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Alabama Power contributed more than $176k to leaders of Alabama’s anti-LGTBQ+ bills

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Xcel Energy supports gas industry group pushing false claims in Colorado

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Utility trade associations say utilities are disclosing climate risks to investors. Major investors disagree

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AEP admits in court: Its corporate accountability reports are mere “puffery”

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FERC issues Notice of Inquiry to understand how it can protect customers from subsidizing trade association political activities

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Records Show Senior Florida Power & Light Execs Closely Connected to Election Scandals

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Major investors warn utilities against carbon capture and offsets

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NextEra spent $20 million to “ban” clean energy transmission project in Maine

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DeWine raked in campaign money from AEP after the utility revealed a subpoena from the SEC

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NRECA runs misleading pro-coal ads to sway Illinois lawmakers

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Duke Energy given preferential treatment to shape study of HB 951 by North Carolina Utilities Commission Public Staff, records show

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North Carolina HB 951 could mean windfall for Duke, large rate increases for customers

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SEC subpoenas American Electric Power for House Bill 6 documents

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TVA net zero emissions target undercut by new gas

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May 21, 2021 at 12:08 PM

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May 19, 2021 at 12:08 PM

Lignite Energy Council shouldn’t be funded by utility ratepayers, Minnesota Attorney General argues

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May 18, 2021 at 12:09 PM

Duke Energy PAC resumes contributions to lawmakers who voted to overturn election

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May 4, 2021 at 12:02 PM

Major co-op supports Biden coal debt relief proposal that NRECA has sought to undermine

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Warren Buffett doesn’t want to disclose his companies’ climate risks

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Records reveal Entergy’s role in stalling MISO transmission planning

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February 24, 2021 at 1:01 PM

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February 11, 2021 at 1:03 PM

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