coal plants

Minnesota-based Xcel Energy is receiving national press as a result of its decision to voluntarily shut down two coal-fired plants in Colorado. It’s the first time a U.S. utility has ever taken this kind of a measure.  ...read more »

The National Parks Conservation Association has listed 10 national parks as at risk to coal-plant pollution. While many were aware of the threat to North Dakota’s Theodore Roosevelt National Park, two South Dakota parks made the list—the Badlands and Wind Cave.  ...read more »

The Associated Press today highlighted another coal plant that has screeched to a halt.  Westmoreland Coal Co. has suspended the development of its proposed 500-megawatt Gascoyne power plant project in North Dakota, citing uncertainty about federal carbon regulation.  ...read more »

 Big Stone II supporters took a huge blow Friday when two Minnesota Administrative Law Judges made a recommendation against the Big Stone II project. The judges specifically did not support the construction of transmission lines, which would bring power from South Dakota to Minnesota. They felt that the power companies did not prove the transmission lines were needed.  ...read more »

The Iowa Utilities Board approved Alliant Energy’s proposed Marshalltown coal plant. However, it set a few conditions. These include biomass contribution, a wind energy standard and carbon regulation. To see the reaction of a clean-energy group, read the Iowa Environmental Council’s media release below.  ...read more »