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Victory

Two Big Wins in Iowa

Despite adding wind, Iowa’s MidAmerican Energy still clings to coal. Two recent ELPC wins could change that.

5/16/23

Josh Mandelbaum

Op-Ed

Des Moines Register: MidAmerican wants to invest $3.9B in renewable energy. Environmentalists, big power users demand to see data

In pushing MidAmerican to retire its six coal plants, the environmental groups have pointed to a study they commissioned showing that gradually shutting them down would save Iowa consumers $1.2 billion over a decade.

10/5/22

Josh Mandelbaum

Op-Ed

Trump’s EPA Putting Iowans & their Waterways at Risk

The Trump administration approach to water pollution has alarming similarities to its approach to coronavirus – ignore it and hope it magically disappears.

10/16/20

Josh Mandelbaum

Victory

Protecting the Value of Solar in Iowa

ELPC has a long track record of promoting solar power as both an environmental boon and an economic windfall for Iowans.

2/8/20

Josh Mandelbaum

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