inspiring citizen action, one by one 
CLEVELAND — During the Painesville City Council meeting on Monday night, Councilman Andrew Flock called the city’s attention to the accident that occurred at the Prairie State coal plant on May 24th, and questioned whether American Municipal Power (AMP ) has been transparent in its dealings with the city. Councilman […]
CHICAGO, IL — “For the gigantic Prairie State plant in the southern Illinois village of Marissa, however, coal is all there is. The largest coal plant built in the United States in the last three decades, Prairie State was erected in 2012 at the mouth of a coal mine by […]
CLEVELAND — “A controversial coal-fired power plant in southern Illinois, partially owned by Cleveland Public Power, was damaged last weekend by yet another equipment malfunction that likely will take a portion of the summer to repair. …The power plant has been a source of controversy since its inception, when the city […]
LEXINGTON, KY — “Two environmental groups filed suit Wednesday in federal court against Louisville Gas & Electric for allegedly inappropriately dumping coal ash in the Ohio River on an almost daily basis. In its lawsuit, The Sierra Club and Earthjustice claim LG&E violated the Clean Water Act and a state […]
MASSAPEQUA PARK, NY — “Two shareholders of Charlotte, NC-based Duke Energy have filed suit against the company, accusing it of negligence surrounding the February 2nd spill of about 39,000 tons of coal ash into the Dan River, near Eden, NC, that created a polluted slick stretching some 70 miles. The […]
CHICAGO — “The head of the company that operates a controversial, largely municipal bond-financed Midwestern coal plant has resigned and a national search for a replacement is planned. Until a replacement is found for Peter DeQuattro, who was president and chief executive officer, the Prairie State Generating Company tapped its […]
CLEVELAND — Last Friday, May 16th, Peter DeQuattro abruptly resigned as CEO of the Prairie State Generating Company (PSGC) after six years of service. His resignation was effective immediately. While a permanent replacement has not been found, Duncan Kincheloe, the former Chair of the PSGC board will serve as interim […]
DANVILLE, VA — “With the clatter of heavy machinery, the cleanup of the ash-laden Dan River will begin in earnest this week. The biggest ash deposit yet found in the Dan, following a Feb. 2 spill 25 miles upriver at Duke Energy’s Dan River power plant, lies on the bottom […]
Controversial power plants at issue BOWLING GREEN — “Angered by rising electric rates, several Bowling Green area residents want Ohio Attorney General Mike DeWine to investigate how Columbus-based American Municipal Power got 68 of its member communities to invest in one of the Midwest’s largest and most controversial coal-fired power […]
CLEVELAND — “American Municipal Power recently changed the way they bill communities for power from the Prairie State Energy Campus. According to their first quarter 2014 budget, AMP’s monthly invoices to the communities no longer itemizes the cost of Prairie State replacement power – power purchased on the market when […]
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Cleveland’s controversial plan to build ‘trash-to-energy’ facility declared deadCLEVELAND — “A long-debated proposition to build an expensive and controversial
Victory! Cincinnati chooses clean, green energy – againCINCINNATI — “Yesterday the people of Cincinnati achieved another victory in the
Incinerator won’t pollute region’s air• writing personal letters to Mayor Jackson • putting yard signs in our yards •
Cincinnati becomes first major city to offer 100% green electricity to residentsCincinnati voters overwhelmingly supported 100% renewable energy as a priority
Coal plants drop off the mapEach year 819,195,781 pounds of pollution will NOT be dumped into our air and water
FirstEnergy, citing impact of environmental regulations, will retire six coal-fired power plants14,280 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign
Another one bites the (coal) dust21,965 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign
Eramet praised for $150M proposal58,375 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign
Westerville neighbors are celebrating their first amazing victory18,727 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the
AK Steel agrees to new pollution controls in Middletown39,922 citizens sent letters to decision makers supporting the campaign