This week's state briefs include news on Arkansas, Delaware, Indiana, Kansas, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, New Hampshire, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania and Texas.

This week's state briefs include news on Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Texas, Virginia and Wisconsin.

The New England states, along with New York, are generally well ahead of the targets set in the Clean Power Plan.

This week's state briefs include news on Delaware, Illinois, Massachusetts, Minnesota, New Jersey, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island and Vermont.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Delaware, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Pennsylvania and Texas.

This week's state briefs include news on Delaware, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Montana, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, Ohio and Wisconsin, as well as D.C.

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has commissioned a study to assess New England’s natural gas supplies and other energy needs.

This week's state briefs include news on Connecticut, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, New Hampshire, New York, North Carolina, North Dakota, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Virginia and Wisconsin.

Iberdrola dropped its bid to acquire UIL Holdings but promised to file a new application that would address Connecticut regulators' objections.

Connecticut regulators said they will reject Iberdrola SA’s acquisition of UIL Holdings without much stronger ratepayer protections and assurances over local control.