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Xcel Energy says its latest proposal before the Public Utilities Commission will help Colorado reach it s clean energy goals - by adding more wind and solar power, more energy storage, and a new biomass facility. But critics are crying foul over plans to construct three new gas-fired power plants, one near Alamosa and two near Longmont. Ean Tafoya, director with GreenLatinos Colorado, said he is urging the commission to reject the plan to protect disproportionately impacted communities. .
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission approved a plan extending a natural-gas pipeline in Virginia. The Virginia Reliability Plan and Transcot s CEC project calls for compressor stations and a natural-gas pipeline extension in communities already harmed by these impacts such as Petersburg. The city ranked as the least healthy according to the University of Wisconsin s County Health Rankings and Roadmaps. .
In a new report, a coalition of New York environmental groups said dredging the Hudson River of toxic chemicals has failed. The report by Friends of a Clean Hudson River showed PCB chemical levels are higher than anticipated. The Environmental Protection Agency dredged the river between 2009 and 2015 for 30 years worth of chemicals General Electric dumped into it. .
Washington state s Climate Commitment Act promised funds for communities on the front lines of climate change. One group is tracking those dollars to make sure the state follows through. Passed in 2021, the CCA is the state s carbon cap-and-trade program - with at least 35% of the revenue it generates committed to "Vulnerable Populations within Overburdened Communities." However, an analysis by the nonprofit Front and Centered found less than 7% of revenue in the current budget met this requirement. .