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Researchers: Recent Paris Climate Pledges Could Help Cap Global Warming to 2 Degrees Celsius, If Efforts Succeed Associated Press

Dems Weigh Legislative Approaches to Biden Infrastructure Plan, Including Bipartisan Action Utility Dive

Missouri State Senator Working on Multiple Bills to Give State Regulators More Oversight of Monopoly Utilities The Missouri Times

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Ongoing Discussion Should Biden Designate a Nuclear Waste Negotiator? "Addressing the nuclear waste issues will enable future and existing nuclear power plants to help meet the President’s carbon reduction and climate goals," says David M. Klaus of Stanford University.

"Appointing a senior-level negotiator would be a way for President Biden to demonstrate the importance of the issues and facilitate their resolution."

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Publications in the OurEnergyLibrary

Transmission Projects Ready to Go: Plugging Into America’s Untapped Renewable Resources Americans for a Clean Energy Grid, Grid Strategies LLC April 27, 2021

Policy Options to Enable an Equitable Energy Transition Resources for the Future April 28, 2021

Electrifying New York: Economic Potential of Growing Electric Transportation Advanced Energy Economy, BW Research Partnership April 30, 2021

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Congressional Update Featured New Legislation Thurs, April 29 Sen. Joe Manchin (D-WV), Sherrod Brown (D-OH), Bob Casey (D-PA), Tim Kaine (D-VA), and Mark Warner (D-VA) introduced the Abandoned Mine Land (AML) Reclamation Fee Extension Act of 2021 and the Revitalizing the Economy of Coal Communities by Leveraging Local Activities and Investing More (RECLAIM) Act of 2021. Wed, April 28 Rep. Tom Malinowski (D-NJ-07) reintroduced the Fairness for Landowners Facing Eminent Domain Act (H.R.2889). Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), with colleagues Sens. Joe Manchin (D-WV), James Risch (R-ID), Angus King (I-ME), and Jacky Rosen (D-NV), reintroduced the Protecting Resources On The Electric grid with Cybersecurity Technology (PROTECT) Act (S.1400). Sen. John Cornyn (R-TX) and Reps. Eddie Bernice Johnson (TX-30), Kevin Brady (TX-08), and Michael Burgess (TX-26) introduced the bipartisan POWER ON Act (S.1432).

Facts & Figures

Texas Likely to Add Record Utility-Scale Solar Capacity in the Next Two Years

Source: Energy Information Administration (EIA), EIA Today, April 21, 2021, data from detailed state data, Preliminary Monthly Electric Generator Inventory.

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