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Hickenlooper Scraps Plans For Executive Order To Cut Power Plant Emissions

By Inside Energy and KUVO | January 30, 2017

While Democratic governors across the country are stepping up on cutting emissions, Colorado’s John Hickenlooper is stepping back. Ben Storrow, a reporter with E&E News, discusses Hickenlooper’s latest moves.

Future of Coal

The Collapse of Coal: A Video Documentary

By Rebecca Jacobson | September 23, 2016

Inside Energy and The Allegheny Front teamed up to look at how the American coal industry is dealing with the latest crisis.

Turning Wasted Heat into Power

IE Questions: Can We Turn Power Plants’ Wasted Heat Into Power?

By Catherine Roberts | June 20, 2016

Answering an energy question from Wellington Middle School, our Inside Energy team shines a light on power wasted in electricity generation. Can it be reused? Recycled? Turned into energy?

Carbon Emissions

What The Clean Power Plan Means For Colorado, In 90 Seconds

By Rebecca Jacobson and Jordan Wirfs-Brock | August 14, 2015

What do new regulations on carbon emissions from power plants mean for Colorado? Data journalist Jordan Wirfs-Brock explains, with charts!

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The Clean Power Plan: Colorado, Wyoming And North Dakota

By Emily Guerin and Jordan Wirfs-Brock | August 3, 2015

The Obama Administration announced final rules Monday for its plan to limit carbon emissions from U.S. power plants. While some concessions were made to critics, the final rules actually increase the carbon cuts demanded from states and will have long-lasting impacts on the way power is produced.

AC/DC

IE Questions: What Keeps Our Electric Grid Humming?

By Jordan Wirfs-Brock and Leigh Paterson | July 10, 2015

Remember the 90s action movie Speed? The electric grid, our country’s biggest machine, is basically the bus from the movie. The grid runs at a specific speed – its frequency – and if it gets too high or too low, the system wants to explode. Luckily, the electric grid has its own Keanu Reeves and Sandra Bullock, built right in, to keep it vibrating at the right speed.

Power Grid Reliability

IE Questions: What Is Inertia? And What’s Its Role In Grid Reliability?

By Jordan Wirfs-Brock and Leigh Paterson | June 15, 2015

So, what exactly is inertia? And what role does it play in electricity generation? We answer these questions, with help from a giraffe, a llama, a hamster and an elephant.

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Why North Dakota CO2 Emissions Cut Is Lowest In Nation

By Emily Guerin | June 19, 2014

North Dakota has to cut its carbon dioxide emissions less than any other state under the EPA’s proposed rules for existing power plants. How come?

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Energy According To Trump

  • Invisible Leaks: Where “Clean” Natural Gas Falls Short

    A natural gas boom in the U.S. is changing the power sector in the country. It's credited with bringing down American carbon dioxide emissions more than any other factor. But, one difficult to control component of the natural gas industry threatens to undermine those gains.

  • Tax Reform’s Impact On Western Energy

    Tax reform is going to impact renewables, oil and gas, and energy overall in the western U.S. Now that the President has signed the final tax bill into law, what does it mean for western energy? Inside Energy helps unpack.

  • Trump Administration’s Slow But Sure Energy Dominance Agenda

    President Trump campaigned on a platform to make American energy great again. "We're loaded," he said, at a 2016 campaign appearance in North Dakota, referring to fossil fuel reserves. By unleashing those reserves and slashing regulations, Trump promised, he would usher in an era of "energy independence" and, ultimately, American energy dominance. In fact, on energy and environment, Trump is slowly making headway on those goals, with help from a trio of powerful and like-minded cabinet members.

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The Oilfield Spills Problem

  • Lightning And Oil Country: A Volatile Mix

    Thunderstorms are a regular occurrence on the prairie, but when they roll through oil country, they can wreak havoc hitting wastewater disposal sites.

  • A Toxic Legacy: North Dakota Looks To Clean Up Old Oilfield Waste

    Salty wastewater from oil wells was once dumped into pits dug into farmers' fields. Over the years, it seeped into neighboring land, rendering it infertile. Decades later, North Dakota's left wondering how to clean up this toxic legacy.

  • Maps Zero In On Oilfield Waste Spills, Disposal Sites

    Do you live near an oilfield waste disposal site? Has a spill occurred near you? Maps from the Western Organization of Resource Councils show these locations in several western states.

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