ALBANY, New York, Feb. 5 -- The New York State Department of Environmental Conservation issued the following news release: * * * DEC Releases Draft General Permits for Certain Activities in Wetland Areas Public Comments Accepted Until March 14, 2025 New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC) Interim Commissioner Sean Mahar today announced the release of five new draft general permits and two updated general permits for various activities in State-regulated freshwater wet  more

AUGUSTA, Maine, Feb. 6 -- The Maine Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has ruled that Summit Ridge Energy, LLC (Summit Ridge) failed to demonstrate continuous on-site construction for its 4.975 MW solar project in Chester, Maine. This decision impacts the Net Energy Billing (NEB) rate that subscribers to the Chester A project will receive. Maine law allows solar projects that began construction before September 1, 2022, and maintained continuous progress toward completion, to qualify for a highe  more

RALEIGH, North Carolina, Feb. 6 -- Gov. Josh Stein, D-North Carolina, issued the following news release on Feb. 5, 2025: * * * Cold-Link Logistics to build $85 million facility in Lumberton * * * Governor Josh Stein announced that Cold-Link Logistics, a cold storage management firm, will create 123 new jobs in Robeson County. The company will invest $85.5 million to build a cold storage warehouse in Lumberton. "North Carolina is consistently ranked as a top state to do business thanks to ou  more