NJ among six states seeking to hold EPA to power plant smog reduction promises
Following the Trump administration’s December decision to “take no further [imminent] action to control emissions of ground-level ozone...
NYSERDA supports Cuomo’s Green New Deal with two new contracts
In furtherance of Gov. Cuomo’s Green New Deal, the New York State Energy and Research Development Authority (NYSERDA) announced the...
JFK airport on its way to solar energy
This month, the New York State Public Service Commission gave the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey permission to implement solar...
Fiat Chrysler and supplier to pay $5.3M settlement to NJ for alleged emission control rigging
After a multi-state investigation allegedly uncovered Fiat Chrysler’s use of emission control defeat software, the car manufacturer and...
Murphy calls (for wind energy), Ørsted answers (with proposed wind farm)
In response to NJ Gov. Murphy’s clean energy agenda, this month Ørsted, “the global leader in offshore wind [energy],” submitted a bid to...
The Green New Deal: NY Governor sets sights on 100% clean energy by 2040
This month, Gov. Cuomo announced the “2019 Justice Agenda” which Cuomo labeled as NY’s “Declaration of Independence… from the federal...
NJDEP announces action plan to rejoin RGGI
In furtherance of affirmative steps taken to rejoin the Regional Greenhouse Gas Initiative (RGGI) program, NJDEP announced its intention...
Puerto Rico governor vows to cut carbon footprint in half within the next 5 years
In response to the growing concern regarding climate change and the desire to make Puerto Rico more environmentally sustainable, Gov....
NY seeks to ensure ease of power grid connectivity for renewable energy sources
In furtherance of New York’s Reforming the Energy Vision (REV) process, the New York Public Service Commission (PSC) made updates to its...
BOEM issues draft plan for wind energy generated off of the coasts of NY and NJ
This month, the federal Bureau of Ocean Energy Management’s (BOEM) issued a draft plan involving the New York Bight, which could ensure...