The U.S. Department of Transportation’s Federal Highway Administration (FHWA) has awarded $3.9 million to the Metropolitan Washington Council of Governments (COG) to support the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure.
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Youngkin Appoints Environmental Justice Advocate to Council
Virginia Mercury
The latest appointments to the state’s Council on Environmental justice include Hope Cupit, a former Air Pollution Control Board member who has consistently raised awareness on the topic, and Eureka Tyree, vice chair of the Cumberland County Board of Supervisors.
Feds Give Final Approval to Maryland Offshore Wind Project
Maryland Matters
The federal government announced Thursday that it has given final approval to a proposed wind energy development off the coast of Maryland — a significant milestone in a process that has dragged on for more than a decade.
Dominion Energy Pressured to Put High Voltage Line Project Underground
WUSA9
A long list of residents are signed up to speak Thursday night against a proposed power transmission line project designed to serve the exploding data center industry in Loudoun County.
Solar Developers Take Another Swing at Dominion’s Rules for Mid-Size Projects
Virginia Mercury
Several Virginia solar developers are again asking regulators to tell Dominion Energy to suspend rules that the developers say are holding up mid-size projects for governments, schools and nonprofits throughout the state.
National and International News
EV Sales Are Growing. So Why Are Automakers Getting Cold Feet?
Canary Media
There’s a bit of a disturbing trend in the automotive world right now. Several traditional automakers are suddenly easing off the electrification accelerator in response to a perceived slowdown in EV interest and sales.
Yellen Says Ending Biden Tax Incentives Would Be ‘Historic Mistake’ for States Like North Carolina
Renewable Energy World
Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen warned voters in the battleground state of North Carolina that they could lose jobs if Republicans weaken a signature Biden administration law that encourages investments in manufacturing and clean energy.
How Big Oil’s Big Money Influences Climate Research
Grist
For more than a decade, students have been begging their universities to stop investing in oil and gas companies. According to a new study published on Thursday in the peer-reviewed journal WIREs Climate Change, these activists have good reason to suspect that oil money might influence academic research.
The TVA Helped Electrify the South – But Now Its Plans Are Sparking Backlash
Washington Post
Thanks to its widespread use of nuclear and hydroelectric power, TVA already has a cleaner energy mix than many other utilities. But its embrace of gas to address future energy needs shows how even organizations that could move fastest to phase out fossil fuels are making compromises.
New Fleet of Electric Buses for US National Park
CleanTechnica
Zion is the first National Park to fully electrify its visitor shuttle fleet. Plans are already in the works to decarbonize additional National Parks fleets as well, including Grand Canyon, Acadia, Yosemite, Bryce Canyon, and Harpers Ferry.