Anti-fracking advocates see work pay off in southeastern Ohio

OIL & GAS: Residents say their longtime advocacy work is paying off as five of seven fracking waste injection wells in southeastern Ohio have now been suspended after state officials said they pose a threat to the public and environment. (Ohio Capital Journal)

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ALSO: A North Dakota commission will take another week to 10 days to pick the state’s next top oil and gas regulator to replace a former longtime department head. (North Dakota Monitor)

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SOLAR:

• A Michigan startup pursuing space-based solar power satellites that would beam renewable energy back to facilities on Earth hopes to put a pilot power plant in operation by 2027. (MLive)
• A growing number of Illinois farmers are pursuing agrivoltaics and using compatible farmland for solar power, which presents an opportunity for crucial additional income. (Chicago Tribune)

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CLIMATE:

• Despite missing out on the latest round of federal climate grants, Indiana officials still plan to proceed with finalizing a comprehensive plan for cutting greenhouse gas emissions. (Indiana Public Radio)
• Federal officials estimate Illinois’ $430 million allocation from the climate program will cut 57 million tons of emissions by 2050, the equivalent of taking more than 13.5 million off the road. (WBEZ)

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GRID: North Dakota regulators will hold a conference this week on the potential power grid implications of the anticipated spike in data centers. (North Dakota Monitor)

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NUCLEAR: South Dakota regulators push back on Xcel Energy’s request for South Dakota ratepayers to contribute to annual payments to a tribe located near a Minnesota power plant. (SDPB)

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BIOFUELS: An Iowa ethanol company with hundreds of member producers across the country sues its marketing partner for $7 million, alleging errors in attempting to sell fuel-grade ethanol. (Iowa Capital Dispatch)

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ELECTRIC VEHICLES: The police department in Green Bay, Wisconsin, launches an electric vehicle pilot program that has deployed two EVs to ticket speeding vehicles and enforce parking violations. (Press-Gazette)

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COAL: A federal judge grants Ameren Missouri’s request for a private mediator to potentially resolve the utility’s 13-year legal dispute with the U.S. government over Clean Air Act violations involving a coal plant near St. Louis. (Bloomberg Law, subscription)

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COMMENTARY: Federal clean energy policies are helping Ohio become a leading manufacturing hub for solar and storage, the head of a national solar advocacy group writes. (Cleveland.com)

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