Minnesota tribal school district gets electric buses

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: A school district in northern Minnesota is among the first tribal school districts in the country to receive electric school buses under a new $5 billion federal program. (E&E News)

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ALSO: After stopping production in late 2023, just a few thousand of General Motors’ best-selling electric vehicle — the Chevrolet Bolt — remain for sale. (Detroit Free Press)

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HYDROGEN: Some companies challenge the narrative that industry players want to weaken proposed federal rules for lucrative hydrogen tax credits, maintaining that green hydrogen will be crucial to avoid increasing emissions. (Energy News Network)

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AIR POLLUTION:

• Chicago environmental justice advocates measure the amount of truck traffic and disproportionate air pollution affecting Black and Latino neighborhoods on the city’s south side. (WBEZ)
• A group of Rust Belt Congress members were successful in scaling back a Biden administration rule meant to curb air pollution from integrated iron and steel mills, fearing that the regulations would cost U.S. jobs. (Grist)

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CLEAN ENERGY:

• A condiments producer in western Michigan plans to use $13 million in federal grant funding for a series of renewable energy and electrification investments to reach net-zero emissions. (Holland Sentinel)
• After announcing a $1.5 billion loan to restart a Michigan nuclear plant, Department of Energy officials say repurposing former coal and industrial sites is a key federal clean energy strategy. (E&E News, subscription)

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GRID: Clean energy and environmental groups urge federal regulators to reject grid operator Southwest Power Pool’s latest proposal to measure capacity that critics say discriminates against wind, solar and storage. (Utility Dive)

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SOLAR: Walmart partners with a national developer to build more than a dozen community solar projects across five states, including Illinois. (Solar Industry)

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CLIMATE: A University of Michigan researcher argues in a new paper that the labor that goes into climate advocacy and fighting fossil fuel projects should be compensated. (Grist)

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OIL & GAS: A North Dakota official says building infrastructure to transport carbon dioxide will be key to helping the state meet its oil and gas production potential. (KFYR)

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COMMENTARY: An attorney and former director of the Nebraska Energy Office says a proposed bill would discourage renewable energy investments in the state by creating more red tape for developers. (Nebraska Examiner)

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