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EPA Plans to Withdraw Approval for Chevron’s Plastic-Based Fuels With High Cancer Risk
The decision comes after a ProPublica investigation revealed that the EPA had found that one of the fuels had a cancer risk more than 1 million times higher than the agency usually considers acceptable.
Oregon’s Largest Natural Gas Company Said It Was Going Green. It Sells as Much Fossil Fuel as Before.
Seven years ago, Oregon’s biggest natural gas company set out to convince lawmakers and residents that an abundant new source of green energy was out there.
Leakage at First U.S. Carbon Capture Injection Well Proves that CCS Can’t Work
“CCS is a technologically unsound and economically unviable scheme, perpetuated by the fossil fuel industry…”
In Minnesota, Xcel Energy looks to mimic power plant with solar and storage networks
The utility’s “virtual power plant” proposal taps an emerging model to replace retiring fossil fuel generation. Advocates like the concept but say the utility shouldn’t get to own the entire project.
Indiana’s dependence on coal is costing ratepayers millions and holding back clean energy growth
Coal plants are costing ratepayers hundreds of millions of dollars and curbing renewable development nationwide. The problem is especially bad in Indiana.
In a rare court action, an Oregon county seeks to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for extreme temperatures
Multnomah County in Oregon recorded its highest-ever temperatures during heat dome conditions in 2021 that killed 69 people.
This coal-heavy rural co-op utility is buying its first solar plants
Colorado-based Tri-State will soon serve half its customers’ electricity needs with renewable energy, thanks to new Inflation Reduction Act policies.
The coming AI boom could keep coal and gas alive
Southeastern Wisconsin and the Chicago area are emerging as major players in the national data center explosion with a $3.3 billion Microsoft complex planned.
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