Karlee Weinmann 
Itai Vardi 
Sue Sturgis 
Daniel Tait 
Matt Kasper 
Dave Anderson 
New bill aims to stop Colorado utilities from spending ratepayer money on politics
A new bill in Colorado would stop investor-owned utility companies from using ratepayer money to fund lobbying, trade associations, promotional advertising, and other political influence efforts. Colorado Senate President Steve...
Xcel pushing measure that has raised gas bills in Minnesota, scrapped in other states
Xcel Energy is fighting the scheduled sunset of a Minnesota law that enables utilities to charge customers hundreds of millions of dollars for fossil gas infrastructure upgrades without standard regulatory...
Virginia Regulator Who Pushed Gas Pipeline to Soon Rule on its Permit
An environmental regulator in Virginia who quietly promoted a proposed gas pipeline project may soon rule on one of its permits. TC Energy’s river and stream crossing permit application for...
Bank records reveal more secret payments to Larry Householder’s dark money group from the fossil fuel industry, other sectors
Bank records subpoenaed by the Cleveland City Council have revealed previously secret payments to convicted former Ohio House Speaker Larry Householder’s dark money group Generation Now from donors in the...
AEP’s former CEO met with Larry Householder about plan to weaken Ohio’s term limits, according to prosecution witness
Nicholas Akins was still the CEO of AEP and Larry Householder was still the Speaker of the Ohio House when the two met and discussed a planned term limits ballot...
Dominion Energy-funded legislators push bill to boost the utility’s profits
Legislators debate higher profits as Dominion tells investors that bill hikes are on the way
America’s Power loses more member companies, deletes member list
Coal group deletes its members list after losing all investor-owned utilities and railroad members
PERC withholds and removes records from its website
A federally sanctioned propane trade association, the Propane Education and Research Council (PERC), is refusing to disclose records about its operations, despite its obligations to do so under the Propane...
As Householder trial begins, EPI releases guide for policymakers to protect ratepayers from utility scandals
State and federal policymakers can adopt a series of policy changes that would ban utilities from charging customers for their political operations and make it harder for them to conduct...
North Dakota has spent millions on a coal industry campaign targeting 100% clean energy legislation in Minnesota
A North Dakota coal industry front group, the Lignite Energy Council, has jumped state lines to wage a campaign to weaken a bill in Minnesota that would require the state’s...