Kim Petty is a regional press secretary for the Pacific Northwest, covering issues in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
ST. PAUL, Minn. — The Trump administration has taken direct aim at the health and lives of hundreds of American communities, announcing plans to gut critical protections against deadly coal ash…
ST. PAUL, Minn. — In a meeting this morning, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) delayed a decision that would protect Minnesota Power customers from higher bills tied to the…
PORTLAND, Ore. — On Wednesday, April 8, the Sierra Club Oregon Chapter, Oregon Wild, Cascade Forest Conservancy, and partners will be joined by U.S. Rep. Andrea Salinas for a People’s Hearing in…
BEND, Ore. — On Monday, April 6, the Sierra Club Oregon Chapter and partners are hosting a town hall meeting in support of preserving the Roadless Area Conservation Rule, also known as the Roadless…
PORTLAND, Ore. – Today, the Senate Committee on Energy and Natural Resources advanced Donald Trump’s nomination of Steve Pearce to run the Bureau of Land Management.By a party-line vote of 11-9…
OMAHA, Neb. — In his first letter to shareholders as Berkshire Hathaway CEO, Greg Abel acknowledged that rising electricity demand and more frequent wildfires will impact the delivery of…
MARION COUNTY, Ore. — Today, the Circuit Court for Marion County dismissed PacifiCorp’s appeal of the Oregon Public Utility Commission’s (PUC) determination that the utility failed to…
OMAHA, Neb. — Reports of a steam tube failure at OPPD’s North Omaha coal plant once again raise reliability, health, and safety concerns. As a result of the failure, one of the two remaining coal…
OMAHA, Neb. — Today, the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) board voted to extend the life of a dangerous coal-fired power plant that has been harming the health of North Omaha families for more…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Last night, Donald Trump issued an executive order seeking to remove state guardrails around artificial intelligence and the infrastructure needed to run AI, including popular…