- NEG/ECP Resolution on Ecological Connectivity recognized as supporting policy in scientific study: Connecting fractured habitats has long-lasting ecological benefits, study finds (Washington Post)
- The Transportation and Climate Initiative Shares Updates and Draft Framework for Regional Low-carbon Transportation Policy (TCI)
- Details of Vineyard Wind’s offshore wind bid unveiled (The Day)
- California, New England will miss 2050 carbon targets at current pace, reports find (Utility Dive)
- The Center for American Progress has released a new report outlining ten new policy principles that call for 100 percent clean future by 2050 (CAP)
- 2017 RGGI Investments Generate Environmental and Economic Benefits – $315.6 Million Invested in Strategic Energy and Consumer Benefit Programs
- According to CBO estimates, the federal budget deficit was $984 billion in fiscal year 2019
- EIA releases October’s U.S. Short-Term Energy Outlook and the Winter Fuels Outlook for 2019-2020 (EIA)
- Coast Guard agrees to long-term fix for Portal Bridge delays (Politico)
- The Northeast US has a carbon-trading system. It is boosting, not hurting, state economies. (Vox)
- New York, New Jersey move to create commission to oversee Gateway projects (Politico)
- Northeast states takes first step in effort to reduce transportation emissions (The Hill)
- Pennsylvania joins Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative, taking landmark – and controversial – climate step (The Philadelphia Inquirer)
- EPA announced the availability of $15 million in funding for technical assistance and training providers that work to improve the drinking water and water quality of small communities nationwide
- Northeast heating oil industry looks to biodiesel to reduce carbon emissions (Energy News Network)
- Trump aide offers no guidance on Vineyard Wind (Commonwealth Magazine)
- EPA Says New England Air Quality Improving (NHPR)
- Achieving New England’s Ambitious 2050 Greenhouse Gas Reduction Goals Will Require Keeping the Foot on the Clean Energy Deployment Accelerator (The Brattle Group)
- New York, Connecticut And New Jersey Governors Will Meet To Discuss Marijuana Legalization (Marijuana Moment)
- Heating Oil Industry Commits to Net-Zero Emissions by 2050 (New England Fuel Institute)
- Governor Lamont Applauds PURA Approval of Millstone Contract Between Dominion, Eversource, and United Illuminating
- The Northeast Gas Association (NGA) and GTI are releasing a report called: “Interconnect Guide for Renewable Natural Gas in New York State.” (Northeast Gas Association)
- Senate eyes EV fees to pay for highway bill (E&E News)
- Former FERC Commissioner Cheryl LaFleur joins ISO-NE Board of Directors; Barney Rush, Vickie VanZandt re-elected (ISO-NE)
- CONEG signs onto an AASHTO coalition letter to make sure $7.6 billion FAST Act rescission of highway contract authority is fully repealed as part of any potential CR
- EIA expects U.S. CO2 emissions in 2019 to decline because the forecast share of electricity generated from natural gas and renewables is increasing while the forecast share generated from coal, which is a more carbon-intensive energy source, is decreasing.
- Northeast Governors sign onto letter urging President Trump to work with Congress to pass sensible gun legislation
- New England aims to ensure electric vehicle rebates aren’t just for wealthy (Energy News Network)
- EIA releases September’s U.S. Short-Term Energy Outlook
- RGGI 2019 Interim Compliance Materials Available
- Vineyard Wind Delays Hold Up Other Offshore Projects (ECO RI News)
- Offshore Wind Tax Credits Could Be Included in a Fall Tax Extenders Package (Green Tech Media)
- Trump Administration Announces $1.8 Billion in Funding to States to Continue Combating Opioid Crisis
- Repowering Rural New England Communities with Renewables (Leah Thibault – Energy & Environment)
- Governors write to federal regulators and urge them not to delay offshore wind power
- Governors focus on transportation bottlenecks (Boston Globe)
- Passenger rail projects awarded more than $272 million in federal State of Good Repair grants (Mass Transit)
- Report: $2.2 Billion Needed to Meet U.S. Electric Car Charging Demand Through 2025 (Morning Consult)
- The Northeast is reaching a climate tipping point caused by increasing temperatures as the gulf stream has moved closer to shore. (WGBH)
- Vineyard Wind project gains bipartisan support from federal lawmakers (Cape Cod Times)
- Massachusetts U.S. Sens. Elizabeth Warren and Edward Markey urge federal officials to reverse their course on Vineyard Wind. (North American Windpower)
- Governor Phil Scott, U.S. Sen. Patrick Leahy and U.S. Rep. Peter Welch Announce $7.9 Million In Northern Border Regional Commission Grants (Vermont Biz)
- Feds’ delay puts crucial tax credit in jeopardy for Vineyard Wind (Boston Globe)
- Extreme Climate Change Impacts the Northeast (Washington Post)
- States Sue Trump Administration Over Rollback of Obama-Era Climate Rule (New York Times)
