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EnergyPlatform.News(letter)
February 24, 2025
In this week’s edition of energy and environmental policy news across the states: Mountain States prepare for nuclear breakthrough, New England’s persistent reliance on fossil fuels, the growing expansion of natural gas infrastructure across the South, and Colorado legislators seek to expand a ban on grasses.
Plus: Commentary on safeguarding state energy supplies from federal whims, and how American coal is cleaner than Chinese wind and solar.
Support for emerging nuclear technologies, including small modular reactors (SMRs), is growing across the Mountain West states, with construction of next-generation facilities under way and new pro-nuclear policies drawing fresh support in Colorado and neighboring states.
New England residents are staying warm this winter thanks to the fossil fuels and nuclear power that remain a vital part of the energy mix, despite state lawmakers’ attempts to eliminate them.
Surging demand for electricity and a growing need for reliable, affordable generation are driving the need for additional natural gas infrastructure across the southeastern United States.
Colorado lawmakers are pushing for state legislation that would tighten restrictions on the types of grasses that can be planted at certain residential properties – namely, new and redeveloped apartments and condominiums.
A snapshot of energy and environmental facts about the state of Georgia.
My once proud energy producing state of Kentucky is experiencing an energy shortage, despite being home to oil and gas fields and, of course, coal. We have been the heart and soul of energy production in the Midwest and Appalachia for decades. How has this happened?
China’s dominance in producing solar panels and wind turbines raises various complex environmental, geopolitical, and socioeconomic concerns.
While renewable energy sources like solar and wind are often touted as clean alternatives to fossil fuels, the global reliance on China for their manufacture reveals hidden externalities and controversies that challenge this narrative.
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