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Critics say Indiana utility is ‘backsliding’ on clean energy goals with planned gas plant
But the utility NIPSCO says it needs new, dispatchable generation as it phases out coal plants and looks to rely more on intermittent wind and solar power.By Kari Lydersen .
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A developer chose a rural carbon sequestration site to avoid controversy. It didn’t go well.
A proposed fertilizer plant in Indiana, backed by millions in federal incentives, would pump CO2 under farmland miles away.By Kari Lydersen .
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At rules hearing, U.S. EPA hears human toll of unaddressed coal ash pollution
“My husband and I had plans when I retired to travel; now he’s in the graveyard,” said the widow of a cleanup worker at the infamous 2008 Kingston, Tennessee, coal ash spill. Along with emotional stories, the agency heard testimony that its proposed exemptions would cause loopholes and confusion.By Kari Lydersen .
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EPA coal ash settlement raises hopes for cleanup along Lake Michigan and beyond
Inactive landfills and historic coal ash dumps are currently exempt from federal rules, but a recent settlement could change things.By Kari Lydersen .
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Climate solutions for Great Lakes power grid include better planning, transmission
Advocates say electric grid operators need to update their planning process to better prepare for extreme weather that’s becoming more common, and that more transmission lines can help lessen the risk of blackouts.By Kathiann M. Kowalski .
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Farm owner and Indiana rural electric cooperative celebrate massive new solar array
The solar array provides revenue for the family farm plus clean power and likely savings for the electric cooperative members.By Kari Lydersen .
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In Indiana, solar net metering rules go from bad to worse
Changes being ushered in by utilities go beyond what the industry had been bracing for in the wake of a 2017 law that gutted net metering in the state. Advocates are challenging the interpretation by state regulators.By Kari Lydersen .
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Missouri Senate committee takes up bill targeting Grain Belt Express transmission line
The bill faces opposition from those who argue the line shouldn’t be able to use eminent domain to build on unwilling landowners' properties.By Allison Kite .
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An Indiana carbon storage project wants the state to help protect it from lawsuits
An Indiana company wants to sequester carbon deep underneath property that it doesn’t own, and it wants assurance from state lawmakers that it won’t easily be held responsible if problems arise in the future.By Kari Lydersen .
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Indiana energy task force turns its attention to small nuclear reactors
Critics say the technology is a risky distraction from existing solutions such as wind, solar and demand response, but some experts and legislators are attracted to the potential of carbon-free baseload power plants.By Kari Lydersen .
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