Maryland's wind energy project encountering financial struggles from the outset
In a series of significant moves, several states and organizations are taking action to combat climate change and promote renewable energy, while facing challenges from the Trump administration.
California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, and New York lead state-level efforts against Trump administration attacks on the endangerment finding. (Source: CT Mirror)
Rhode Island awards $510,000 to its public transit authority for emissions reduction programs. (Source: Rhode Island Current)
Four new community solar projects, totalling 27 megawatts in capacity, have come online in New York with the support of state incentive programs. (Source: news release)
However, the Interior Department has halted work on Revolution Wind due to a failure to reach an agreement on mitigating electromagnetic impacts. (Source: E&E News)
California has passed a suite of bills to tackle rising energy costs. (Source: Canary Media - Jeff St. John)
The Trump administration is attempting to sink Maryland's first offshore wind project. (Source: Canary Media - Clare Fieseler)
Pennsylvania environmental regulators plan to approve permits for a large new natural gas power plant, despite the facility being projected to produce more emissions than the coal-fired plant that used to operate on the site. (Source: TribLive)
There are no reports of any organization proposing to restart the decommissioned Indian Point nuclear power plant in New York. (Source: ecoRI)
Concord, Massachusetts, plans to install a bidirectional EV charger that will allow the town to use the power stored in the batteries of its electric school buses during times of peak demand. (Source: Concord Bridge)
Hydropower production in New England dropped by roughly half from June to August due to drought conditions. (Source: Maine Public)
Rhode Island's Democratic Sen. Sheldon Whitehouse has launched a probe into potential influences on the federal government's plans to repeal the endangerment finding. (Source: E&E News)
Connecticut Gov. Ned Lamont signals his willingness to postpone a vote on a controversial transmission line, allowing the utility behind the plan to come up with a more publicly palatable alternative. (Source: CT Mirror)
County and town leaders in upstate New York consider the idea of restarting the shuttered Indian Point nuclear power plant as 'anathema' to area residents. (Source: E&E News)
A new study from the University of Massachusetts Amherst suggests that cutting down trees to build solar developments can lower property values for neighboring homes. (Source: ecoRI)
Maine regulators have approved four solar developments totalling 257 megawatts and a four-megawatt hydro facility to be built on PFAS-contaminated land. (Source: News Center Maine)
US Wind, Maryland's Democratic governor, and other stakeholders are pushing back against the attempt to undo federal permits for the Maryland project. (Source: Inside Climate News)
North Carolina is weighing how to handle energy demand as data centers go up. (Source: Canary Media - Elizabeth Ouzts)
The US Wind Maryland Offshore Wind Project is economically tenuous due to the Trump administration's request to withdraw federal permits. (Source: our website)
The U.S. Justice Department is seeking a summary judgment declaring a Vermont law that requires fossil fuel companies to pay for climate impacts as 'unconstitutional and unenforceable.' (Source: VTDigger)
A majority of Americans want a big power grid and more cheap, clean energy. (Source: Canary Media - Kathiann M. Kowalski)
The New York City Council plans a hearing to discuss public concerns about the proliferation of battery storage developments. (Source: Gothamist)
The solar industry held a party in Vegas, and it was not sad. (Source: Canary Media - Julian Spector)
In summary, while the Trump administration continues to pose challenges to renewable energy and climate initiatives, several states and organizations are pushing forward with their own plans to combat climate change and promote clean energy.
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