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In Illinois, the risk of coal ash contamination rises with floodwaters

Multiple coal ash sites in Illinois sit within or adjacent to flood plains, according to environmental watchdogs.

By Kari Lydersen . 12 April 2019
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North Dakota considers changes to farmland rule to allow solar projects

State regulators are proposing changes after having to consider the rule for the state’s largest solar project.

By Demetria Lee . 12 April 2019
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Coal, nuclear cleanup costs central to FirstEnergy’s rejected bankruptcy plan

It’s still unclear who will bear the cost of cleaning up the bankrupt company’s coal and nuclear plant sites.

By Kathiann M. Kowalski . 11 April 2019
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Auto, manufacturing help drive clean energy job growth in the Midwest

States with weaker policies are still seeing clean energy job growth thanks to changes within traditional industries.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 11 April 2019
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Midwest co-ops test value of placing batteries in customers’ homes

The rural electric cooperatives are testing how the storage technology can help customers and their systems.

By Karen Uhlenhuth . 11 April 2019
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Can California reach its clean power goals? It's complicated

"It will be difficult (and costly) to reduce emissions, unless a wide range of options are available," a new analysis says.

By EnergyWire . 10 April 2019
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Michigan revisits policy that limits solar development on farmland

A task force is examining whether participants in a farmland preservation program should be allowed to add solar panels.

By Andy Balaskovitz . 10 April 2019
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In Colorado and beyond, community 'barn raising' helps tribes build solar

A solar array in southwestern Colorado will give the Ute Mountain Ute Tribe enough renewable energy to begin the first phase of a dream they've been developing for 10 years.

By ClimateWire . 8 April 2019
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Student fund managers fuel colleges’ clean energy investments

As colleges and universities divest from fossil fuels, investments in clean energy have not been as quick to catch on, in part because of unpredictable changes in government policy.

By Sujata Srinivasan . 8 April 2019
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In Connecticut, low electric vehicle supply threatens transportation goals

Environmental advocates are pushing to make buying and owning electric vehicles in the state easier.

By Meg Dalton . 8 April 2019