Climate Change
Opposition Mounts to EPA PlansPublished: February 25th, 2010
Opposition continues to build against an Environmental Protection Agency proposal to regulate greenhouse gases from power plants and stationary sources under the Clean Air Act. Senate Commerce Committee... Read more
Climate Change
Co-ops Urged to Prod CongressPublished: December 4th, 2009
NRECA CEO Glenn English said the underlying position for co-ops on climate change is still rock solid. Congress should be encouraged to pass a bill that minimizes costs to consumers... Read more
Climate Change
Senators Weigh in on Climate BillPublished: November 20th, 2009
Weighing in on a key issue for co-ops, a group of 14 Senate Democrats wants to change a provision in a climate change bill that they say will unfairly hurt electricity consumers, particularly in the... Read more
Climate Change
NRECA: Climate Bill Has FlawsPublished: November 13th, 2009
The Senate Environment and Public Works Committee passed a climate bill that falls short of co-op members' needs... Read more
Climate Change
Panel Warned on Electric CostsPublished: November 6th, 2009
Co-op leader Barry Hart of Missouri told senators that a pending climate change bill could dip deeply into consumers' pocketbooks... Read more
Climate Change
Co-op Push Urged on Climate BillPublished: October 30th, 2009
Co-op officials are calling on directors, managers and members to step up efforts to influence the climate change debate on Capitol Hill as it moves forward in a key Senate committee. NRECA CEO Glenn... Read more
Climate Change
EPA Sees Cap-and-Trade DisparityPublished: October 23rd, 2009
NRECA officials said an Environmental Protection Agency analysis of a climate change bill pending in the U.S. Senate underscores a point they have emphasized—that the measure could lead to significant... Read more