October 6, 2024

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Bureau of Land Management
Judge Rejects BLM Coal Plans for Omitting Health Impacts
A federal judge rejected 2 resource plans from BLM offices in Montana and Wyoming, saying the agency didn’t disclose the health impacts of burning fossil fuels.
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Court Blocks Pennsylvania from Joining RGGI
A Pennsylvania judge blocked Gov. Tom Wolf’s effort to enter RGGI, saying the administration’s plan was a tax that lacked required legislative approval.
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37 States Fight Over California Tailpipe Standards
More than three dozen states have taken sides in a court fight over the EPA's reinstatement of California's strict tailpipe emissions standards.
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Court Strikes a Blow to ISO-NE Winter Plan
An appellate court ruled that ISO New England’s Inventoried Energy Program would unfairly incent some resources for storing energy in a way they already do. 
TVA
Nonprofits Urge TVA to Reconsider Gas-fired Options
Clean energy orgs, nonprofits and social justice groups called on the TVA to reconsider its plan to build a natural gas plant to replace its largest coal plant.
CARB
Critics Tear into CARB Draft Climate Change Plan
The California Air Resources Board’s draft climate change scoping plan faces criticism from environmentalists, fire victims and editorial pages.
Sierra Club
PUC OKs NV Energy Battery Project on Old Coal Plant Site
Nevada regulators approved a permit for NV Energy to build a 220-MW battery storage system at the former site of the Reid Gardner coal-fired plant.
BOEM
Massachusetts Senate Passes Bill to Amend OSW Price Cap Rules
The Massachusetts Senate passed An Act Driving Climate Policy Forward with a broad set of policies for decarbonizing energy, transportation and buildings.
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BPU Approves Agreement to End the Use of Coal Plants in New Jersey
The last two coal-fired electricity generation units in New Jersey will close under an agreement approved by the New Jersey Board of Public Utilities.
Columbia Gas
Court Again Rebukes FERC for Failure to Review Downstream Emissions
The D.C. Circuit Court ruled that FERC had failed to account for the downstream the greenhouse gas emissions of a compressor station in Agawam, Mass.

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