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Blogger - Pam Mackey Taylor
The Inflation Reduction Act
July 25, 2023
The Inflation Reduction Act is the largest investment in our climate and clean energy in US history. Learn how you can get involved.
Interim nuclear waste storage site
May 9, 2023
Holtec now has a license to ship the country's entire store of radioactive nuclear waste from power plants by rail to New Mexico, some of it through Iowa.
MidAmerian's coal plant economics
May 8, 2023
Iowa Supreme Court decision finds the Utilities Board Has Authority to Review Economics of MidAmerican's Coal Plants
World Asthma Day 2023
May 8, 2023
Event on World Asthma Day Underscores Link Between Coal Plants and Asthma
MidAmerican Wind PRIME decision
May 7, 2023
Iowa Utilities Board order sets conditions for MidAmerican Energy’s ability to move forward with the Wind PRIME project, which includes 2,042 megawatts of new wind and 50 MW of new solar development
SIERRA CLUB WINS SUPREME BEEF LAWSUIT
April 30, 2023
A Polk County District Court judge ruled that the Iowa Department of Natural Resources improperly approved Supreme Beef’s nutrient management plan.
What does the IRA mean for gas?
March 9, 2023
Extreme weather events from the past few years continue to show us the risks of continuing to rely on fossil fuels.
EPA reducing coal plant emissions
February 25, 2023
EPA proposed to eliminate loopholes in state plans during periods of startup, shutdown, and malfunction in Iowa and other states that allow harmful emissions of nearly limitless amounts of air pollution.
It's About Eminent Domain, Not About Ethanol
February 24, 2023
The pipeline battle is about eminent domain and forcefully taking an easement from a landowner for a carbon dioxide pipeline.
IUB Publishes Secret MidAmerican Studies
February 24, 2023
MidAmerican's internal studies show solar is most economical path to 100% clean energy