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Gov.
Ron DeSantis
characterized the
clean energy goals the
law bans as “radical
climate policies,”
although experts say
the law will not
necessarily upend the
plans.
By
Amy Green
A
new state law limits
Florida communities’
aims to offset
greenhouse gas
emissions that are
warming the global
climate and
intensifying disasters
such as hurricanes.
 
Federal
and state authorities
are finding common
ground on shielding
ratepayers from the
costs of grid upgrades
and data center
growth. But they still
have to determine who
should and will pay.
By
Aman Azhar
A
new federal order
could strengthen
Maryland’s claim that
its households and
businesses have been
unlawfully billed
billions of dollars
for transmission
upgrades to serve
out-of-state data
centers. But it is
unclear whether the
Federal Energy
Regulatory
Commission’s recent directive, which requires six regional grid
operators, including
PJM Interconnection,
to justify how they
assign those costs or
propose changes, will
help Maryland recover
money PJM already
allocated to the state
or will apply only to
future cost
allocations.
Chicago
has more lead pipes
than any other city in
the country. It’s also
paying more to replace
each one.
By
Juanpablo
Ramirez-Franco,
Clayton Aldern, Keerti
Gopal
This
story is a
partnership between
Inside Climate News, Grist and WBEZ, a public radio station
serving the Chicago
metropolitan region.
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