Unionized EV workers want politics out of the factory

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Unionized workers at an Ohio electric vehicle battery manufacturing plant lament the partisan divide over EVs, noting that the industry has helped preserve good-paying jobs. (Inside Climate News)

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ALSO:

• An Indiana alliance advocating for the equitable distribution of electric vehicle charging stations lists 38 locations for federally funded stations that would benefit underserved areas. (Indiana Public Radio)
• Illinois will spend $25.3 million to install 182 new electric vehicle charging stations along interstates. (FOX 2)

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PIPELINES:

• The Army Corps of Engineers should examine Line 5’s entire environmental impact, rather than just certain sections in northern Wisconsin and the Straits of Mackinac, pipeline opponents say. (Michigan Public)
• A group of northern Iowa landowners will host a meeting today for residents with questions about their legal options as a developer pursues expansion plans for a proposed carbon pipeline. (Radio Iowa)
• North Dakota regulators say landowners who feel a carbon pipeline developer unfairly negotiated for land easements can appeal to a district court to have the agreement thrown out. (North Dakota Monitor)

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UTILITIES: Four years since the first arrests were made in the Ohio power plant bailout scandal, the federal government has yet to charge any FirstEnergy executives for their role in the alleged bribery scheme. (Cleveland.com, subscription)

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NUCLEAR: Total subsidies for supporting the restart of a Michigan nuclear plant reach $2.4 billion as pushback from anti-nuclear activists intensifies. (Bridge)

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GRID:

• Rural landowners in Missouri raise eminent domain concerns about new federal efforts to create a nearly 800-mile transmission corridor across several Midwest states. (Missouri Independent)
• Utilities need to adopt a paradigm shift that embraces emerging clean energy technologies to meet growing power demand, says Jigar Shah, the head of the Department of Energy’s Loan Programs Office. (Utility Dive)

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CLEAN ENERGY: State and federal legislation and incentives have helped make Michigan a national leader in clean energy projects and job creation, according to a new report from clean energy analysts. (Metro Times)

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SOLAR: Concerned rural landowners in southeastern Nebraska want local officials to adopt zoning regulations for commercial solar development as a company pursues a 100 MW project there. (News Channel Nebraska)

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CLIMATE: The second annual Chicago Climate Tech Week returns next week with various events focused on clean energy innovations that are expected to draw about 3,000 people. (Chicago Sun-Times)

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