New Michigan front group with connections to DTE Energy launches ahead of the elections
Protect Our Values, a new dark money front group with connections to DTE Energy appears to be preparing to send messages to voters this election season. Protect Our Values was...
CenterPoint, Atmos sponsor Texas Republican Party convention with exclusionary agenda despite corporate diversity pledges
Texas GOP platform declares “homosexuality is an abnormal lifestyle choice,” and urges the repeal of the 1965 Voting Rights Act
Arizona regulator investigation unveils Arizona Public Service Company’s political spending
An inquiry by Arizona Corporation Commissioner Sandra Kennedy has revealed new details about the political spending of the state’s largest electric utility, Arizona Public Service Company. Kennedy’s inquiry provides an...
Minnesota gas utilities criticized for making Uri crisis worse on customers
Regulators will decide whether to shift costs to utilities or require customers to pick up the full tab
Southwest Gas connected to web of opposition targeting Nevada Assemblywoman
The gas utility and a front group look to unseat Assemblywoman who introduced climate legislation ahead of the June 14 primary
Alabama Commissioner Chip Beeker’s Catfish Farm Loans $100k to Campaign After Receiving PPP Forgiveness
An Alabama utility regulator is funding his re-election campaign with a loan from his private farm, which has received hundreds of thousands of dollars in federal subsidies, despite the regulator’s...
John Oliver explains utility scandals
Last Week Tonight explains how utilities harm customers and the climate, with little accountability due to influence over regulators.
Alabama Power-funded PAC builds almost $4 million election warchest
Alabama Commissioner Jeremy Oden may have used his office for campaign purposes
Xcel Energy funding climate opposition in Minnesota
The utility's PAC has given $114,949 to Republican candidates, funds, and party units since 2017
Southwest Gas launches a pro-fossil gas social media influencer campaign
Facing pressure from policies to electrify buildings away from gas use, Southwest Gas appears to have launched a pro-fossil gas marketing campaign with paid social media influencers. The TikTok, Instagram,...