Wis. utility to retire Pleasant Prairie coal plant in Q2'18
A subsidiary of WEC Energy Group Inc. plans to retire the coal-fired Pleasant Prairie plant in Wisconsin, with nameplate capacity of 1,234 MW, by the second quarter of 2018.
Shell to double annual clean energy investments, halve carbon footprint
Royal Dutch Shell plc has committed to pumping up to $2 billion per year into clean energy investments through 2020, twice as much as previously planned, as the oil giant aspires to slash its carbon footprint in half by midcentury, executives told investment analysts.
Navajo coal plant opponents call for renewables transition
Local opponents of the coal-fired Navajo power plant in northern Arizona are calling for a transition to cleaner sources of energy now that a deal to keep the plant operating through 2019 has been finalized.
Report: Closure in place least-cost, lowest-risk option for Dominion ash ponds
Closing ash ponds in place at three of Dominion Energy Virginia's coal plants is seen as the least-cost and lowest-risk option, according to an independent assessment.
EPA to hold climate change debate after new year, Murray Energy CEO says
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency will "come out" with a planned climate change science debate in early 2018, one of the Trump administration's biggest coal industry allies said.
PPL's emissions reductions to be driven by retirement of Ky. coal plants
PPL Corp. released its Climate Assessment report which concludes that CO2 emissions generated by the company will decrease dramatically by 2050 as its Kentucky utilities retire aging coal units.
The Clean Power Plan hearing in 3 acts: Coal executives, politicians tout repeal
This is part one of a three-part series reviewing the Nov. 28 and 29 hearings on the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's proposed repeal of the Clean Power Plan. This installment will look at coal executives' and politicians' reactions to the agency's plan to repeal the rule.
With fracking ban in works, Delaware River Basin battle could move to water
After the Delaware River Basin Commission formally proposed banning fracking in its four-state watershed, environmental activists were not ready to take a victory lap Dec. 1, but they were encouraged after fighting for the ban for more than seven years.
