The RE-AMP Network
Think Systemically, Act Collaboratively
The mission of the RE-AMP Network is to set collective strategy and enable collaboration on climate solutions in the Midwest. Our North Star Goal is to equitably eliminate greenhouse gas emissions in the Midwest by 2050.
While some member organizations focus on policy advocacy, others work in frontline communities or focus on building the political will necessary for climate action. Over 130 groups including the Minneapolis Foundation, Union of Concerned Scientists, Joyce Foundation, Ohio Citizen Action, Black Environmental Leaders Association, Climate Generation, Ecology Center, 1000 Friends of Wisconsin, Sierra Club, Center for Rural Affairs, and many others bring a diversity of perspectives that not only position the Network to build a broader and more effective climate movement in the Midwest, but also amplify Network members’ collective power and ability to achieve results. By thinking systemically and acting collaboratively as peers, funders and advocates within the RE-AMP Network have been working diligently over the last decade toward our shared goal.
Midwest Energy News
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- Why redeveloping former coal plants is so hard May 9, 2024COAL: Stalled efforts to redevelop a former coal plant property in Indiana reflect a broader struggle for local officials who face legal obstacles when seeking to repurpose contaminated power plant sites. (Inside Climate News) ALSO: An Iowa Environmental Council study says pollution from two MidAmerican coal plants over a 20-year period caused 165 premature deaths […]
- Wisconsin utility seeks $2 billion for gas projects May 8, 2024NATURAL GAS: A Wisconsin utility is asking state regulators for permission to bill ratepayers more than $2 billion to build two new gas power plants, a fuel storage facility, and a pipeline, drawing pushback from groups that say the investments are likely to be obsolete before mid-century. (Energy News Network) TRANSMISSION: A federal appeals court […]
- Illinois lawmakers plan follow-up to sweeping 2021 climate law May 7, 2024CLEAN ENERGY: Illinois lawmakers are working on a clean energy and transit bill package that could be a follow up to a 2021 climate law and target gas-sector emissions, battery storage and electric fleet vehicles. (Capitol News Illinois) ELECTRIC VEHICLES: GRID: A new county-level map of power outage frequency in Michigan shows spikes in some […]
- Ohio picks up tab for lawmaker’s fracking waste leak May 6, 2024OIL & GAS: Injection wells owned by an Ohio state senator leaked fracking waste deep underground before releasing at the surface, prompting a $1.3 million cleanup paid for by the state in 2021. (Cleveland.com) ALSO: The federal Bureau of Land Management will extend a public comment period on a draft environmental assessment evaluating potential impacts […]
- Rivian to produce electric SUVs in central Illinois May 3, 2024ELECTRIC VEHICLES: Rivian receives $827 million in state incentives to build the company’s mid-sized electric SUV in Normal, Illinois, and add at least 550 jobs over the next five years. (WIFR) ALSO: North Dakota’s two U.S. senators sponsor legislation to eliminate federal tax incentives for electric vehicles. (North Dakota Monitor) RENEWABLES: CLIMATE: A public speaker, […]