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Dominion Energy earns an “F” for climate action in South Carolina

COLUMBIA. S.C.

Nebraska Utilities Receive Dismal Scores on Clean Energy Planning and Operations, Sierra Club Report Shows

Omaha, NE – The Sierra Club released today the second edition of its ground-breaking report, The Dirty Truth About Utility Climate Pledges, that exposes how most major electric utilities greenwash their climate action com

Clean Energy Transition Moving Slowly at the Three Largest Utilities in Kansas & Missouri

Kansas City, MO – After nearly two years, Ameren Missouri and Evergy have made little progress in their plans to move from coal and gas to clean energy, while Associated Electric Cooperatives Incorporated (AECI) actually regressed.

Sierra Club Launches Dirty Truth Report Exposing Utility ‘Greenwashing’ on Climate Pledges

LOCAL QUOTES BELOW RELEASE. Sierra Club investigated what progress, if any, has been made since the last utility report card to retire coal plants, stop building new gas plants, and build clean energy in the next, crucial decade. The results are disappointing but not surprising. Tennessee Valley Authority likes to claim it is a ‘clean-energy leader and is committed to partnering with others to go further and faster to achieve its carbon-reduction initiatives, but the facts show this is far from the truth.

Virginia SCC approves more money for dirty coal plants

The Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC) approved cost recovery (increasing rates) for Dominion’s Mount Storm coal plant.

Sierra Club Files Petition with EPA Challenging Magnolia Gas Plant Air Permit

Baton Rouge, LA – Last Friday, Sierra Club petitioned the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to reject the air permit approved by the Louisiana Department of Environmental Quality for the proposed Magnolia gas plant in Iberville Parish.

Nearly 3,000 petitions delivered to AES demanding clean energy for Indianapolis

AES Indiana customers and clean energy activists delivered nearly 3,000 petitions to the capital city’s hometown utility Wednesday morning, demanding a rapid transition from dirty, dangerous fossil fuels toward the clean energy resources the community deserves.

Louisiana Among Fifteen States that Failed to Submit Air Pollution Plan to the EPA

New Orleans, LA - Following a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental organizations in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued notices late last week to fifteen states that failed to submit plans to reduce regional haze pollution required by the Clean Air Act.

EPA Issues Notices to Fifteen States that Failed to Submit Regional Haze Pollution Reduction Plans

Washington, DC – Following a lawsuit from a coalition of environmental organizations in April, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued notices last week to fifteen states that failed to submit plans to reduce regional haze pollution required by the Clean Ai

Kansas City Adopts Strong Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan

Kansas City, MO - Today, the City Council in Kansas City, Missouri voted 11-1, with one absent, to pass Resolution 220596, formally adopting its Climate Protection & Resiliency Plan (CPRP) that establishes a roadmap to drastically cut greenhouse gas emissions while centering public health and c

Evergy Customers Will Save Money if Energy Efficiency Programming is Approved

TOPEKA, KS—Pending approval from the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC), Evergy and a coalition of anti-poverty,environmental organizations, and ratepayer advocates have agreed on a slate of energy efficiency programs that will reduce energy demand and save ratepayers money.

OPPD: North Omaha to burn coal for 3 more years

Eight years after committing to the retirement of the coal-fired power generation at North Omaha Station, today the Omaha Public Power District will likely approve a dramatic change of plans to keep the facility burning coal until at least 2026.