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Clean Energy Advocates Celebrate Approval of NV Energy’s Plans to Retire North Valmy Coal Unit Early

Carson City, Nevada – Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada approved NV Energy’s 2019-2038 Triennial Integrated Resource Plan (IRP), and the decision was recognized as a significant step…

Northern Colorado Partners for Clean Energy Applauds Platte River Power Authority for goal of 100 percent non-carbon electricity by 2030

Fort Collins, CO. -  Today, Northern Colorado Partners for Clean Energy (NCP4CE) applauds the Platte River Power Authority (PRPA) Board of Directors’ unanimous vote to commit to a goal of a 100…

Colorado’s Air Quality Regulators Adopt New Vehicle Emission Standards

DENVER, CO -- Today, Colorado’s Air Quality Control Commission (AQCC) voted unanimously to adopt the Low Emission Vehicle (LEV) Program standards for cars and trucks. Vehicle emissions are among…

Clean Energy Advocates Hail Outcome of Nevada Energy-Related Ballot Measures

Carson City, NV – Today, four clean energy advocacy groups, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, Western Resource Advocates, Natural Resources Defense Council, and the Sierra Club, lauded the…

ADVISORY: Salt Lake City to Host Global Climate Action Summit Event Thursday

Salt Lake City, UT -- Thursday, September 13th, the Utah Sierra Club and the Utah Climate Action Network are hosting a public forum titled, "Utah's Sustainable Communities in Action.” The event is…

ADVISORY: Local Groups to Rise for Climate, Jobs, and Justice with Voter Drive at Utah State Fair

Salt Lake City, UT -- Saturday, September 8th, Comunidades Unidas, the Utah Sierra Club, and 350.org are hosting a voter registration drive and educational event at the Northwest Recreation and…

Colorado Regulators Unanimously Approve Closing 660 MW of Coal Power a Decade Early

Denver, CO – This afternoon, the Colorado Public Utilities Commission (PUC) provided its initial approval of Xcel Energy’s Colorado Energy Plan (CEP) to close coal-fired units 1 and 2 at the Comanche…

Clean Energy Advocates Oppose Nevada Ballot Question 3

Las Vegas, NV -- Today, four clean energy groups, Natural Resources Defense Council, the Sierra Club, Southwest Energy Efficiency Project, and Western Resource Advocates, announced their opposition…

REVEALED: Governor Herbert Copied Lobbyist Talking Points to Attack Clean Air Safeguards

SALT LAKE CITY, UT -- New reporting from POLITICO (see here and here) found that Utah Governor Gary Herbert copied talking points provided by an oil and gas industry lobbyist nearly verbatim in a…

Nevada PUC Approves $5 Million Investment in Electric Vehicles

Reno, NV -- Today, the Public Utilities Commission of Nevada voted unanimously to approve several new investments by NV Energy, including $5M for electric vehicle charging infrastructure, a new…