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Iowa carbon pipeline opponents see lessons from Dakota Access fight
A coalition similar to the one that took a stand against the Dakota Access Pipeline is emerging in Iowa to fight a proposed interstate carbon dioxide pipeline, and opponents say they’re better prepared this time.By Dan Haugen .
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In Iowa, a lack of long-range planning dockets leaves utility critics in the dark
Environmental advocates and large customers have been fighting for access to MidAmerican Energy’s long-range planning documents. A lawyer for the Iowa Utility Board sided with the groups, but the utility has since appealed.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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In Des Moines, activist’s City Council win raises hopes for clean energy push
Indira Sheumaker, a 27-year-old Black Liberation Movement activist, defeated a two-term incumbent for a City Council seat in Iowa’s largest city. Clean energy advocates expect her to push the city on energy issues.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Iowa experiment tests potential to pair solar with carbon sequestration
An environmental consultant tasked with creating a business model to monetize carbon capture on solar sites will study the ability of different plant mixes to absorb and retain carbon at a 1-megawatt Alliant Energy array.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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The Midwest lost clean energy jobs in 2020, but there were signs of hope, new report says
Clean energy jobs in the region declined by about 9% last year amid pandemic-driven economic turbulence, but electric vehicles were a bright spot, adding jobs in states including Minnesota and Michigan.By Kari Lydersen .
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Would Upper Midwest carbon capture pipelines offer a lifeline to coal plants?
The Sierra Club is warning that proposed carbon capture and sequestration infrastructure in Iowa, Illinois, Nebraska and the Dakotas may help extend the life of fossil fuel power plants.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Since 2018 law, Iowa utilities are doing a lot less to help customers save energy
Dire predictions about the legislation’s impact have largely come true, with combined energy savings of the state’s two largest utilities falling more than 50% since lawmakers voted to limit spending on efficiency programs.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Want tax incentives in Des Moines? Be ready to meet higher energy efficiency bar
Midwest cities including Des Moines, Iowa, are increasingly linking tax-increment financing to sustainability requirements as they look for every tool possible to make progress on ambitious climate goals.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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Underground Midwest transmission project is hung up in PJM’s generation queue
The Soo Green line is delayed by a glut of renewable energy projects — a problem that, ironically, the Iowa-to-Illinois transmission line could help solve.By Kari Lydersen .
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Sponsor says Iowa bill to block natural gas restrictions has path to approval
The proposal is part of a flurry of bills nationwide aimed at stopping local governments from following the lead of Berkeley, California, which in 2019 approved the nation’s first ban on natural gas hookups in new buildings.By Karen Uhlenhuth .
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