Midwest

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December 12, 2024

Power Moves: Billions in Benefits for the Midwest’s Transmission System

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

A man installing a solar panel on a rooftop.

Raze Solar/Unsplash

September 18, 2024

Michigan Can Get Solar for All Right With These Steps

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

Kyger Creek Power Plant viewed from a parking lot off of Ohio State Route 7.

FunksBrother/Wikimedia Commons

February 15, 2024

Ohio Ratepayers Shouldn’t Have to Pay for Money-Losing Coal Plants

Paul Arbaje
Energy Analyst

Sam Churchill/Flickr

November 27, 2023

Michigan Policymakers Must Keep Working Toward an Equitable Clean Energy Future

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

from the rocky shores of the Detroit River, the Detroit city skyline is pictured at sunrise

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August 21, 2023

In the Fight for Voting Rights, Michigan Is Determined to Win

Ingrid Paredes
Engineering Educator

photo of a series of wind turbines against a blue sky, with a green farm field below

US Department of Energy

April 3, 2023

Illinois Has No Time to Waste in Building Its Carbon-Free Electricity Future

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

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March 28, 2023

Xcel Energy Sets Big Vision for EV Charging in Minnesota

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

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December 1, 2022

How Will DTE’s Long-Term Plan Impact Michigan’s Clean Energy Future?

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

in this low-angle photo of a power transmission tower, a blue sky is visible and in the foreground, a white power transmission tower connected to power lines

Jinyang Liu/Unsplash

July 25, 2022

Boosting Michigan’s Energy Future with Regional Transmission Upgrades

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

This photo shows a solar panel array on the grounds of the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

stantontcady/Flickr

July 25, 2022

Overdue Grid Improvements Will Help Illinois Achieve Energy Goals

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

Under a cloudy sky in Alpha, Minnesota, wind turbines are set against a field

MPCA Photos/Flickr

July 22, 2022

Building a Better Power Grid for Minnesota

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

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July 21, 2022

Midwest Transmission System Investments Will Be a Game Changer for a Clean Energy Future

Sam Gomberg
Senior Analyst

A pastoral scene of some hay bales and a scrubby tree against a flat field, with an ominous looking tornado-like cloud gathering overhead.

Raychel Sanner/Pexels

June 16, 2022

What Danger Season Looks Like in the Midwest

Rachel Licker
Principal Climate Scientist

INSPIRE-MINNESOTA

May 31, 2022

Minnesota Should Go All-In on Climate Solutions

Meghan Hassett
Former Contributor

March 1, 2022

Building Local Power With Neighborhood Microgrids

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

October 5, 2021

What Does It Mean to Let Communities Choose? A New Report by UCS and Soulardarity

James Gignac
Midwest Senior Policy Manager

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May 13, 2021

Clean Cars Minnesota: A win for public health, innovation, and the environment

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst

December 17, 2020

Clean Energy 2020 Year in Review: Midwest Progress

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Southern Foodways Alliance/Flickr

August 4, 2020

Pollution, Hurricanes, and the Pandemic Spell Trouble for Gulf Shrimp and Seafood Industries

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Billy Metcalf Photography/Flickr

June 29, 2020

Reviving the Gulf Dead Zone Is Worth it: Our New Report Shows the Benefits of Action

Rebecca Boehm
Former Contributor

Russ Munn/AgStock Images

March 3, 2020

Climate Change Impacts on Agriculture in the Midwest

Jessica Collingsworth
Former Contributor

Benjamin Cruz/Pexels

February 19, 2020

Exposure to Air Pollution from Vehicles in Illinois Is Inequitable — It Doesn’t Have to Be

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

Benjamin Cruz/Pexels

February 19, 2020

La contaminación del aire causada por los vehículos en Illinois es injusta, y no tiene porqué serlo

David Reichmuth
Senior Engineer, Clean Transportation Program

A public charger for an electric vehicle in Bemidji, MN

Clean Energy Resource Team/Flickr

January 30, 2020

Minnesota Utility Programs Are Latest Target in Oil Industry War on EVs

Samantha Houston
Senior Vehicles Analyst