CHARLESTON, W.Va - Appalachian Power (APCo) and Wheeling Power, two AEP subsidiary utility companies, have released their 2025 Integrated Resource Plans (IRPs) outlining how they plan to generate electricity for over 1 million customers, including 460,000 West Virginians and 530,000 Virginians, through 2035.
RALEIGH, N.C. - More than 750 North Carolinians have spoken out against the proposed Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline, telling the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to deny the Southeast Supply Enhancement Project pipeline a water quality permit.
WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Today, Donald Trump signed an executive order to advance a controversial proposal backed by mining companies to construct a road across more than 200 miles of Alaska wilderness.
Today, the U.S. Senate voted to confirm a pair of Trump nominees, David LaCerte and Laura Swett, as commissioners to the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission. The nominations were considered in a package with dozens of other nominees to federal posts rather than on their individual merit. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commissions is an independent agency that regulates interstate energy projects. It is responsible for ensuring that consumers are not price-gouged by energy providers.
DENVER, CO – Gov. Jared Polis just announced that Colorado is increasing electric vehicle (EV) subsidies for low- and middle-income drivers to help offset the Trump administration’s elimination of EV tax credits through the Republicans’ budget bill. The federal EV tax credit expired on Sept. 30.
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the Federal Energy Regulatory Commission released an Environmental Assessment for the methane gas pipeline Mountain Valley Pipeline Southgate, proposed for Virginia and North Carolina. The assessment claims to analyze the environmental impacts of the Mountain Valley Pipeline’s amendment request to change the route, pipe diameter and capacity of the project. Southgate would extend the controversial Mountain Valley Pipeline from Pittsylvania County, Virginia, into Rockingham, North Carolina, and has faced significant opposition since it was originally proposed in 2018.
DULUTH, Minn. – Today, the Minnesota Public Utilities Commission (PUC) approved plans for ALLETE, the publicly traded parent company of Minnesota Power, to be sold to private equity investors.
Oakland, CA – Twenty-six environmental leaders from across the country are receiving national awards from the Sierra Club this year.
Washington, D.C. - As a part of the Republican-led government shutdown, the Department of Energy announced it will cut funding for more than 300 energy projects, worth approximately $7.5 billion. The specifics of the projects getting slashed have not been released.
Forest Service, BLM To Continue Staffing Activities Deemed ‘Essential’