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Cities from Coast to Coast to Celebrate Transit Equity Day on February 4, Rosa Parks’s Birthday

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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Transit Equity Day is a national day of action that highlights defiant events by local transit organizers, labor unions, and climate justice advocates to promote equity in public transportation.

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  • Transit Equity Day is a national day of action that highlights defiant events by local transit organizers, labor unions, and climate justice advocates to promote equity in public transportation.
  • The actions range from press conference declarations of February 4th as Transit Equity Day to in-person volunteer projects like Buffalos snow removal project aiding pedestrians to hazardous bus stops.
  • As a result of this activism, many localities across the country have declared February 4th as Transit Equity Day.
  • We are building this network with your voices calling for better transit equity in neighborhoods and cities where cars have historically dominated the conversation.

Avantus Partners with State and Federal Agencies to Protect 215,000 Acres of Critical California Habitat and Wildlife

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Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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  • Avantus ( formerly 8minute ), the Bureau of Land Management (BLM), the California Department of Fish and Wildlife (CDFW), and the U.S.
  • Avantus will also invest millions of additional dollars for habitat enhancements across Onyx to jumpstart restoration for desert plants and wildlife species.
  • It is also estimated to include more than 80,000 acres of western Joshua tree habitat, including 3,000 acres of dense woodland.
  • Avantus works closely with wildlife agencies and environmental organizations to advance environmental efforts and safeguard species throughout all stages of a projects life.

Environmental groups propose alternative to MidAmerican's Wind PRIME

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Wednesday, November 23, 2022
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The new analysis conducted by Synapse and Energy Futures Groups used utility industry best practices to assess whether the Wind PRIME project is the right set of resource additions to help the utility transition away from its heavy reliance on expensive and polluting coal combustion. The experts used a proven modeling platform that has been adopted in 17 states to identify reliable low cost electricity portfolios. The analysis found that three of MidAmerican's coal plants -- Louisa, Neal 3, and Ottumwa -- are uneconomic and should be retired as soon as feasible. The plan also includes retiring the remainder of the coal plants by 2035 and leverages the benefits of the Inflation Reduction Act to add 1,600 MW of battery storage by 2030 and 3,700 MW of solar by 2035. The plan supports adding MidAmerican's proposed 50 MW solar project and approximately a third of MidAmerican's proposed wind additions.

Key Points: 
  • DES MOINES, Iowa, Nov. 22, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- On November 21, Environmental Law and Policy Center, Iowa Environmental Council, and Sierra Club filed joint testimony in MidAmerican's Wind PRIME docket before the Iowa Utilities Board.
  • MidAmerican's Wind PRIME project, which would add 2,042 MW of wind and 50 MW of solar, relies on the company's plans to continue operating 5 large coal-burning power plants in Iowa.
  • The alternative portfolio would also provide more around-the-clock clean energy than MidAmerican's proposed Wind PRIME portfolio.
  • Moms demand that MidAmerican review Wind PRIME to increase renewable investment and close down its remaining, harmful coal plants."

The Leader in Smart Electric Vehicle Charging Closes New Funding

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Wednesday, October 26, 2022
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REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FlexCharging, Inc. , the first company to do electric vehicle (EV) smart & managed charging with its over-the-air technology, has secured a new partner and Series A funding from Accurant International.

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  • REDMOND, Wash., Oct. 26, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- FlexCharging, Inc. , the first company to do electric vehicle (EV) smart & managed charging with its over-the-air technology, has secured a new partner and Series A funding from Accurant International.
  • With FlexCharging, EV owners simply download the app, set their charging preferences, and plug in their car wherever they go.
  • "Optimized electric vehicle charging and vehicle to grid will be a critical element for utilities in the energy transition as electric vehicle adoption massively scales," said Accurant's Mark Hormann (formerly with Opus One Solutions and General Electric), who has joined FlexCharging's board of directors.
  • FlexCharging is an American company based in Washington State, launched in 2017, as the first of its kind telematics-based, electric vehicle (EV) managed (smart) charging solution.

SOLARIZE KC REACHES FINAL MONTH FOR RESIDENTS TO SEEK SAVINGS ON SOLAR ENERGY, BATTERY STORAGE

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Saturday, October 22, 2022
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Open to all Kansas City-metro area residents and businesses since May, more than 620 residents have enrolled for an evaluation to advance toward potentially owning a system through the community discount program.

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  • Open to all Kansas City-metro area residents and businesses since May, more than 620 residents have enrolled for an evaluation to advance toward potentially owning a system through the community discount program.
  • The campaign based on a unique community group-purchasing model recently reached its lowest-priced tier since its launch this past Spring.
  • Since the campaign's inception, more than 56 property owners have completed contracts, comprising more than 406 in total kW of solar power.
  • Interested residents may go to solarizekansascity.com to learn more and sign up for free with no obligation prior to the Oct. 31 deadline.

New Studies Estimate Job Creation Potential of Inflation Reduction Act In Colorado, Michigan, Nevada, and Pennsylvania

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Wednesday, October 19, 2022
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The numbers are in and they show the Inflation Reduction Act will create good jobs in these four states and across the country, said BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh.

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  • The numbers are in and they show the Inflation Reduction Act will create good jobs in these four states and across the country, said BlueGreen Alliance Executive Director Jason Walsh.
  • The Inflation Reduction Act has created massive potential to bring more good-paying union jobs to Colorado, said Dennis Dougherty, Executive Director of Colorado AFL-CIO and BlueGreen Alliance Colorado Steering Committee member.
  • The investments in the Inflation Reduction Act will launch a new era of job creation in Michigan, said Michigan AFL-CIO President Ron Bieber.
  • This analysis shows the massive potential of the Inflation Reduction Act to increase industrial manufacturing jobs across Pennsylvania, said Angela Ferritto, President of the PA AFL-CIO.

Stop the Pacheco Dam Project Coalition: Valley Water Seeks to Silence Tribal Band and Environmental Group

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Thursday, October 20, 2022
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The Sierra Club and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band formally joined the lawsuit filed by the Stop the Pacheco Dam Project Coalition against the Santa Clara Valley Water District.

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  • The Sierra Club and the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band formally joined the lawsuit filed by the Stop the Pacheco Dam Project Coalition against the Santa Clara Valley Water District.
  • With doubts around the controversial dam project mounting, the water district filed a motion last week to squelch the participation of the Amah Mutsun Tribal Band and Sierra Club.
  • The lawsuit in question asserts that Valley Water short-circuited the required environmental review of the proposed Pacheco Dam projects extensive geotechnical investigations.
  • Valley Water also has not been forthcoming regarding costs, environmental impacts or water supply benefits of the project.

Conservation Groups Win Major Appeal in Challenge to Expansion of Colorado’s Gross Dam

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Tuesday, October 4, 2022
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The proposed Gross Reservoir Expansion Project would add an additional 900,000 cubic feet of concrete to the existing dam, effectively tripling the size of the reservoir.

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  • The proposed Gross Reservoir Expansion Project would add an additional 900,000 cubic feet of concrete to the existing dam, effectively tripling the size of the reservoir.
  • If completed, the Gross Dam would be the tallest in Colorado and the tallest roller-compacted concrete dam in the United States.
  • We look forward to presenting our legal challenge to this permit in federal court as soon as possible.
  • The conservation groups are represented by the Washington, DC public interest law firm Eubanks & Associates, PLLC.

UAW Joins BlueGreen Alliance

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Wednesday, September 21, 2022
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WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BlueGreen Alliance today announced the United Auto Workers (UAW) will join its growing national labor-environmental partnership and its fight for a clean, prosperous, and equitable economy.

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  • WASHINGTON, D.C., Sept. 21, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The BlueGreen Alliance today announced the United Auto Workers (UAW) will join its growing national labor-environmental partnership and its fight for a clean, prosperous, and equitable economy.
  • By joining BlueGreen Alliance, we know our voices will be amplified and our advocacy strengthened.
  • The UAW is leading the charge to create good-paying jobs building zero-emission vehicles, and we are thrilled they are joining the BlueGreen Alliance as we work together to create an equitable and just future for all.
  • The BlueGreen Alliance unites labor unions and environmental organizations to solve todays environmental challenges in ways that create and maintain quality jobs and build a clean, thriving, and equitable economy.

Motion seeks MidAmerican's withheld coal studies

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Tuesday, September 13, 2022
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DES MOINES, Iowa, Sept. 13, 2022 /PRNewswire/ -- Environmental advocates have filed a motion with the Iowa Utilities Board to compel MidAmerican Energy to back its claims that its coal plants are a responsible use of customers' money.

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  • "Iowans are paying more for coal generation to pollute our air, lands, and waters - that's not in question.What we don't know is how much extra we're paying," said IEC Energy Program Director Kerri Johannsen.
  • The environmental groups have provided studies showing that MidAmerican's coal plants are uneconomic and pointed to the tens of billions of dollars of potential investment made available by the recent passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, making coal alternatives all the cheaper.
  • "If MidAmerican can simply choose not to show the board certain studies, it can remove better options from consideration, hamstringing the board in its duties."
  • Residents and businesses deserve a full airing of the risks and benefits of MidAm's planning," said Sierra Club Beyond Coal Campaign Representative Katie Rock.