DAYTON, Ohio - Today, Dayton Power and Light (DP&L) announced retirement plans for the Killen and Stuart plants by June 2018. This company’s announcement comes after months of conversations between Dayton Power & Light and stakeholders regarding the company's financial health. DP&L and other co-owners of the Killen and Stuart plants agreed to the retirement, saying the plants are not economically viable beyond mid-2018; through a statement released earlier today.
Diamond Bar, CA -- On Friday, February 3, hundreds of residents concerned about Southern California’s horrendous air pollution will rally and testify for a strong air quality plan.
Media Release
April 12, 2017
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Melissa Williams, 828-545-0443, melissa.williams@sierraclub.org
Emily Driscoll, Southern Environmental Law Center, 678-686-8482, edriscoll@selcga.org
Topeka, KS – The Kansas Supreme Court issued a decision today to uphold a permit for the proposed Sunflower coal plant near Garden City, Kansas. Earthjustice, representing the Sierra Club, challenged the permit in court in January 2016 arguing that the fast-tracked permit failed to comply with the Environmental Protection Agency’s greenhouse gas rules by failing to set gas emission limits.
Baltimore, M.D. —In conjunction with the House of Delegates earlier this week, the Maryland State Senate voted today to override Governor Hogan’s veto of the Clean Energy Jobs Act. The bill, which was vetoed last May, will increase and accelerate the state’s Renewable Portfolio Standard (RPS) requirement from 20 percent by 2022 to 25 percent by 2020 ensuring more homes and businesses benefit from renewable energy across the state and region.
Philadelphia, P.A.--The state of Connecticut filed suit against the Environmental Protection Agency today for its failure to address a Good Neighbor Petition filed by the state in July of 2016. Both Connecticut and Delaware filed Good Neighbor petitions stating that the Brunner Island power plant, located in Pennsylvania, is interfering with the downwind state's ability to comply with the ozone (or smog) safeguards in the Clean Air Act.
JACKSONVILLE—Jacksonville’s municipal electric utility, JEA, and FPL today formally agreed to retire the St. Johns River Power Park coal-fired power plant in early 2018. The 1,358 megawatt capacity plant was built in the early 1980s and sits on 1,600 acres in northeastern Jacksonville. At maximum capacity, St.
CHARLESTON, WV – Today, West Virginia committed to a schedule for treating mining pollution generated from seven former mine sites now owned and managed by the WV Department of Environmental Protection (WVDEP).
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Friday, May 5, 2017
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WASHINGTON, D.C. -- After a failed attempt in March, House Republicans voted today to repeal much of the Affordable Care Act, passing a bill that would throw 24 million Americans off of their health care and threaten the coverage for tens of millions more.
WASHINGTON, D.C. - It was reported earlier today that during a presentation at the Eastern Fuel Buyers Conference, EPA Senior Policy Advisor Mandy Gunasekara said that she was in Washington D.C. to make sure what EPA is doing is helping the coal industry.
BOISE, ID -- As part of a settlement deal released yesterday, Idaho Power announced its intention to close the two units at Nevada’s North Valmy Generating Station several years ahead of schedule. Idaho Power plans to close Unit 1 in 2019 and Unit 2 in 2025. Idaho Power’s current schedule depreciates Units 1 and 2 in 2031 and 2035, respectively.