut GHG, while the DEP continues to approve natural gas projects.
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NARUC: Crisis Response Needs Cross-industry Collaboration
Utilities and their regulators are becoming more comfortable with direct cooperation in response to disasters, panelists told NARUC's Summer Policy Summit.
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Hydrogen May Hold Key Role in Deep Decarbonization, EPRI Panel Says
Panelists talked hydrogen at an Electric Power Research Institute forum session on bridging the gaps in a net-zero energy system.
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Non-violent Protesters Occupy Enbridge Regional Office in Massachusetts
Dozens of climate justice advocates in Massachusetts occupied international pipeline company Enbridge’s office in protest of its Line 3 tar sands pipeline.
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Ohio Lawmakers Vote to Block Local Natural Gas Bans
Ohio has joined 18 other states in adopting legislation backed by the gas industry barring municipalities from blocking access to natural gas or propane.
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California PUC Orders Additional 11.5 GW but No Gas
The California PUC ordered an additional 11.5 GW of procurement by mid-decade but backpedaled on a plan to include up to 1,500 MW of fossil fuel generation in the mix.
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Consumers Energy to End Coal Use by 2025
Consumers Energy plans to shutter its five remaining coal plants by 2025 while tripling its renewable capacity and increasing use of natural gas.
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Mass. Officials Hear Call for Gas Utility Rate Reform
Hydrogen or renewable natural gas pilot projects will affect ratepayers and should be “rooted out” in rate cases, according to the Environmental Defense Fund.
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Fixing the Texas Grid – Maybe
ERCOT insiders at ACORE's Finance Forum spoke candidly on the causes and lessons learned from Texas' February outages.

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