Energy News Roundup: Lawsuits, Climate Change, Equity, and Innovations
Key Ideas
- Consumer advocacy group files a lawsuit against GE for not warning about gas stove dangers, seeking disclosure of indoor air pollution risks for all gas stove manufacturers.
- U.S. Supreme Court seeks Biden administration's input on allowing climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies by states and cities to proceed.
- Study finds reduced levels of hydrochlorofluorocarbons, extreme weather disasters in the U.S. risk depleting FEMA funding, and electricity shutoffs disproportionately affect Black and Hispanic families in Minnesota.
- Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia is 'mechanically complete' after delays, New York breaks ground on a facility for the Empire Wind project, and Massachusetts uses sheep farming for solar array maintenance.
The Energy News Roundup covers a range of topics impacting the energy sector. A consumer advocacy group has filed a lawsuit against GE, pushing for gas stove manufacturers to disclose indoor air pollution risks. The U.S. Supreme Court is considering the continuation of climate change lawsuits against fossil fuel companies by states and cities. A study shows a decline in hydrochlorofluorocarbons, while extreme weather disasters are straining FEMA funding. Additionally, electricity shutoffs are disproportionately affecting minority families in Minnesota. In other news, the Mountain Valley Pipeline in Virginia is finally complete after years of delays. New York is investing in the Empire Wind project, and Massachusetts is creatively using sheep farming for solar array maintenance.