New England Stuck on Fuel Oil Despite Clean Energy Pledges

New England continues to rely on one of the dirtiest fossil fuels, fuel oil, for space heating in the harsh winters despite the climate and clean energy pledges of many of the states in the region. Connecticut, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Maine have ambitious renewable energy and emission-reduction targets. Some of these states have taken on Big Oil in lawsuits and state legislation to hold the large international oil and gas companies accountable for climate change.    Yet, all of them continue to rely on…