March 15 NEC Energy News
¶ “Global Sea Level Rose Faster Than Expected In 2024, NASA Analysis Says” • Climate change was a major driver to an unexpected level of sea level rise in 2024, according to a new NASA analysis. Global sea levels rose 0.23 inches in 2024, satellite records show, compared to the predicted 0.17 inches expected for the year. [ABC News]
¶ “Northern North Dakota Farmers Push Back On A Bill That Would Allow Study Of Nuclear Waste” • The legislative push to build nuclear power plants in North Dakota could run up against perennial problems – the US lacks a long-term solution for the storage of nuclear waste, and proposals to permit them have been controversial. [The Bismarck Tribune]
¶ “More Members Of Congress Join A Call To Defend Clean Energy Tax Credits” • Some 21 Republican congressmen and women released a letter requesting that the Inflation Reduction Act’s clean energy tax credits be preserved. They are supporting a comprehensive energy approach, including traditional and renewable energy sources. [Environment America]
¶ “Trump Plans To Shut Down A Climate Research Facility That Tracks Emissions” • The Trump administration plans to cancel its lease for a government laboratory in Hilo, Hawaii, crucial for tracking rising greenhouse gas levels. The Global Monitoring Laboratory helps maintain the Mauna Loa Observatory, a key site for monitoring CO₂ levels. [Ground Report]
¶ “France Prepares For 4ºC By 2100” • While Chris Wright, the US energy secretary, is telling people that global heating doesn’t even make his Top Ten list of things to worry about, but France unveiled a climate adaptation plan based on the assumption that that the average temperature of the Earth will spike by as much as 4° C by 2100. [CleanTechnica]
¶ “Massachusetts Company’s Program To Fund Community Solar Projects” • With the federal dollars for renewable energy slowing, or stopping altogether, Solstice, a company based in Cambridge, is looking to provide funding for community solar projects in underserved areas through a new renewable energy credit program. [Commonwealth Beacon]
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