Saturday - November 23, 2024
TNS Tipoffs - State Regulatory (Energy) Newsletter for Friday November 01, 2024 ( 5 items )  

Cowlitz Indian Tribe and Washington Department of Commerce Sign Milestone Agreement Establishing Government-to-Government Relations
OLYMPIA, Washington, Nov. 1 -- The Washington State Department of Commerce issued the following news on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Memorandum of understanding establishes areas of partnership; seeks to remove administrative barriers, ensure data sovereignty and more * * * Yesterday Cowlitz Indian Tribe Chairman William Iyall and Washington State Department of Commerce Director Mike Fong signed a historic memorandum of understanding (MOU) establishing government-to-government relations between the   more

Minn. Natural Resources Dept: Zebra Mussels Confirmed in White Sand Lake in Crow Wing County
ST. PAUL, Minnesota, Nov. 1 -- The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release: The Minnesota Department of Natural Resources has confirmed the presence of zebra mussels in White Sand Lake, near Baxter in Crow Wing County. The White Sand Lake Association contacted the DNR after zebra mussels were found on a dock being removed from the lake for the season. DNR invasive species specialists confirmed the report. Several new zebra mussel populations in Minnesota la  more

N.Y. PSC Issues Notice on Energy Storage Deployment Program
ALBANY, New York, Nov. 1 -- The New York State Public Service Commission issued the following notice (Case No. 18-E-0130) on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * In the Matter of Energy Storage Deployment Program. NOTICE SOLICITING COMMENTS On June 20, 2024, the Public Service Commission (Commission) issued its Order Establishing Updated Energy Storage Goal and Deployment Policy (Order). Among other things, the Order included a directive that the New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYS  more

USDA, Wis. Agriculture Dept. Award $3.1 Million to Projects That Strengthen Food Supply Chain Infrastructure
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: The U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) Agricultural Marketing Service (AMS) announced it has partnered with the Wisconsin Department of Agriculture, Trade and Consumer Protection (DATCP) to award $3.1 million for 41 projects through the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure Program (RFSI) to strengthen local and regional food systems. Thr  more

Wis. Natural Resources Dept. Awards Brownfield Grant to Village of Campbellsport
MADISON, Wisconsin, Nov. 1 -- The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources issued the following news release on Oct. 31, 2024: * * * Funds Will Support Assessment Of Contamination * * * The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) today announced the DNR awarded brownfield assessment services to the village of Campbellsport to assist with the investigation of environmental contamination at the site of a former self-service gas station. The award is from the DNR's Wisconsin Assessmen  more