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Electrifying Democracy in Rural America
April 10, 2024
For this energy policy expert, rural electric co-ops empower communities and strengthen democracy.
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State officials to test local drinking water for fracking waste contamination
April 09, 2024
About 50 people attended a March 27 town hall in Coolville to hear updates on the Ohio Department of Natural Resources’ water testing plan and related issues.
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Wenatchi-P’squosa people demonstrate against proposed solar project
April 05, 2024
The Badger Mountain development in eastern Washington threatens cultural resources including Indigenous food and sacred sites on the mountain.
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State regulators investigated 26 Athens County oil and gas incidents in last five years
March 28, 2024
Across the state, the Ohio Department of Natural Resources investigated more than 1,500 oil and gas incidents over the same period.
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Hydroelectric plant in Southeast Oklahoma is a no-go for now, feds say
March 26, 2024
A power company is looking to build a hydroelectric power plant on the Kiamichi River near the small town of Talihina, but federal regulators have nipped the project in the bud.
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Following an often-tense public hearing, Commissioners Court votes 4-1 to give tax abatements to wind farm project
March 11, 2024
One of the ongoing concerns about the location of the proposed wind farm is the impact it could have on the new state park located in eastern Stephens County and western Palo Pinto County.
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California’s “Lithium Valley” may power millions of electric vehicles. Does Maine still need a lithium mine?
March 02, 2024
As America scrambles to develop a resource sometimes called the “new oil” or “white gold,” contrasts are emerging between what’s happening in western Maine and southern California.
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Power play: Project to move power through Nebraska Sandhills has stalled … for 12 years.
February 21, 2024
The R-Project transmission line was supposed to be done by 2018. But not a single mile of the 226-mile line has been built. Why?
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Tribes face uphill battle to defend sacred land against lithium mining
February 10, 2024
An analysis by the Howard Center for Investigative Journalism at Arizona State University found nine proposed lithium mines are within 10 miles of Native American reservations.
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Outage hits parts of Hollister and Tres Pinos during 49ers game
January 29, 2024
A power outage affected as many as 5,000 customers, which occurred during the NFL championship game between the San Francisco 49ers and Detroit Lions, which the bay area team eventually won 34-31.
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West Virginia is required to have a five-year plan outlining its energy priorities. It hasn’t published one in nearly a decade.
January 24, 2024
When asked about the missing energy plans, the head of the Office of Energy told Mountain State Spotlight there were drafts but no finalized reports. The lack of a plan could set the state back.
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Cold snap fuels Montana’s coal power debate
January 22, 2024
As record lows produced record electric demand, renewable energy advocates and the state’s largest utility debate whether coal remains an essential winter power source.
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Inside the last-ditch effort to stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline
January 16, 2024
The project is over budget and behind schedule, with a lot of hard work left to do. Its opponents hope that makes fossil fuel companies think twice about building the next one.
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The New Mexico co-op breaking up with fossil fuels
January 01, 2024
An 80-year-old electricity supplier goes all in on decarbonization. Unlike investor-owned utilities, which are controlled by shareholders, rural distribution co-ops answer to the households and businesses that use the energy.
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Our best clean energy stories of 2023
December 20, 2023
Check out ten of our best Energy News Network stories from the past year, from tackling toxic coal ash in Puerto Rico to electrifying buildings in snowy Maine.
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