JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Florida Department of Health in Duval County has issued a health warning associated with the appearance of red tide near Fort George Inlet. Red tide is a harmful algal bloom that’s deeply concerning for Jacksonville and everyone who cares about the city’s waterways, wildlife, fisheries, and public health.
BOSTON, MA — The Massachusetts Pension Reserves Investment Management Board (MassPRIM) has completed a review of how active equity managers assess climate-transition risk in high-emitting portfolio companies and incorporate that analysis into their investment decisions. The fund plans to use the findings in its overall evaluation of manager quality and the selection of new active managers.
Riverside, CA - The Sierra Club, Rural Association of Mead Valley (RAMV), and Industrial VI Enterprises have reached a settlement agreement over the controversial 1+ million-square-foot warehouse approved for construction in Mead Valley, Riverside County, known as the Cajalco Commerce Center.
Denver, CO - A Colorado District Court Judge has dismissed a corporate-backed lawsuit against Denver ordinances aimed at reducing air pollution from buildings and reducing energy bills for owners and tenants.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Recent reporting has raised serious questions about Interior Secretary Doug Burgum's leadership of the Department of the Interior, describing an agency plagued by dysfunction, rampant staff departures, secrecy, and a management culture that has left career employees demoralized and sidelined.
Yesterday, Senator Mike Lee (R-AZ) introduced a bill that would roll back existing energy efficiency standards and prevent the Department of Energy from updating existing or implementing new strong efficiency standards. The bill would result in energy waste, adding extra strain to the grid and raising energy prices.
Richmond, VA. – The Virginia State Corporation Commission has ordered development of a process for data center customers – giant tech companies and billion dollar corporations – to pay for the transmission upgrades necessary to connect data centers to the grid. The costs will be covered through mandatory Contributions in Aid of Construction payments directly assigned to the individual data center customers, protecting everyday Virginians from high cost transmission projects reaching their bills.
MICHIGAN – Sierra Club, Michigan Environmental Council, and NRDC have filed their opening brief asking the Michigan Court of Appeals to overturn the Michigan Public Service Commission's (MPSC) ex parte approval of DTE’s contracts for the proposed 1.4 gigawatt Oracle data center in Saline, Mich.
Portland, Oregon - Today, the United States District Court for the District of Oregon ruled in favor of clean energy developers in a legal challenge against Donald Trump’s Department of Defense for freezing reviews of wind projects and delaying development for renewable energy.
Washington, D.C. - Today, energy company RWE announced a deal with the Trump administration in which the administration will pay the company $1.22 billion in exchange for the company cancelling three offshore wind projects and doubling down on LNG.