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Opaque Coal Creek Sale May Leave Minnesotans Stuck With More Expensive Coal

MAPLE GROVE, MN -- Earlier today, Great River Energy (GRE) announced that the utility would be selling its Coal Creek Station power plant to Rainbow Energy Center instead of retiring it as planned.…

Evergy’s Kansas Energy Plan Is Outdated Before Its Release

TOPEKA, KS -- Evergy, the largest electric utility in Kansas and the second largest in Missouri, filed its Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) with Kansas regulators today. As expected, the plan is…

Mounting Costs Call Into Question The Wisdom Of Keeping Coal Creek Open

MAPLE GROVE, MN -- Yesterday, the Sierra Club, Clean Up the River Environment (CURE), Dakota Resource Council, and North Dakota Native Vote submitted a report to the Environmental Protection Agency…

Advocates Launch Scorecard to Educate the Public on Minnesota Power’s Integrated Resource Plan

DULUTH, MN -- Environmental groups and clean energy advocates have released a scorecard evaluating Minnesota Power’s Integrated Resource Plan (IRP) to educate the public on how the utility intends to…

Press Conference Highlights Governor Walz’s Low Climate Grades

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA -- Earlier this month, a coalition of Minnesota environmental, worker, Indigenous and progressive groups released a mid-term climate report card grading Governor Walz on…

Fight continues to stop Wisconsin fracked gas power plant despite Minnesota Supreme Court decision

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA – The Minnesota Supreme Court Wednesday issued a decision that allows a proposed fracked gas power plant to receive Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approval without environmental…

MONDAY: Press Conference On Governor Walz’s Climate Grades

ST PAUL, MINNESOTA -- Last week, a coalition of Minnesota environmental, worker, Indigenous and progressive groups released a mid-term climate report card grading Governor Walz on his actions to…

Governor Walz Isn’t Making The Grade For Climate, Communities

ST PAUL, MN -- One week ahead of Earth Day, a coalition of Minnesota environmental, worker, Indigenous and progressive groups released a mid-term climate report card grading Governor Walz on his…

Another Victory For Home Solar In Kansas

TOPEKA, KS--Yesterday, the Kansas Corporation Commission (KCC) ruled 3-0 that Evergy must refund the unlawful and discriminatory charges levied against customer-owned solar in its Central and South…

Oklahoma Department Of Environmental Quality Asleep At The Wheel

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK -- The Oklahoma Department of Environmental Quality has brought forward fewer than a dozen enforcement cases since 2000, the lowest number of any state. Enforcement activity should…