The top ten stories for the week:
- for news, commentary and more;
- on energy, environment and natural resources;
- from around the state, country and world.
Energy
American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) => Energy Affordability Report, 5th Edition
Great Plains Institute for Sustainable Development => Minnesota Nuclear Energy Study
T&D World => Xcel Energy Breaks Ground on Minnesota Transmission, Generation Projects
Environment
American Enterprise Institute (AEI) => How Roger Pielke Jr. Became Voldemort
Cascade Policy Institute => Portland’s War on Cars 3: Ending the War on Automobiles
Utility Reform Now! => Keep Commissioners Out of the Caribbean!
Natural Resources
Energy Information Administration (EIA) => Longer wells boost Permian crude oil and natural gas production
Fox News => Tim Walz accused of risking national security to defy Trump
Minnesota Star Tribune => Gov. Walz signs executive order to prevent mining near the Boundary Waters
Other Stuff
State Policy Network (SPN) => SPN 34th Annual Meeting in Orlando FL on August 24-27