Energy and Environment

Regional Resource

Carbon Capture in the South: What It Is and What Southern States Are Doing

Regional Resource by Senior Policy Analyst, Tom Opdyke |topdyke@csg.org From Houston’s harbor to the banks of...
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Issue Alert

Utility-Scale Solar in the South

Solar energy is the fastest-growing source of power generation in the country. Though it represented less...
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Policy Analysis

Small Modular Reactor (SMR) Development In the South

Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are nuclear energy reactors that have a smaller output and, by their...
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Issues to Watch

2025 Issues to Watch

As the 2025 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Policy Analysis

Solid Waste Management: How States Can Address Waste Issues Before They Pile Up

According to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), Americans generate 4.9 lbs of municipal solid waste...
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Other

Question of the Month, July

Where do the South’s Nuclear Power Plants Get Their Names?

Policy Analysis

Nuclear Waste: What It Is and How the United States Handles It

Nuclear waste related to nuclear energy can be divided into two categories: low-level waste and high-level...
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Issues to Watch

2024 Issues to Watch

As the 2024 legislative cycle approaches, legislators across the South prepare and pre-file legislation to address...
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Other

Question of the Month, September

What percentage of each CSG South state is covered by water?