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Expert Testimony in IPL rate case finds all IPL coal plants uneconomic

DES MOINES, IA --  Yesterday, Sierra Club filed direct testimony of its expert witness in the rate case of Interstate Power & Light (IPL) at the Iowa Utilities Board. IPL owns all or part of…

Sierra Club Statement on We Energies & MGE 150 MW Wisconsin Solar Acquisition

MADISON, WI --  Today We Energies, a subsidiary of WEC Energy Group, and Madison Gas & Electric (MGE) announced an expansion of their solar partnership with a proposal to acquire an…

Illinois Pollution Control Board Finds NRG Energy’s Subsidiary Responsible for Violating Illinois Groundwater Standards with Toxic Coal Ash Contaminants

CHICAGO – Today the Illinois Pollution Control Board (IPCB) agreed with environmental groups in their lawsuit against Midwest Generation, LLC, a subsidiary of NRG Energy, alleging that four of its…

Wisconsin Utilities Must Step Up as Trump Administration Finalizes Rollback of Clean Power Plan

MADISON, WI -- In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler nevertheless moved backward today by finalizing the…

Illinois to Leave Trump’s Dirty Power Plan in the Dust

SPRINGFIELD, IL -- In the midst of intense public pressure for action on the climate crisis, Donald Trump and his EPA Administrator Andrew Wheeler nevertheless moved backward today by finalizing the…

Major Expansion of Clean Energy Under Newly Approved Consumers Plan

LANSING, MI -- The Michigan Public Service Commission approved Consumers Energy long-term resource plan that includes significant investments in clean energy. Environmental organizations including…

Sierra Club Responds to Cubs Partnership with Texas Coal Company

CHICAGO, IL -- Last week Texas based energy giant, Dynegy announced that it has entered into a multi-year partnership with the Chicago Cubs to become the Official and Exclusive Energy Provider for…

ILLINOIS HOUSE AND SENATE PASS LANDMARK LEGISLATION TO CLEAN UP COAL ASH

SPRINGFIELD, IL—Today the Illinois Legislature passed SB9, the Coal Ash Pollution Prevention Act, which now heads to the Governor’s desk. The groundbreaking bill addresses the many waste pits filled…

Shareholders and Customers to Protest WEC Annual Meeting

Mequon, WI – A group of WEC Energy Group shareholders, customers, and climate advocates will gather prior to the holding company’s annual meeting to demonstrate and make statements about their…

County Board Votes Unanimously to Condemn We Energies’ Mercury Variance

Milwaukee, WI -- On Thursday, the Milwaukee County Board voted unanimously in support of a resolution opposing We Energies’ request to the DNR for a mercury variance in their discharge water from the…