MOFFAT, Colorado, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Jared Polis, D-Colorado, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Today, Governor Polis, the Office of Just Transition (OJT) within the Colorado Department of Labor & Employment, and the Office of Economic Development & International Trade (OEDIT) announced two new Coal Transition Community grants to fund projects that will diversify local economies and create new jobs in Moffat County and Oak Creek through the development of hydropower and expanded   more

TALLAHASSEE, Florida, Dec. 14 -- The Florida Auditor General released the following quality assessment review (No. 2024-082) on Dec. 6, 2023, involving Department of Veterans' Affairs - Office of Inspector General's Internal Audit Activity. Here are excerpts: * * * SUMMARY In our opinion, except as described in the following paragraph, the quality assurance and improvement program related to the Department of Veterans' Affairs, Office of Inspector General's internal audit activity was adequa  more

FOXBOROUGH, Massachusetts, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Maura Healey, D-Massachusetts, issued the following news release on Dec. 14, 2023: Today, the Healey-Driscoll Administration announced that a former state hospital will be converted into more than 100 units of affordable housing, financed by millions of dollars in state and federal tax credits, subsidies and funding. Walnut Street is a 141-unit housing development located on the site of the former Foxborough State Hospital, which closed in 1975. The n  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced $25 million in additional funding is now available under the State's Clean Energy Communities Program for local municipalities to drive high-impact clean energy actions and reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The program, which recognizes local clean energy leadership and provides implementation grants, helps reduce municipal energy use, lower costs,  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 15 -- Gov. Kathy Hochul, D-New York, issued the following news release on Dec. 13, 2023: Governor Kathy Hochul today announced the completion of the Central East Energy Connect transmission project, which is an upgrade of transmission lines between Marcy in Oneida County and New Scotland in Albany County to relieve congestion and enable integration of more renewable energy into the state power grid. The 93-mile transmission line project involved the installation of more t  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 15 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0130) on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Energy Storage Deployment Program. NOTICE OF COMPLETION OF FINAL SUPPPLEMENTAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that a Final Supplemental Generic Environmental Impact Statement (Final SGEIS) has been completed and accepted in connection with proposed actions to be taken by the New York State Public Service  more

ALBANY, New York, Dec. 15 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following order (Case No. 18-E-0130) on Dec. 14, 2023: * * * In the Matter of Energy Storage Deployment Program. ORDER ACCEPTING FINAL SUPPLEMENTAL GENERIC ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT STATEMENT BY THE COMMISSION: INTRODUCTION On December 28, 2022, Department of Public Service staff and the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA) filed "New York's 6 GW Energy Storage Roadmap: Policy Opti  more