Gas Utility National Fuel Used Its Customers’ Money for Lobbying
New evidence shows National Fuel again used ratepayer money for its grassroots lobbying efforts in New York. The large methane gas utility serving 750,000 customers in New York and Pennsylvania...
Duke Energy utilities long knew of climate change risks before joining denial campaigns
The utility companies that comprise today’s Duke Energy Corporation were privy to early warnings about climate change in the 1970s, well before the phenomenon emerged as a major public issue...
CenterPoint lobbyist ghostwrote comments to support gas appliance rebates
Comments filed by appliance companies and a pro-gas group came after consumer and climate advocates disputed CenterPoint’s rebate program.
TVA Documents Reveal New Details About How America’s Major Utilities Fight Clean Air Regulations
Over the last two years, an obscure group of utilities called the Power Generators Air Coalition (PGen) has quietly opposed numerous environmental protections proposed by the Biden administration, including rules...
Utilities fund Republican campaigns in pivotal Arizona legislature races
Arizona Public Service, Salt River Project, and Southwest Gas have contributed mainly to Republican candidates in several key state legislature races that could decide which party controls the legislative branch,...
Utility Industry PACs Benefit GOP This Election Cycle
Some Support At-Risk Senate Democrats
Utility members silent on Ohio Chamber’s opposition to Issue 1, but their money speaks volumes
Utility members of the Ohio Chamber of Commerce are silent on the industry group’s opposition to Issue 1, which aims to depoliticize how voting districts are drawn in Ohio. The...
Issue 1 opponent Ohio Works’ funders include utility and gas industry-backed groups
Major funders of Issue 1 opponent Ohio Works include the American Jobs and Growth Fund, a dark-money organization with financial ties to the utility and methane gas industries, and the...
Southwest Gas incessant in requesting back-to-back rate increases
Southwest Gas, one of the country’s largest gas utilities, requested an 11.88% – $125.6 million – rate increase with the Arizona Corporation Commission (ACC) earlier this year. If approved, the...
Ohio Oil and Gas Association opposes Issue 1: Members have benefited from one-party rule in Columbus
The Ohio Oil and Gas Association has come out in opposition to Issue 1, the ballot initiative that aims to depoliticize how voting districts are drawn in Ohio and end...