Wisconsin PSC Approves Dairyland Proposed Gas Plant
MADISON, WI -- This afternoon, Wisconsin Public Service Commission approved a proposal by Dairyland Power and Minnesota Power to build the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant in Superior,…
Renner Barsella is an associate press secretary for the midwest with the Sierra Club's Beyond Coal Campaign.
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Federal Agency Order Threatens Rate-Increases for ComEd Customers to Boost Coal and Gas Companies
Chicago, IL. - The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) instituted a disastrous new rule today that will essentially exclude new renewable energy projects from the PJM capacity market…
Sierra Club Commends Governor Whitmer and Bipartisan Lawmakers for Fixing Solar Property Taxation
LANSING, MICHIGAN-- Last night, Governor Gretchen Whitmer signed House Bills 4069, 4465, and Senate Bill 47 which eliminate property tax increases for residential, commercial, and industrial…
Wisconsin, Minnesota Communities Voice Opposition to Gas Plant Proposed at Superior PSC Hearing
SUPERIOR, WI -- This week, advocates from both Wisconsin and Minnesota testified in opposition to the Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant proposed for construction in Superior, just two…
Sierra Club, Environmental Groups, Vistra Propose Settlement Agreement to Retire E.D. Edwards Coal Plant and Fund Community Projects
PEORIA, IL. -- The Sierra Club, along with Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC) and Respiratory Health Association (RHA), are seeking approval of a proposed settlement with Illinois Power…
Sierra Club Urges PSC to Prevent WEC Energy Group from Charging Customers $138 Million in Extra Costs for Coal Plants
MADISON, WI -- Today, Sierra Club filed direct testimony in WEC Energy Group’s rate case, asserting that WEC is asking customers for $138 million more than is fair and reasonable due to costs…
Testing Finds Arsenic, Lead, Radium in Drinking Water Near Consumers Coal Plant
GRAND RAPIDS, MI -- Recent tests conducted by the Sierra Club have shown that drinking water is contaminated in neighborhoods around Consumers Energy's J.H. Campbell Coal Plant in West Olive. Results…
Local Heart of Illinois Group Statement on Announcement of Four Vistra Coal-Plant Retirements
Peoria, IL -- Vistra Energy announced today that it is closing its coal burning power plants in Canton, Havana, Hennepin, and Coffeen. In response, the Sierra Club’s Heart of Illinois Group…
Statement on Announcement of Four Vistra Coal-Plant Retirements
Illinois -- Vistra Energy announced today that it is closing its coal burning power plants in Canton, Havana, Hennepin, and Coffeen. In response, Sierra Club Illinois Director Jack Darin…
Expert Testimony in IPL rate case finds all IPL coal plants uneconomic
DES MOINES, IA -- Yesterday, Sierra Club filed direct testimony of its expert witness in the rate case of Interstate Power & Light (IPL) at the Iowa Utilities Board. IPL owns all or part of…