Tag: Basin Electric
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...
Lignite Energy Council shouldn’t be funded by utility ratepayers, Minnesota Attorney General argues
Minnesota’s Attorney General thinks utility ratepayers should not be forced to fund the Lignite Energy Council, a coal industry group that has opposed clean energy policies in Minnesota and supported...
Basin Electric faces growing pressure on coal from co-ops, insurers, and banks
Coal-heavy power supplier won’t let its member cooperatives leave, which one co-op calls a “financial suicide pact”
Utilities that operate coal plants in the Western U.S. face growing water supply risks
Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.
Coal and water conflicts in the American West
Electric utilities that operate coal plants in the American West face growing water supply risks, as climate change fuels hotter and drier conditions.