Kim Petty is a regional press secretary for the Pacific Northwest, covering issues in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
MINNEAPOLIS — Last week, the city of St. Paul and a coalition of clean energy groups sued the Trump administration for canceling more than $7.5 billion in clean energy grants and loans. Under…
SALT LAKE CITY — On Friday, Sierra Club and Healthy Environment Alliance of Utah (HEAL Utah) filed an administrative appeal before the Utah Department of Environmental Quality challenging the…
SALT LAKE CITY and LARAMIE, Wyo. — Last night, clean energy advocates and community members rallied at hearings in Utah and Wyoming to speak out against Rocky Mountain Power’s…
BOISE, Idaho — Yesterday, Vote Solar and Sierra Club filed a Petition for Reconsideration with the Idaho Public Utilities Commission (PUC) following the partially approved proposal by Idaho…
OMAHA, Neb. — This month, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit to prevent the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) from retiring its polluting coal-burning units at its North Omaha…
WYOMING — On Monday, the Trump administration announced its “Coal Day 2.0” agenda, which includes opening 13.1 million acres of federal land for coal mining leases and extending compliance…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, the Environmental Protection Agency announced it intends to allow coal-fired power plants to delay compliance with effluent limitation guidelines. The…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new…
SALT LAKE CITY — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new…
WYOMING — Today, Sierra Club released its fifth annual Dirty Truth Report, which grades 75 utilities across the country on their plans to retire coal plants by 2030, not build new gas…