Could gas stoves get a pollutant warning label?

OIL & GAS: A consumer advocacy group files a lawsuit claiming GE failed to warn consumers about the dangers of its gas stoves, hoping Washington, D.C.’s consumer protection law could make all gas stove manufacturers disclose their products’ indoor air pollution risks. (E&E News)

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ALSO:

• A new study finds people of color are underrepresented in the fossil fuel and chemical manufacturing industries, even as petrochemical plant emissions disproportionately affect their communities. (Floodlight)
• A New Mexico court rejects an industry request to toss out an environmentalists’ lawsuit accusing the state of failing to meet its constitutional obligation to protect citizens from oil and gas pollution. (Associated Press)

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CLIMATE:

• The U.S. Supreme Court asks the Biden administration to weigh in on whether states’ and cities’ climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies should be allowed to proceed. (The Guardian)
• Researchers find atmospheric levels of planet-warming hydrochlorofluorocarbons have dipped for the first time since nations agreed 30 years ago to phase out their use in air conditioning and refrigeration. (Washington Post)
• The U.S. has already faced 11 extreme weather disasters this year with damages totaling more than $1 billion each, putting FEMA at risk of running out of funding before summer’s end. (CNN)

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EQUITY: A study shows electricity shutoffs disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic families in Minnesota, but advocates lack data to make a similar case nationwide. (Grist)

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PIPELINES: A Mountain Valley Pipeline official tells federal regulators that, after six years of delays and cost overruns, the project finally is “mechanically complete” and requests authorization to begin transporting natural gas this week. (Roanoke Times)

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GRID: A federal energy regulator says new transmission regulations are modeled off long-term modeling underway by regional grid operator MISO. (Star Tribune)

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WIND: New York officials break ground on an $861 million facility on Brooklyn’s waterfront to support construction of the Empire Wind project. (Spectrum News)

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SOLAR:

• In Massachusetts, energy developers work with sheep farmers to provide free grazing land in exchange for maintaining the grass around solar arrays. (Boston Globe)
• A growing number of states are requiring smart inverters for new solar and storage installations, which can allow for more solar on distribution systems. (PV Magazine)

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CARBON CAPTURE: Landowners and advocates say Illinois’ new restrictions on carbon capture and storage don’t go far enough and should end the use of eminent domain for pipelines and give more protection to landowners. (Energy News Network)

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NUCLEAR:

• Cost uncertainty, long pre-construction timelines, and other factors are stalling the rollout of advanced nuclear projects, an industry group says. (Utility Dive)
• Bill Gates attends his company’s liquid sodium testing facility groundbreaking ceremony at the site of an advanced nuclear reactor planned for a Wyoming coal community. (WyoFile)
• Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer says restarting a shuttered nuclear plant along Lake Michigan is necessary to meeting the state’s 100% carbon-free power target by 2040. (Michigan Public)

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HYDROGEN: An Oregon startup says it has successfully produced green hydrogen using power from a wind turbine mounted on a ship. (Power)

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