WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 (TNSLrpt) -- The Interior Inspector General issued the following report (No. 2023-ER-017) on Sept. 16, 2025, entitled "Weaknesses in BLM's Management of Solar and Wind Rights of Way Applications Creates Risks for Federal Lands." Here are excerpts: * * * Memorandum To: Bill Groffy, Acting Director, Bureau of Land Management From: Nicki Miller, Assistant Inspector General for Audits, Inspections, and Evaluations Subject: Final Audit Report - Weaknesses in BLM's Managemen  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Environment] -- The Sierra Club posted the following news release: * * * Sierra Club Nebraska Chapter Statement on Attorney General Suing OPPD to Block Coal Retirement * OMAHA, Neb. -- This month, Nebraska Attorney General Mike Hilgers filed a lawsuit to prevent the Omaha Public Power District (OPPD) from retiring its polluting coal-burning units at its North Omaha power plant. The Attorney General's actions challenge the locally-supported retirement of the har  more

WASHINGTON, Oct. 21 [Category: Energy] -- The Solar Energy Industries Association issued the following news release: * * * Solar Energy Industries Association President and CEO to Step Down After Transformative Nine Years of Leadership * WASHINGTON D.C. -- Abigail Ross Hopper, president and CEO of the Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA), is transitioning from the organization after a nine-year tenure that reshaped the U.S. solar and storage industry into a national powerhouse. Hoppe  more

MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Oct. 22 -- Xcel Energy issued the following news release: * * * Xcel Energy moving forward with Ten Mile Creek Project in St. Croix County EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (Oct. 21, 2025) -- Xcel Energy has taken the next step to move its plans forward for the Ten Mile Creek Project in St. Croix County, which if approved, would serve customers in the company's Upper Midwest service area, including Wisconsin, Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota and South Dakota. After ongoing analysis o  more