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ENVIRONMENTAL JUSTICE: <\/strong>A coalition of climate and environmental justice groups accuse Democrats of overselling the Inflation Reduction Act\u2019s benefits<\/a> to low-income families and communities of color. (Inside Climate News)<\/em><\/p>\n COAL: <\/strong>The owners of at least six U.S. coal plants this summer have announced they are delaying or considering delaying their closures<\/a> over concerns about energy shortages. (Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n Sponsored Link<\/em> CLEAN ENERGY:<\/strong> STORAGE: <\/strong>Analysts predict the U.S. will deploy an average of 54 GWh of energy storage<\/a> every year through 2031, reaching a total of 600 GWh installed by then. (Utility Dive)<\/em><\/p>\n POLITICS:<\/strong> The West Virginia coal industry turns on U.S. Sen. Joe Manchin<\/a> over his support of a climate spending bill, intensifying Republican efforts to turn him out of office. (E&E News)<\/em><\/p>\n OIL & GAS:<\/strong> MINING: <\/strong>The federal government\u2019s failure to quickly approve new mining permits<\/a> threatens Biden administration plans to build a clean energy material supply chain. (E&E News)<\/em><\/p>\n SOLAR: <\/strong>Ford signs an agreement with DTE Energy to purchase 650 MW of new solar power<\/a> to be added in Michigan, which the companies say is the largest ever renewable energy purchase from a U.S. utility. (Detroit News)<\/em>\u00a0<\/p>\n ELECTRIC VEHICLES:<\/strong> GRID:<\/strong> Sources in the power industry say Texas Gov. Greg Abbott is exerting extraordinary influence<\/a> in the search for a new CEO of the state\u2019s power grid, as well as what information the grid operator releases to the public. (Texas Tribune)<\/em><\/p>\n CLIMATE:<\/strong> COMMENTARY: More from the Energy News Network: Midwest<\/a> | Southeast<\/a> | Northeast<\/a> | West<\/a><\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n
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Fresh Energy, a Minnesota-based clean energy nonprofit, is hiring a Managing Director of Industry<\/a> to join the Energy Transition team. This role will shape and drive Fresh Energy\u2019s work reducing carbon emissions and spurring an equitable energy transition across Minnesota\u2019s industry and agriculture sectors.\u00a0<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2022 Solar is expected to make up half of the 29.4 GW in new generating capacity<\/a> deployed in the second half of 2022, with wind making up another 6 GW. (Utility Dive)<\/em>
<\/strong>\u2022 A Massachusetts law signed in July allows the Bay State to jointly bid with Maine in a clean energy solicitation<\/a> that is poised to turn northern Maine into a renewable energy hub. (Boston Globe)<\/em><\/p>\n
\u2022 <\/em>U.S. oil refiners and pipeline operators expect energy consumption to be strong in the second half of the year<\/a> despite fears of a recession and as high prices have driven down demand in recent weeks. (Reuters)<\/em>
<\/em>\u2022 <\/em>The U.S. Interior Department told an Alaska village\u2019s officials they\u2019d have more time to comment on the proposed Willow oil drilling project<\/a> but reversed course just days later. (Grist)<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2022 Ford says it will increase the price of its F-150 Lightning electric truck<\/a> due to rising materials costs. (New York Times)<\/em>
<\/em>\u2022 Major electronics manufacturer Foxconn plans to build driverless electric tractors<\/a> in Ohio starting early next year. (Reuters)<\/em><\/p>\n
\u2022 Climate change is worsening the spread and severity<\/a> of more than half of infectious diseases known to affect humans, a peer-reviewed study finds. (Grist)
<\/em>\u2022 Warming temperatures are making conditions more dangerous for outdoor workers<\/a>, but major companies are fighting states\u2019 attempts to institute protections, and are likely to do the same if the Biden administration takes action. (Washington Post)<\/em><\/p>\n
<\/strong>\u2022 An engineering professor discusses how the U.S.\u2019s current energy system disproportionately harms poor communities and communities of color<\/a>, and how collecting data can help change that. (The Conversation)
<\/em>\u2022 A recent rush of enthusiasm for heat pumps could easily crash<\/a> if there isn\u2019t adequate supply and funding to help interested Americans transition to electric heating, a cleantech entrepreneur writes. (Canary Media)<\/em><\/p>\n