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New Fast EV Chargers Planned At Walmarts In 19 US States
While the federal electric vehicles credits are gone and some EV sales have predictably dropped, a number of US states still have their own incentives. At the same time, the number of new public EV chargers is steadily expanding. Some people might be focusing too much on a decline in … [continued]
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Sierra Club Nebraska Statement on Forced Outage at Aging OPPD Coal Plant
Omaha, Nebraska — Reports of a steam tube failure at OPPD’s North Omaha coal plant once again raise reliability, health, and safety concerns. As a result of the failure, one of the two remaining coal units was taken offline last week. The forced outage follows a recent OPPD board vote to … [continued]
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Sierra Club Nebraska Reacts to OPPD Extending Life of Aging Coal Plant
OPPD breaks long-standing promise to stop burning deadly coal in North Omaha OMAHA, Neb. — Today, the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) board voted to extend the life of a dangerous coal-fired power plant that has been harming the health of North Omaha families for more than 70 years. In 2014, OPPD … [continued]
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The Next Deluge May Go Differently
By Christian Thorsberg, Circle of Blue
The Great Lakes News Collaborative includes Bridge Michigan, Circle of Blue, Great Lakes Now at Detroit PBS, Michigan Public and The Narwhal who work together to bring audiences news and information about the impact of climate change, pollution, and aging infrastructure on the Great Lakes and drinking water.
The Coming Slow Fade of America’s Corn Ethanol Industry
The story of the United States corn ethanol industry is a story about a sector that grew rapidly under a very specific set of policy, technology and market conditions. It filled a gap when gasoline demand was rising, when climate policy focused on incremental change, and when EVs were still … [continued]
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