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As PJM Reopens Interconnection Queue, Experts Warn Damage to Maryland’s Clean Energy Plans Is Already Done

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Gas and nuclear projects make up roughly 55 percent of the total capacity of the more than 800 new generation projects, a dramatic shift from the renewable-dominated queue PJM spent the last four years clearing.

For the first time in four years, regional grid operator PJM Interconnection is adding new generation projects to its interconnection queue.

As PJM Reopens Interconnection Queue, Experts Warn Damage to Maryland’s Clean Energy Plans Is Already Done

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Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US

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The Well Done Foundation is remediating abandoned and orphaned fossil fuel wells that pollute water, soils and the atmosphere. But plugging a borehole can be even harder than drilling it.

OKMULGEE, Okla.—There are a few truisms in the oil and gas industry: It is crowded with prodigious egos, there is always a boom around the corner and some industry operators aren’t above walking away from their mess at played-out well sites.

Plugging Away at the Millions of Derelict Oil and Gas Wells in the US

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Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate

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As states consider a new wave of reactors, the fallout of the most expensive power project in U.S. history offers a cautionary tale.

As states across the country weigh a new wave of nuclear energy, many in Georgia are urging caution. Two years after Plant Vogtle’s newest reactors came online there, customers are still paying for the project—and many say they are not getting their money’s worth.

Two Years After Completion, Plant Vogtle Still Looms Over the Nuclear Debate

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