New ELPC Report Highlights Rural Energy Success Stories

ELPC has been a champion of the Rural Energy for America Program (REAP) for twenty years, as part of the Farm Bill’s Energy Title. This successful bipartisan program has sparked investment in over 22,000 renewable energy and energy efficiency projects in farms and rural small businesses around the country, including many in the Midwest. ELPC’s new report features seven stories of people who have used REAP to reduce their energy costs and environmental impacts, along with recommendations for improving the program in the upcoming Farm Bill.

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CLEAN ENERGY

MidAmerican Energy Studies Confirm: Solar is Best for Iowa

The Iowa Utilities Board Order forced MidAmerican to release its planning studies that show solar is the lowest-cost path to achieving carbon-free energy. But, despite its own studies’ findings, MidAmerican has announced no plans to retire its coal plants before 2050. ELPC & partners will continue to hold them accountable.

CLEAN WATER

ELPC Urges Michigan Supreme Court to Protect Waterways from CAFO Pollution

ELPC and partners are urging the Michigan Supreme Court to reverse a lower court ruling on Clean Water Act permits for industrial livestock pollution. If left unchanged, that ruling would wipe out two landmark environmental laws and harm our water. “The stakes couldn’t be higher,” said ELPC Senior Attorney Rob Michaels.

CLEAN AIR

Biden Administration “Clears the Air” on Reducing Mercury

Last week, the Biden Administration issued new rules to reduce mercury emissions into the environment. We commend the administration for reaffirming the “appropriate and necessary” finding to support regulating dangerous mercury pollution.

ELPC TURNS 30

ELPC Turns 30: Energy Programs Look to Local Opportunities

For our 30th Anniversary, throughout the year we will be looking back at our issue areas and reflecting on our impact and where we are going. This month, read Senior Attorney Brad Klein’s blog on our energy work.

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NEWS ROUNDUP

MLive: Beecher School District Will Receive EPA Funding for New Electric Bus Fleet
The State News: Andy Levin Takes Up Fellowship at Center for American Progress
Des Moines Register Editorial: Accelerate Move Away from Coal
Toledo Blade: Complaints Surface Over Details of Plan to Reduce Phosphorus Runoff into Maumee River
ELPC Blog: The Murky Politics of Clean Water
ELPC Blog: Chicagoland Needs a Clear Plan to Solve the Transit Challenges Ahead
WTTW: Little Village Residents React to Watchdog Report on Botched Implosion: ‘The System is Not Built to Protect Communities Like Ours’
Toledo Blade: Was Biden’s State of the Union Reference to Climate Change a Turning Point?
NBC5: EV’s Move to Mainstream at Chicago Auto Show
Toledo Blade: Deadline Approaching for Input on Lake Erie Management Blueprint

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