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St. Louis Businesses Rent Boilers to Power Through Major Flooding

June 3, 2019November 15, 2019 by Alyssa Danigelis

Near historic flooding from an intense rainstorm and high Mississippi River prompted several St. Louis businesses to rent temporary boilers. Flooding shut down Ashley Energy’s nearby steam plant, which normally provides heat and electricity.

More Multi-Family, Low Income Building Owners Could Benefit from Utility Programs in MO

February 20, 2017March 29, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

Two bills before the Missouri General Assembly could significantly increase the number of low income housing units that are eligible to benefit from utility programs that were approved last year. The 2016 regulations made it possible for utilities to provide energy efficiency benefits to owners of low-income and other ... Read more »

Greenfield, MO, Schools’ Solar Installation Nears Completion

June 1, 2016April 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

The Greenfield (MO) School District last autumn retained Missouri Sun Solar to install a 376 kilowatt solar system, according to the Joplin Globe. Installation of the panels at the high school, middle school and elementary school began in March 29. The goal, according to the story, is to lower the ... Read more »

States, Industry Ask Supreme Court to Block Clean Power Plan

January 27, 2016January 28, 2016 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

In another attempt to block the Clean Power Plan, 29 states and state agencies are urging the US Supreme Court to stop the carbon emissions rule for power plants from taking effect. The have been joined by 16 trade associations including the US Chamber of Commerce and the National Association ... Read more »

Report: Missouri Should Allow Firms to Contract With Third-Party Suppliers of Green Energy

November 11, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

Washington, D.C.-based Advanced Energy Economy (AEE) – a national association of business leaders dedicated to making the global energy system more secure, clean, and affordable – released a policy brief on November 5 that suggests that opening the market to third-party energy suppliers would significantly expand private investment in Missouri. ... Read more »

Clean Power Plan Becomes Law, 24 States Sue to Block Carbon Rule

October 23, 2015October 23, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

The EPA published the Clean Power Plan in the federal register today, making existing power plants in the US legally responsible to limit carbon pollution for the first time. Under the new carbon law, existing coal-burning power plants must cut carbon emissions by 32 percent by 2030, compared to 2005 ... Read more »

Empire District Electric Files in Missouri for Higher Base Rate, Lower Fuel Fee

October 21, 2015 by Cheryl Kaften

The Empire District Electric Company – an investor-owned utility based in Joplin, Missouri – has filed requests with the Missouri Public Service Commission (MPSC) to increase base rates, and to modify the fuel adjustment charges, paid by its Missouri electric customers. The utility is seeking an annual increase in ... Read more »

Florida, Missouri Take Steps in Favor of PACE Financing

October 13, 2015September 1, 2022 by Carl Weinschenk

Last week, the law firm of Bryant Miller Oliver said that at the beginning of October the Florida Supreme Court ruled that municipalities in the state can issue bonds funding property assessed clean energy (PACE) programs. The decision came in an appeal of a bond validation judgement that was decided in ... Read more »

EPA Can Enforce Clean Water Rule in States That Didn’t Sue, Judge Says

September 10, 2015December 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A judge’s ruling that blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect late last month only applies to the 13 states that sued to stop the rule — not nationwide. A federal judge in North Dakota clarified the injunction he issued at the request of North Dakota and 12 other ... Read more »

Judge Blocks Clean Water Rule

August 31, 2015December 15, 2015 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

A federal judge in North Dakota blocked the Clean Water Rule from taking effect Friday in 13 states. The rule, authored by the EPA and the Army Corps of Engineers expands the reach of the Clean Water Act to protect US streams and wetlands from pollution. While the EPA says ... Read more »

Ameren Missouri to Reduce CO2 Emissions 30 Percent Below 2005 Levels

October 6, 2014April 20, 2022 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Ameren Missouri has filed with the Missouri Public Service Commission its 20-year plan that includes major expansions of solar and wind power and will reduce CO2 emissions 30 percent below 2005 levels by 2035, the utility says. Ameren Missouri, a subsidiary of Ameren Corporation, would add nearly 500 MW of ... Read more »

Tyson Foods Toxic Chemical Release Could Cost It $500M

August 26, 2014August 26, 2014 by Jessica Lyons Hardcastle

Tyson Foods, currently under investigation by the EPA over the release of toxic chemicals at a plant in Monett, Mo., could lose around $500 million in government contracts if found guilty, The City Wire reports. The company, which says it’s cooperating with the EPA in its investigation, sent Aliment tainted ... Read more »

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