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April 12, 2026

Public Policy

The White House
Biden Executive Order Sets 50% EV Goal by 2030
President Biden set a target of 50% of cars sold in 2030 be electric or hybrid electric and announced EPA would seek to increase fuel efficiency standards.
East St. Louis School District 189
DC Circuit Sides with Public Citizen over 2015 MISO Capacity Auction
The D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals agreed with Public Citizen that FERC hasn't explained why it continues to uphold the expensive Southern Illinois capacity price produced in MISO’s 2015/16 capacity auction.
PPL
PPL Announces Net-zero Goal by 2050 in Q2 Call
PPL announced a new goal to reach net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, bumping up its original timeline by a decade.
NRC
Exelon CEO: Looming Nuclear Plant Closures will be ‘Irreversible’
Exelon said its Byron and Dresden nuclear plants are likely to close because of slow progress on federal and state legislation that would rescue them.
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Oregon Group Puts Final Touches on GHG Lands Proposal
The Oregon Global Warming Commission has moved to wrap up a draft proposal to set targets for sequestering carbon in the state’s natural and working lands.
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Pilot Solar Project Proposed for Virginia’s LMI Households
About 30 low- and moderate-income Virginia households could soon have access to their own solar power, if a pilot project comes to fruition.
Sunrun
New Jobs Study will Support Equitable Transition for NY
A new jobs report from the New York Climate Action Council’s Just Transition Working Group will forecast job growth tied to the state’s energy goals.
AES
Energy Storage Leads Conversation During NECEC’s Annual Legislative Roundup
The New England Clean Energy Council’s annual legislative roundup focused on the energy storage legislation passed by several state legislatures this year.
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Electric Customers Key to Decarbonizing the Grid
Reducing power plant carbon emissions may ultimately be in the hands of electric utility customers with the technology to automatically reduce their usage.
NREL
DOI Nominee Fields Tough GOP Questions at Senate Hearing
Senate Energy Republicans grilled Cynthia Weiner Stachelberg, nominee for assistant secretary at the Interior Department, on tree spiking and gun control.

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