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This historic northern WV town highlights the needs of the state’s coal communities
Despite existing in the shadow of Morgantown and having had decades to transition its economy away from coal, Osage, West Virginia, still struggles.
Spire pipeline flap in Missouri reveals deeper questions about natural gas
A utility’s push for a pipeline that a court ruled isn’t needed reflects a broader effort to fend off electrification efforts, experts say.
Rhode Island utility sale could be complicated by state climate law
As state regulators consider the sale of the state’s largest electric distribution utility, intervenors say the buyer should be required to show how it will meet requirements under the state’s ambitious new climate law.
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Black Appalachian Coalition aims to shift narrative on energy, other issues
The group is working to counter the longstanding erasure and exclusion of Black voices from policy discussions in the region.
Evergy’s conflicting power plans undermine stakeholder input, critics say
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Virginia GOP targets clean energy law, but options for rollback are limited
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Ohio utilities FirstEnergy and AEP still spending big on lobbying
Although FirstEnergy dialed back reported campaign spending in the wake of House Bill 6, the company spent $500,000 on congressional lobbying from July through September. AEP spent even more.
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