Tag: Air Quality
Organizations Celebrate NTEC Fossil Gas Plant Hitting Major Setback, Groups Call on Dairyland Power Coop to Cancel Plans
SUPERIOR, Wisconsin — On Friday, in a Minnesota Public Utilities Commission filing by Minnesota Power, the company announced that it will withdraw from the proposed Nemadji Trail Energy Center (NTEC) gas plant project, which it had been developing with Dairyland Power Cooperative (based in Wisconsin) and Basin Electric Power Cooperative (based … [continued]
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Coal for Christmas: Local Advocacy Groups Deliver Coal, Protest Letters to JEA
Jacksonville Residents Rallied Against JEA’s Continued Use of Coal and High Rate Hikes Jacksonville, Florida — Today, local advocacy and climate groups delivered costly, polluting coal back to Jacksonville Electric Authority (JEA) Headquarters just in time for the holidays. Sierra Club Florida, CLEO Institute, NAACP, St. John’s Riverkeepers, and other groups dropped … [continued]
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Court Sides with Sierra Club and Advocates to Strike Down EPA Clean Air Designation
Decision wins stricter pollution rules in face of rising asthma rates. DETROIT, Michigan — Detroit area residents will be able to breathe easier as Sierra Club’s latest win for clean air will result in stronger pollution standards at a time when asthma rates in the region are rising. The legal … [continued]
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40% Of Bolt’s Motorcycle Fleet Is Now Electric, Making It Nairobi’s Largest EV Ride-Hailing Provider
Kenya’s electric motorcycle ecosystem is now starting to flourish thanks to the hard work and vision of several innovators over the past 8 years which saw a tremendous opportunity to transform one of the key pillars of the county’s transport landscape. The share of electric motorcycles in new motorcycle registrations … [continued]
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You’d Really Miss Renewables This Winter If They Weren’t Available
Solar and wind power have a lot going for them. They ease global warming stress and its climate consequences. They don’t cost as fossil fuels at utility scale, and they’re a lot less harmful to people’s health than fossil fuels. Of all of these reasons to favor solar and wind … [continued]
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