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WORKFORCE: Georgia relies on corporate-backed programs and technical colleges to train construction workers as the state sees a boom in clean energy and electric vehicle manufacturing projects.A new statewide collaboration between the academic, public and private sectors to fight the coronavirus and any future pandemics will see representation from Temple. EPA’s proposed rules for power plant emissions.

Joe Manchin says federal regulators have agreed to hold a reliability technical conference to scrutinize the U.S. EPA’s proposed air quality emission standards as “unconscionable” as the state’s attorney general leads a coalition of 21 states opposing the changes. West Virginia regulators condemn the U.S.Florida Power & Light officials say they hit peak demand due to heat waves in June and July but say there’s enough power and do not plan rolling blackouts.Thousands of people in Virginia and Maryland still don’t have power as crews work to restore service after damaging storms.NUCLEAR: Although a federal judge dropped charges against the final executive accused of lying about a failed South Carolina nuclear plant, another judge says prosecutors could file another indictment. (WJHL)ĬRYPTOCURRENCY: Kentucky’s utility regulator approves more than $4 million in power discounts for a Bitcoin mining subsidiary of a coal company. (WHSV)ĬOAL: A Tennessee coal company files seven WARN Notices to lay off 135 workers at coal mines in Virginia. A Virginia county board prepares to consider the sixth solar farm in the county, though its location directly adjacent to another solar facility conflicts with planning documents.

A planned 240 MW Texas solar farm will help power a nearby data center that’s being built for social media company Meta.

A Virginia county board will consider a 71 MW solar farm for a second time after it previously voted against approving the project but did not technically vote to deny it a permit.

Dominion Energy is using about 1,000 sheep to graze at six Virginia solar farms and reduce costs and emissions from landscaping.

West Virginia officials consider a $62.5 million forgivable loan for a complex that would include a hydrogen production facility, biomass power plant and carbon capture infrastructure.

Louisiana officials and a company argue over whether its seismic testing for a proposed carbon-capture injection well caused a groundwater well to implode.

A Kentucky school system wins a 1-in-60 lottery draw for grants to pay for an electric bus and charging infrastructure.

An electric truck and bus maker with a South Carolina factory files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy but says it will continue to function normally and is using the process to separate its business units.

Electric vehicle manufacturer Rivian opens a showroom in Atlanta, Georgia, as it prepares to build a nearby factory.

Vietnamese electric vehicle maker VinFast moved rapidly in choosing North Carolina for an EV and battery factory.

ELECTRIC VEHICLES: North Carolina officials respond angrily to a company’s plan to mine lithium for electric vehicle maker Tesla, charging the mining plans could cause local wells to run dry.