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Groups Challenge NC Utilities Commission Chair’s Pause of Solar Projects

"Advocates for solar energy are asking the North Carolina Utilities Commission to overturn an unusual order by its chairman directing Duke Energy to stop its 2026 solar procurement process."

Source: NC Newsline, 05/14/2026

"They’ve Got a Plan to Combat Global Warming (and Also Russian Tanks)"

"In a scrubby forest an hour outside the Lithuanian capital on a recent day this spring, excavators were digging ditches and tree harvesters were whirring in an effort to restore a waterlogged, mosquito-infested ecosystem that was drained in the Soviet era. The reason is twofold: to help the climate and to defend the country from invasion."

Source: New York Times, 05/14/2026

Bill Sought To Reckon With Sludge Use On New Hampshire Farms: How it Went

"Earlier this year, a proposal from the New Hampshire House sought to pause the practice of applying PFAS-containing sewage sludge to farmland in New Hampshire. But over the course of multiple packed hearings and after a handful of amendments, the bill’s provisions have changed shape, sparking concern among some early supporters."

Source: New Hampshire Bullwtin, 05/14/2026

"Trump’s Gas Tax Holiday Pitch Faces Early Capitol Hill Headwinds"

"Interest in a gasoline tax holiday is growing on Capitol Hill following President Donald Trump’s endorsement Monday — but the proposal is also facing pushback from some key Republicans balking at cutting a major source of federal funding."

Source: E&E News, 05/14/2026

"Something Startling Is Happening In The Gulf Of Mexico"

"Climate change is causing oceans worldwide to warm. But that year, summertime sea surface temperatures in the Gulf of Mexico began heating up at about twice the rate seen in the global oceans."

Source: Yale Climate Connections, 05/14/2026

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