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By Lydia Larsen for Inside Climate News.Broadcast version by Mark Richardson for Illinois News Connection reporting for the Solutions Journalism Network-Public News Service Collaboration The Green Energy Justice Cooperative recently placed first, second and fourth in the Illinois Power Agencys second round of community-driven community solar project selection. Being selected for this solar development program, made possible through the Illinois Climate and Equitable Jobs Act, represents an imp...

Questions from members of the U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday seemed to suggest the majority wont boot former President Donald Trump from Colorados November ballot or allow other Democratic-leaning states such as New Mexico to do so. David Becker, executive director of the Center for Election Innovation and Research, said he believes the justices will base their decision on whether one state can disqualify a candidate seeking national office. ...

Floridas Community Health Centers are raising concerns about their own financial health due to what theyve said are inadequate Medicaid reimbursement rates. The centers are urging lawmakers to adjust the rates to cover what theyve found to be a gap of $106, or just over 42%, for every Medicaid patient visit. Bradley Herremans, CEO of Suncoast Community Health Centers in Hillsborough County, said filling the funding gap could enable them to expand services and even open new clinics, while failu...

A North Dakota lawmaker is calling into question a state law change that drew a lot of attention this week. At issue is a regulatory decision for a planned underground pipeline to store carbon dioxide. North Dakotas Public Service Commission said local ordinances to set route restrictions for such of projects are preempted by state rules. ...

Despite the common belief that electric vehicles are more expensive than gas-powered cars, the latest findings say EVs can actually save their drivers money over time. The "Driving Change" report, from groups including the Environmental Defense Fund, analyzed the vehicles initial cost plus fuel, insurance and maintenance over 10 years, using Georgia-specific data. According to Alex Wall, senior advisor for clean-energy campaigns for the advocacy group Climate Power, the saving...

Legal and medical experts from the University of Nevada Las Vegas are discussing the implications of medical aid in dying. Medical aid in dying is when terminally ill and mentally capable adults with less than six months to live can request a prescription for medication, in case they choose to use it to end their suffering. David Orentlicher, director of the health law program at UNLV, said 10 states and Washington, D.C., now allow medical aid in dying. ...

Virginias General Assembly has killed legislation to address the declining menhaden population. The tiny forage fish are an important part of the food chain for sea life and a source of nutrients for people. The bill would have authorized a study of the reduction in menhaden across the Chesapeake Bay. ...

Arizona is among states that have considered passing consumer privacy laws but have yet to do so. While the state doesnt have anything on the books, one expert contends it is an opportunity for Arizona to take action. R.J. ...

Michigan is seeing growth in new electric-vehicle market share, and EV enthusiasts say lower prices are just part of their appeal. The latest analysis by the Environmental Defense Fund and WSP, an engineering design firm, found 37 EV models can now be purchased for less than $48,000. Another 10 models have price tags of less than $35,000. ...

Wildlife advocates are calling on the Biden administration to tighten regulations protecting right whales in the North Atlantic following a series of injuries and deaths of the rare ocean mammals. Defenders of Wildlife said since 2017, there have been 37 documented right whale deaths in U.S. and Canadian waters, representing 20% of the right whale population. ...