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Environment
The Environmental Protection Agency in late November published in the Federal Register its proposed rule to extend by three years the compliance deadline for owners and operators to complete closure of unlined coal combustion residual (CCR) surface impoundments larger than 40 acres.
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Environment
The EPA on Nov. 28 withdrew its direct final rule (DFR) that would have extended by six years the deadline for utilities to submit a notice of plan participation (NOPP) to permanently cease coal combustion under the 2024 Steam Electric Effluent Limitation Guidelines rule. Adverse public comments
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Workforce
The Illinois Municipal Electric Agency (IMEA) Board of Directors announces that Doug Brown has been selected as the organization’s new President and CEO.
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Workforce
New York Gov. Kathy Hochul on Feb. 3 announced $4 million in funding that will support clean energy workforce development programs across New York State.
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Environment
Arizona State University and Salt River Project are working together with Airborne Snow Observatories, Inc. on an innovative project to measure snowpack across the Arizona watershed -- providing crucial data for improving water management.
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Reliability
The PJM Interconnection has issued a Cold Weather Alert for its entire footprint serving 13 states and the District of Columbia for Feb. 7–9.
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Generation
Working natural gas stocks fell 360 billion cubic feet (Bcf) in the Lower 48 states for the week ending January 30, 2026, amid Winter Storm Fern -- the largest weekly net withdrawal reported in the history of the U.S. Energy Information Administration’s Weekly Natural Gas Storage Report, EIA reported on Feb. 5.
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Generation
The Tennessee Valley Authority is interested in reviewing proposals for new energy and capacity resources for possible Power Purchase Agreement(s) and/or Energy Storage Agreement(s) within its 2026 Resource Solicitation Cluster Request for Proposals.
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Community Engagement
Paul Ciampoli Welcome to the latest episode of Public Power Now. I'm Paul Ciampoli, APPA's News Director. Our guest on this episode is Tom Dankert, General Manager of Austin, Minnesota-based Austin Utilities. In October of last year, Tom became General Manager of the public power utility. Tom
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Disaster Response and Mutual Aid
Fifty members of the House joined in a letter to Republican and Democratic leaders of the House urging them to bring H.R. 4669, the Fixing Emergency Management for Americans (FEMA) Act, to the House floor for consideration “so Congress can deliver real, bipartisan disaster reform for the communities that need it most.”