A youth-led lawsuit against Maine’s environmental protection agencies alleges that they haven’t adopted strong regulations to support the state’s electric vehicle rollout. The lawsuit focuses on Maine’s 2019 climate law, which aims to reduce emissions from its “most significant sources” such as transportation. Despite incentivizing electric vehicle adoption, the state is still far from meeting its EV goals. Advocates argue that California should implement its strongest-in-the-nation EV standards. The report also notes that the U.S. has spent more public money on carbon capture and gas-produced hydrogen than any other country, despite these technologies being unproven as cost-effective climate solutions. The Biden administration has announced $521 million in grants for electric vehicle charging and the number of publicly available chargers has doubled since 2021.
Solar Dominates US Energy Capacity Growth
The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) has published data showing that solar accounted for over 75% of US electrical generating
