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Spire officials say another rate hike is needed to cover the cost of employee salaries, after state regulators revised long-standing policies last year.
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Almost all Illinois residents have access to basic internet speeds, but it’s expensive and too slow. Will federal money help?
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The pipeline is operating under a temporary certificate that expires Dec. 13.
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The rate increase would boost Ameren Missouri's yearly revenue by $300 million and help finance clean energy projects. But advocates argue that rate increases will put struggling families at risk of utility disconnection and homelessness.
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Invenergy has bought 45% of the land it needs to run the electric transmission line across northern Missouri.
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The pandemic triggered a major housing crisis, resulting in millions of renters and unhoused people across the country becoming at risk for being evicted or displaced. Meanwhile, those living in apartments with mold or pests have been stuck with environmental conditions that exacerbate asthma and COVID-19. Locally, tenants and housing advocates are pushing back by advocating for eviction moratoriums, holding landlords accountable, and working to create a tenants bill of rights. In this episode, we hear from the three working members of State Street Tenants Resistance about what motivates them to advocate for a tenants bill of rights, and the Community Empowerment Organizer of a local community development corporation will explain how to hold problem landlords accountable and what’s at stake when large companies and the state need to be held accountable, too.
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The House passed a bill that could essentially block the Grain Belt Express from connecting wind farms in Kansas to customers to the east.
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Utility companies and nonprofits in the St. Louis region saw a dramatic increase in need for energy bill assistance over the summer. Now leaders are concerned about how people will afford staying warm this winter.
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St. Louis and St. Louis County officials have pledged millions in federal dollars to help pay utility bills. About 150,000 people in the St. Louis region have had trouble paying utility bills during the coronavirus pandemic, according to the nonprofit Cool Down St. Louis.
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A Missouri appeals court has ordered the natural gas company Spire to pay customers at least $4 million in reimbursements after it improperly charged them…