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In trying to close its coal power plant, Austin encounters obstacles to going green
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 6 months agoThe city approved a plan in 2020 to shut the Fayette Power Project plant with the aim of eliminating...
Can Texas keep the lights on with renewable electric power alone? Here's what experts say.
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 1 month agoWind and solar generation are driving the expansion of the Texas electric grid and could account for...
Column: Don't leave Hoosiers in the cold by closing reliable coal plants early
The Herald-Times via Yahoo News· 3 months agoIn 2021, Americans saw clearly the importance of grid reliability, as the Texas grid buckled under severe winter weather and left millions of Texans without heat or power. While Hoosiers were ...
Mayor Watson wants to halt Austin Energy plan, get city out of Fayette Power Plant by 2029
Austin American-Statesman via Yahoo News· 2 months agoAustin Mayor Kirk Watson wants the city out of the coal-powered energy business and, as of now, says...
EPA Unveils Nation’s First Curbs On Climate-Changing Pollution From Power Plants
HuffPost via Yahoo News· 11 months agoA chimney from a power plant is seen in Linden, New Jersey, on April 22, 2022. The Environmental...
Environmental report: Dallman's coal-ash dumps are contaminating groundwater
The State Journal-Register via Yahoo News· 1 year agoCity Water, Light & Power's Dallman power plant is among 16 plants in Illinois with coal-ash dumps...
At a shuttered Texas coal mine, a 1-acre garden is helping feed 2,000 people per month
Texas Tribune via Yahoo News· 9 months agoThe garden in the middle of a 35,000-acre former mine is supplying thousands of pounds of fresh...
Texas company to acquire Beaver Valley Power Station in merger deal
Beaver County Times via Yahoo News· 1 year agoSHIPPINGPORT – Texas energy company Vistra Corp. will buy Energy Harbor — owners of the Beaver...
Legal settlement ensures toxic coal ash will be removed from flood plain of Illinois’ only national...
Chicago Tribune via Yahoo News· 11 months agoMore than a half century’s worth of toxic coal ash will be excavated from the flood plain of...
Coal industry ‘shocked and disheartened’ by Manchin climate deal
The Hill via Yahoo News· 2 years agoThe West Virginia Coal Association and several other state-based coal industry groups on Wednesday...