Kim Petty is a regional press secretary for the Pacific Northwest, covering issues in Oregon, Washington, and Alaska.
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…
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…