South Dakota regulators could get an updated map proposal this fall from a company behind a multistate pipeline for underground storage of carbon dioxide. As that plays out, a public-policy expert says research for these endeavors doesn t look promising. Summit Carbon Solutions wants to capture carbon emissions from ethanol plants and move it through states such as South Dakota, to be stored underground in North Dakota. .
The Inflation Reduction Act aims to revolutionize the clean-energy sector in the United States. But in Idaho, critics think its investment in nuclear power is misguided. Like wind and solar, the legislation provides tax credits for existing nuclear power plants - in some cases, preventing the early shutdown of these facilities. .
The State of Michigan is studying a proposal to build a power plant that uses methane and other gases from farm and industrial applications to generate energy to fight climate change. But environmental groups claim the plan is flawed and would waste money better spent on more reliable renewables.
Clean-energy advocates are hopeful Massachusetts leadership on fighting biomass pollution will drive change in other states and nations. The Bay State recently became the first in the U.S. to end renewable-energy subsidies for electricity from wood-burning biomass power plants as part of a new climate law. .
Environmental advocates are calling a Michigan proposal to use animal and industrial waste as a source of "renewable natural gas" for power generation "flawed," and warned it could hinder the state s ability to meet its decarbonization goals. The proposal, now being studied by the Michigan Public Service Commission, would use state and federal funds to build what s being called a renewable natural gas facility. Levi Teitel, rural communications coordinator for Progress Michigan, said there is no scientific proof using anaerobic digestion also known as biomass is a cost-effective way to fight climate change. .